My earliest introduction to graphic arts would include exploring the pages of Life Magazine, National Geographic, endless games of tic-tac-toe in the old Buick on family trips across west Texas, and of course, Mad Magazine.

After receiving my art degree from East Texas State University, I launched a freelance career supported by job assignments in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for illustration and design, medical photography and graphics – as well as communications and marketing for real estate, architectural companies, the oil & gas industry, plus magazine, newsletters and book publishing.