I have been creating stuff since childhood. I began cartooning comic strips when I was 8 years old, way back in 1973. I created hundreds of cartoon comic strips, all for personal pleasure. In the early 1980′s I drew comics for the local town newspaper in Okotoks, Canada (The Western Wheel) and my high school yearbooks.  I officially stopped drawing cartoons in 1987 in favor of artwork painting. In 1996 the cartoon influences from my early years were integrated into my art styles.