I followed my heart to the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains to start a family in 1995 and never looked back to my previous life in the twisted, tangled sprawl of Silicon Valley. My wife and sons take advantage of the mountain life with me; mountaineering, skiing, running, and hiking. The days of earning degrees, commuting to work and standing in line are just distant memories.

Today it's illustrating to earn an income (it sure doesn't seem like work) and then playing outdoors with my woman, the kids, the dogs, the horses and anyone else that wants to come along for the ride.

It blows me away that I have clients like Disney, General Mills, Foster Farms, Schwans, The GRAMMY Foundation, Better Homes and Gardens, PayPal, Specialized, Prevacid, Nabisco, and USAopoly. It's even more fascinating that they can find me up here in the clouds.

I will always be a loving husband, father, youth sports coach, and illustrator, preferably in that order, but I can juggle my priorities when necessary.