The development of my art is dictated by concept, color, and texture. I am a self proclaimed Urban Monk (no religious affiliation) because of my strict dedication to art. I started training academically in the arts at six. I studied for twelve years under the instruction of Donna Boiman at The Central Ohio Art Academy. After graduating highschool I went on to study a general fine arts education for eight years at Savannah College of Art and Design where I fell in love with the southern life style and adapted my love of barbecue into my own style of mixed media art called Post Modern Barbequeism (pronounced- Bar-Be-Q-ism) which brings a dialog and playfulness of cultures, societies, races, and soul into a format everyone can take a bite of. Over the last two years I have recently taken my art into the form of literature as well writing a collection of poetry published, screen plays, art books, and am currently writing a play to be produced later in the upcoming year.