He has worked in art departments under acclaimed directors such as Wes Anderson and Julie Taymor, and was the art director for the indie hits Afterschool and Two Gates of Sleep. His art is in several major collections across the country and has been presented in feature films. His recent body of work explores identity and loss of self in oil portraits of such imagined characters as marathon runners, cheerleaders, preachers, and churchgoers lost in rapture, often blending multiple subjects into a single portrait to create almost impossible emotional outbursts. Also on view is a series of his earlier acrylic works, which are meticulously drawn collages of both architectural drawings and plant forms. Originally from Roanoke, Virginia, he received a BFA in Painting from the University of Georgia in 2002.