His work is strongly influenced by artists such as Caravaggio and Salvador Dali. After studying at the Atlanta College of Art and Design for three years and later graduating from the Ringling School of Art and Design in 2003, he lived and worked from Atlanta, Baltimore, and Columbia, South Carolina. Before moving back to Madisonville, Louisiana in 2016, he sold and exhibited his work from his studio in historic downtown Columbia. He also participated in numerous local and state wide solo and group shows while living Columbia.