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At 32 years young, I decided to let the world see whats been hiding under my bed. Although this sounds strange,
it's the absolute truth. For the last decade or so, I've been drawing various pictures of some of my favorite
athletes and then putting them away in my portfolio, which resides under my bed.
At the age of 7 years old, my father and I moved to Denver, Colorado with my aunt, uncle and four cousins
where my love for sports and the Denver Broncos began to blossom. My earliest influence in drawing was my
older cousin, where he would draw pictures of some of his favorite football players and then give them to me. I
would try to replicate his pictures the best I could but was not able to capture the imagination and realism of his
drawings. I would continue to work at it though because the idea of taking a blank piece of paper and a pencil,
and turning that into a piece of art always fascinated me. As I got into high school my drawings got better and
better. My senior year I won the Bank of America Achievement Award for various pieces of art. I was offered out
of High School an opportunity to attend the San Fransisco School of Arts, but at the time I felt it more
important to go out and earn a living. Huge mistake on my part, but at 18 we don't always make the smartest
life decisions. At the time I would draw when I had a chance, mainly portraits and southwestern or rodeo type
pictures. It was not until late year of 1998 when my late grandmother said to me "Do what you love", that I
picked up my pencil and what I feel was my true beginning in sports art. I drew a picture of John Elway, and
during the course of drawing this picture I could truly feel the passion for the first time coming out of my pencil.
This is when I began to understand what my grandmother was talking about!
Fast forward ten years... Now a father and stepfather to three beautiful children, you could only imagine that
takes a lot of time and patience; just like one of my drawings.I have put down the pencil for extended periods of
time over the last ten years due to life circumstances but I always pick it back up with the same passion and
enthusiasm for my next picture.I have always been very shy about my drawings, but with the love of my life by
my side, she will not allow me to hide my artwork under the bed any longer. My gallery is small right now, but
it is ever growing with my new found commitment to never letting my passion for sports art fade out.
If I never sold a single picture that's okay. I just want the world to see me do what I love.
it's the absolute truth. For the last decade or so, I've been drawing various pictures of some of my favorite
athletes and then putting them away in my portfolio, which resides under my bed.
At the age of 7 years old, my father and I moved to Denver, Colorado with my aunt, uncle and four cousins
where my love for sports and the Denver Broncos began to blossom. My earliest influence in drawing was my
older cousin, where he would draw pictures of some of his favorite football players and then give them to me. I
would try to replicate his pictures the best I could but was not able to capture the imagination and realism of his
drawings. I would continue to work at it though because the idea of taking a blank piece of paper and a pencil,
and turning that into a piece of art always fascinated me. As I got into high school my drawings got better and
better. My senior year I won the Bank of America Achievement Award for various pieces of art. I was offered out
of High School an opportunity to attend the San Fransisco School of Arts, but at the time I felt it more
important to go out and earn a living. Huge mistake on my part, but at 18 we don't always make the smartest
life decisions. At the time I would draw when I had a chance, mainly portraits and southwestern or rodeo type
pictures. It was not until late year of 1998 when my late grandmother said to me "Do what you love", that I
picked up my pencil and what I feel was my true beginning in sports art. I drew a picture of John Elway, and
during the course of drawing this picture I could truly feel the passion for the first time coming out of my pencil.
This is when I began to understand what my grandmother was talking about!
Fast forward ten years... Now a father and stepfather to three beautiful children, you could only imagine that
takes a lot of time and patience; just like one of my drawings.I have put down the pencil for extended periods of
time over the last ten years due to life circumstances but I always pick it back up with the same passion and
enthusiasm for my next picture.I have always been very shy about my drawings, but with the love of my life by
my side, she will not allow me to hide my artwork under the bed any longer. My gallery is small right now, but
it is ever growing with my new found commitment to never letting my passion for sports art fade out.
If I never sold a single picture that's okay. I just want the world to see me do what I love.
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