He is an American contemporary artist and teacher who currently lives and works outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His work are mixed media landscape paintings that explore ideas surrounding nature and the human experience, while void of the human figure. His sculptural paintings juxtapose natural occurring, organic matter with artificial, man-made materials. The artist collects found objects, interesting plant material and incorporates such materials into multi-dimensional objects made from crumpled paper, on which might be elaborate and detailed drawings or paintings.
