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WELCOME TO MY BLOG!

I have been a professional photographer for 22 years.

For the past 10 years Idaho Falls, Idaho has been my home.

Action motorsports photography is my specialty, but I am also strong at editorial, commercial and industrial photography.

In 2007 I started Cockeyed Art, which offers original acrylic paintings, reproductions and nik-naks for retail sale.

Besides this business venture I am a photographer for ComDesigns, which contracts for the Department of Energy at the Idaho National Laboratory and the Idaho Cleanup Project.

I am also the chief photographer for American Snowmobiler magazine and contract with Yamaha Snowmobiles and KLIM U.S.A. to provide photography for new model products.

I spend part of my time raising my family. My schedule is fairly flexible, so if one plans I can meet almost any deadline.


ARTIST STATEMENT

Travel the world and you’re bound to notice chicken or eggs on a menu, a rooster crowing or walking alongside a road.

Few people realize the prominence of the mere chicken.

Chickens are the most prevalent species of bird in the world and play a role in nearly every major culture, be it cockfighting or dining. There are actually more chickens on earth than there are people.

I didn’t realize that until I started traveling outside the continental United States where chickens are housed on farms and most people see them in the poultry section of a grocery store.

In 2004 while on a photo shoot on Grand Cayman, my wife and I watched in fascination as chickens roamed freely around houses, roads and fields of the brightly colored tropic island. We purchased a brilliantly colored chicken carved from Jamaican cedar. It still reminds us of that shoot.

I painted a rooster piece inspired by that trip and the bright, happy colors my wife and I surround ourselves with in our home.

We later traveled to Hawaii and witnessed the same phenomena – chickens and roosters everywhere. It inspired a painting of rooster on a beach, patterned by what I saw in Kauai.

A trip to my wife’s aunt’s ranch in eastern Montana prompted even more.

A whimsical, cockeyed style was hatched – roosters and chickens painted in bright colors designed to make people happy or like us, remind them of a place they have visited or a time they cherished.

Category Archives: Publicity

Publicity I have received.

COCK OF THE WALK…

My latest painting is still drying. When it is dry I may add a few details and then I’ll sign it! This one was fun to paint. Enjoy!

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TWO NEW PAINTINGS…

Recently I finished two paintings despite turkey travel, my 11-day YAMAHA photography shoot and our  holiday joy ! “Cock & Bull Story” is my largest painting to date at 48″x72″. Much fun to work on. The sculpted bull’s head was made layering an acrylic binder called stucco. The lasso rope was made using some clothes...

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PAINTINGS FOR AN UPCOMING SHOW IN 2012…

                                               

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IN A STEW…

Recently I finished my latest painting titled “In A Stew.” It is acrylic on a 48″x48″ plywood canvas made to look like a gallery wrapped cotton canvas with a depth of 1.5″.   Cans are attached to painting. Before I could start this painting though, I had to paint “Chicken Soup,” which measures 24″x30.”  ...

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EXPERIMENTAL BREEDER REACTOR-II… NUCLEAR FUEL ROD SHIPMENT…

The other night I documented the transportation of nuclear fuel rods stored in water basins at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) at the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) on the Department of Energy (DOE) site West of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The fuel rods from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) are being shipped to the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC)...

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NUCLEAR FUEL AND WATER BASINS…

Recently I documented spent fuel rods from the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) being transferred to the water basins at the Idaho Cleanup Project. CWI or CH2M Hill Corporation and Washington Group International (now URS) operate the Idaho Cleanup Project at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in eastern Idaho. Read more about the Idaho Cleanup Project...

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WE DELIVERED…

In June 2011 my friends at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) called me about photographing an advertising campaign for their new Women and Infants Center. For the past year they advertised the remodel and construction of their new addition. The new NICU unit went from about 700 square feet to over 12,000 square feet....

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2011 Eastern Idaho State Fair…

I’ve lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho for almost 12 years now. I have judged the photography contest at the Eastern Idaho State Fair twice, but have never entered. This year I am entering the fair; both in photography and painting. In the photography competition one can submit up to 15 pictures. I’ve decided to get...

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SCRATCH…

Last night I took pictures of my friend’s band SCRATCH at the Peppertree Lounge in Idaho Falls. It was fun. Great band with high energy! Rock n’ Roll… Tonight I am taking a group portrait for their album being released in August 2011. Check them out here.                ...

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NEW PAINTINGS STARTED…

Tonight I started painting “Chick Xing.” It is going to be awesome. Can’t wait to share the final painting with you. Same bright colors and heavy textures. This is my largest painting to date. Much fun! Above is a sketch of what I am painting. I think you’ll like this one too. On Sunday I...

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