"Color, Imagination and Life an Artists Journey to Express them All"
I was born in Aberdeen SD, but grew up in Mitchell SD. I spent most of my adult life in Sioux Falls SD, where I reside today. I love living in South Dakota USA, the land of my mothers heritage, the Sisseton–Wahpeton Oyate\ Sioux, and the place my father's German\Russian family decided to settle. The heritage and beauty of South Dakota inspire me everyday.
I always knew that I wanted to be an artist. Throughout my days I have always had a deep need to create. I have used many of my journeys to fill that need. My dream as a child was to be an art teacher, to always be in the creative. I was inspired and encouraged to create by my mother (who is an artist), my great grandfather Peter Yback (a brilliant artist) and my high school art teacher Don Durfee, along with a host of other life visions of beauty I had collected in my mind's eye.
Most of my life I also had another passion, Music. I had spent the last 20+ years feeding the call of music, playing in many bands and eventually opened a recording studio. As a musician and a record producer I did find some comfort in being creative but it never really fulfilled the full truth I was searching for. I always found my way back to the canvas. During this time, my paintings were for me and were rarely shared with anyone outside my circle of friends. I wanted to change that! I left the music business to share visions of life through the eye of color and movement.
Nature inspires most of my work. The subjects, color and life move me to create my view of their beauty. My painting style is very versatile and ever-changing, ranging from realism to abstract and everything in between. My proud Sioux\Dakota heritage also influences a great deal of my work and living in the "Sioux Empire" it is easy to feel that everyday. I love vivid, bright, flowing Color and it shows in my work, even in my more realistic paintings I tend to exaggerate the hue to create candy for the eyes.
I am honored to have paintings sold and collected throughout the world. I have work in the "Sammlung MORI" collection in Vienna, Austria and a collection in Melbourne, Australia. I am also a featured artist in the "Kunst trifft Wien\ Art meets Vienna" artist movement.
As a visual artist I am living in a golden era with the advent of social media and being able to share my visions with fine folks all over this beautiful planet. My international and local fan base continue to grow everyday, which gives me the platform to spread Color, Imagination and Life to the world.
I would love to hear from you...You can find me on Facebook or my Blog
I was born in Aberdeen SD, but grew up in Mitchell SD. I spent most of my adult life in Sioux Falls SD, where I reside today. I love living in South Dakota USA, the land of my mothers heritage, the Sisseton–Wahpeton Oyate\ Sioux, and the place my father's German\Russian family decided to settle. The heritage and beauty of South Dakota inspire me everyday.
I always knew that I wanted to be an artist. Throughout my days I have always had a deep need to create. I have used many of my journeys to fill that need. My dream as a child was to be an art teacher, to always be in the creative. I was inspired and encouraged to create by my mother (who is an artist), my great grandfather Peter Yback (a brilliant artist) and my high school art teacher Don Durfee, along with a host of other life visions of beauty I had collected in my mind's eye.
Most of my life I also had another passion, Music. I had spent the last 20+ years feeding the call of music, playing in many bands and eventually opened a recording studio. As a musician and a record producer I did find some comfort in being creative but it never really fulfilled the full truth I was searching for. I always found my way back to the canvas. During this time, my paintings were for me and were rarely shared with anyone outside my circle of friends. I wanted to change that! I left the music business to share visions of life through the eye of color and movement.
Nature inspires most of my work. The subjects, color and life move me to create my view of their beauty. My painting style is very versatile and ever-changing, ranging from realism to abstract and everything in between. My proud Sioux\Dakota heritage also influences a great deal of my work and living in the "Sioux Empire" it is easy to feel that everyday. I love vivid, bright, flowing Color and it shows in my work, even in my more realistic paintings I tend to exaggerate the hue to create candy for the eyes.
I am honored to have paintings sold and collected throughout the world. I have work in the "Sammlung MORI" collection in Vienna, Austria and a collection in Melbourne, Australia. I am also a featured artist in the "Kunst trifft Wien\ Art meets Vienna" artist movement.
As a visual artist I am living in a golden era with the advent of social media and being able to share my visions with fine folks all over this beautiful planet. My international and local fan base continue to grow everyday, which gives me the platform to spread Color, Imagination and Life to the world.
I would love to hear from you...You can find me on Facebook or my Blog
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