Born and raised in Calgary, Michael has developed an appreciation for fine art through a desire to capture the unique and awe inspiring scenes and landscapes of the area in which he lives. The Bow River Valley and the Rocky Mountains are less than a hour away and provide an endless array of subject matter throughout the year.

His formal education has earned him a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Business Communications and Marketing. Working in  marketing and business communications as a graphic designer and marcom specialist, Michael has been given the opportunity on many occasions to develop promotional and marketing materials, much of which requires artistic applications in both hand-drawn and computer rendered graphics. His desire to paint is an extension of his work, where ideas and concepts that are neither acceptable nor fully utilized in a corporate business world, are fully developed and taken to a fine art level.

Michael is self-taught but continues to develop his artistic skills in watercolor and colored pencil media through the guidance of artist instructors in seminars and workshops throughout North America.  His medium of choice is watercolor but the development of colored pencil paintings over the past 2 - 3 years has resulted in an interest for these works as well. Although landscape represents a significant portion of his portfolio, imagery and surrealism have also become an area of accomplishment for Michael as well.