I grew up all over Southern California and have been immersed with art in one form or another since I can remember. In the early 90s, when the graffiti craze came over from the east coast and really started to come alive, I was instantly drawn to it. 

It was somewhere in 2004, when I decided to add another medium. After seeing an art show by the famous Mark Ryden, I was blown away and instantly stirred. I had never seen paintings like his and now wanted to be able to paint in such a manner. I soon found myself in college painting classes and bought as many books as I could on the craft. I started going to art shows all over LA, talking to painters, and studying what caught my eye - mostly trying to figure out the technique and the how-to of sorts.

A year later, I started showing paintings in the LA area, mostly at Cannibal Flower and The Hive. Around this time in my life, I began to get more heavily tattooed and was often trading works of art to get tattooed. Luckily for me, I was soon asked to learn and began tattooing in 2007. I was, and still am, fortunate to know the tattoo artists I met early on. They have made it easy to be inspired and really helped me push myself personally. I’ve always had good mentors to gain knowledge from.

When I really look back, it’s as if I was meant to tattoo. My life has certainly fallen into place so that I could start this unbelievable career - I wouldn’t have it any other way. I currently tattoo in a wonderful tattoo shop in Temecula. I travel a bit here and there, but keep things simple and low key, painting, tattooing, church, and hanging out with my beautiful wife, son, and daughter. Visit Devoted Ink today.