I enjoy history, so all my artistic energy is directed toward the preservation of our countries’ history with the use of oil paints on stretched canvas. Giving future generations a visual reference of our progression as a nation through my representational style of art is important to me.

My railroad paintings offer the viewer scenes of railroad companies that no longer exist and engines that are no longer used. My paintings of our early history offer scenes of personal relationships during difficult times. The Civil war may bring to mind combat images to most artists, but for me I see a husband saying goodbye to his wife, or a father saying goodbye to his daughter, with promises of his return. I see two exhausted confederate soldiers wondering when the war will end.

I research my subjects very thoroughly utilizing resources such as the National Archives in Washington, D.C.