Servant, Husband, Father, & Teacher
'Daddy', by Lucie Blue, age 5
Art has been a huge interest of mine for most of my life. For over ten years I made paintings and prints that were largely nonobjective and devoid of any real content. In recent years, however, my work has centered entirely on exploring my Christian faith. I was touched by Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight." (NIV) It occurred to me then that my art was "one of my ways", and as such, should be acknowledging Christ. From that point on I've strived to make sure that, in some capacity, everything I create speaks to the Glory of God. My art has become my own personal ministry and it is always my pleasure to discuss the content of my work and how it relates to Jesus and his remarkable, transformational love.
I'm married to an incredibly supportive and fabulously silly woman who has blessed me with two amazing children. We live in the same house I grew up in across from the same park I spent much of childhood exploring. My family and my faith are absolutely the most important things in my life. But at least once a week, after the kids go to bed, I retreat out into my studio and explore my other big passion.
I'm a high school art teacher by profession and that's a career I've known I wanted to pursue since the early days of my own high school education. I received my BFA in Art Education from Washburn University in May of 2000, and I've been teaching at the high school level ever since. In addition to teaching and painting, I have a blog about teaching art entitled "Tales from the Art Side".
I'm married to an incredibly supportive and fabulously silly woman who has blessed me with two amazing children. We live in the same house I grew up in across from the same park I spent much of childhood exploring. My family and my faith are absolutely the most important things in my life. But at least once a week, after the kids go to bed, I retreat out into my studio and explore my other big passion.
I'm a high school art teacher by profession and that's a career I've known I wanted to pursue since the early days of my own high school education. I received my BFA in Art Education from Washburn University in May of 2000, and I've been teaching at the high school level ever since. In addition to teaching and painting, I have a blog about teaching art entitled "Tales from the Art Side".
