He was a student at ACA (no D at the time) before moving to Vancouver to begin his career. He remained in Vancouver for fourteen years before moving back to Calgary, where he opened a successful studio and became an instructor at ACAD teaching advanced Photoshop to 3rd and 4th-year students. Best of all he started oil painting four years ago after a 28-year break and has seen a need for all artist to record their best work in a medium which has become both simple and very complex.