I was born and raised in Florence, Alabama, a pretty town set among the gentle hills of the Tennessee River valley. Florence’s fine antebellum houses, exuberant storefronts, churches, Gothic Revival college, and its notable Frank Lloyd Wright house were, and are to this day, indicative of the traditional, yet tolerant and progressive society I experienced growing up. Later, I received more formal architectural education at Auburn and Cambridge universities, and in architectural firms in Florence, Washington, DC, Montgomery and New York. I have taught in London, Auburn, and at Eton College, where my ‘Forrest Gump’ accent gave me a certain cachet among my 13 year-old charges.

Partly because of this education, partly because of the care and vigor brought to depicting things that interest me, I have received the recognition, appreciation and commissions of architects, designers, companies and individuals throughout the United States and England. Galleries in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Birmingham, Fairhope, and Montgomery have exhibited my drawings, paintings and murals; these are frequently published in magazines and, less frequently, in books.

I now live in Montgomery, Alabama, in an early 20th century firehouse which Mark Montoya and I have converted into our home and studio. Originally conceived as a live-work structure, the firehouse has come full circle with our occupancy. It is the perfect place in which to create, meditate, share, and then create some more. And, yes, there is a fire pole.