| At the age of 5, I decided that I would be an artist for the rest of my life.
I was born in Roswell, NM and raised on a family owned farm near Dexter, NM
where my journey into art began. I started taking lessons at the age of 10 from a local Art Teacher, Dorothy Steinberger, continuing through High School with instruction from a highly respected Artist and School Teacher, Paul Drum. Mr. Drum inspired me and still does to this day. After graduating from Dexter High School, I attended the Colorado Institute of Art and have spent my life doing fine art and graphic design and murals. |
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My face painting career started in 1994 as a hobby at small festivals using acrylic paints. In 2002 at a festival in Grapevine, TX, I made the acquaintance of another face painter, Judy Kubik, who introduced me to professional make-up. At that time I had no idea how profoundly this would change my life. Since then I have held the position of lead painter and art director for Living Color in Dallas and have done live demos on Channel 8 in New York at the Great New York State Fair and on FOX 4 in Dallas at the Texas State Fair. I was a featured Artist in the Face and Body Painting International Magazine Vol 9 in 2004 and won “Best Over All” at the International Face and Body Art Convention in Orlando. |
| After placing 6th in the world at the 2007 World Body Painting Festival in Seeboden, Austria, I returned in 2008 to place first in the preliminaries and 3rd overall in the world in the sponge and brush category. |
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