In 1974 he attended Valley High School, Las Vegas. There he studied and learned how to make use of various mediums applied to his drawings and paintings. He also studied commercial design.

In 1979 he became a freelance artist. He travelled the world as a musician and had the good fortune of visiting various art galleries and museums, studying the masters of fine art.

By 1980 he had been hired as a staff artist for the Boxing Hall of Fame project Las Vegas.

In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles and designed and  illustrated art for various bands and created fine art paintings for private clients.

Six years later he began selling his fine art paintings through Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.