I am an artist living and working in New York State with an extensive background in theatrical design. I have over 30 years of experience in design, rendering, drafting and illustration for countless International Theatre, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Radio City Music Hall, National Tours, Network Television, Special Theatrical Events, Theme Parks and Industrial Shows. Skilled Hand-Artist (Graphite, Watercolor, Marker, Air Brush, Gouache)

My family were farmers in the Midwest, and I was raised in the Mennonite church. I graduated from Illinois State University in 1973 with a comprehensive major in Painting. I moved to New York City upon graduation and spent my first 13 years working as a professional actor doing primarily musical theatre. I joined Actors Equity and spent those years on stage in regional theatres, Off- Broadway, summer stock, dinner theatres, star packages, and a year on a National Tour of GREASE (at that time the longest running Broadway musical.) During those years, I continued painting and designing in my free time.

My priorities changed in the 1980s with the passing of many of my friends and colleagues to the AIDS crisis. I lost my performing ambitions and returned to my love of painting and design. Using my theatrical contacts, I spent two years in the Design Department at CBS working on soap operas and doing set decoration for a variety of CBS Network shows (AS THE WORLD TURNS, THE GUIDING LIGHT, 60 MINUTES, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, NFL TODAY) in the West 57th Street Studios. I designed many regional theatre productions for old theatre pals Susan Stroman (5-time Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer) and Scott Ellis (Award-winning Broadway & Television Director).  I was offered a staff position with HOTOPP ASSOCIATES (a scenic design firm in NYC owned and helmed by the gifted and prolific theatrical designer Michael Hotopp). 

I remained at HOTOPP for 30 years as a Senior Designer and Concept Artist. I worked on hundreds of diverse projects there over the years including THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME, CBS Coverage of THE WINTER OLYMPICS in Lillehammer & Nagano, OPRAH WINFREY SHOW, LIZA MINELLI at Radio City Music Hall, Disney’s ANIMAL KINGDOM, SEAWORLD, and many more. For the last 20 years, I designed “ICE!” shows for Gaylord Entertainment (Holiday ICE! shows carved from 2 million pounds of ice by artisans from Harbin, China).

I am currently doing contract and commissioned work out of my Hudson Valley studio. I have been enjoying a return to paint and graphite…portraiture and figurative work. I recently exhibited and sold work in the Harlem Art Walk exhibit “SPARK” at EL Barrio’s Artspace PS109 as well as "ART ON THE CORNER" (5th & 8th Shows) 2780 Broadway. I have original work available for sale as well as archival pigment prints on watercolor Hahnemuhle William Turner fine art paper. (See Shop)

After 50 years on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I now live in the beautiful Hudson Valley with my partner of over 20 years, Andric Collins Bowen.