ABout the Artist

The Artist Dude

I'm a Wyoming boy born and raised.  My art tends to reflect that.  I'm not the artist who seeks to fill the viewer with deep thoughts.  I try to capture a single moment or the beauty in the things that intrigue me.  Being on a river or in the mountains throwing flies to hungry, feeding fish is something I never get sick of.  This inspires many of my pieces.  Majestic elk, moose, bison, big horn sheep among others are also things that intrigue me.  You will see this in my artwork.

I dont have a "style" yet.  I often spend a lot of time on great detail but I also am not afraid to be loose or get out of hand with the colors.  Breaking the rules is ok.

I'm an art teacher, but lets just say I'm not your typical art dude. I'm a weird combination of Art Teacher, PE Teacher, Wrestling Coach all rolled up into one.

Early in life, I was good at two things.  Wrestling and Art.  Just as fortunate more me, I had kickass art teachers and an awesome wrestling coach.  That all led me down the path that I would never stray from.  I attended college on art and wrestling scholarships.  I had successful college careers in both, graduating as an NCAA II All American Wrestler as well as with a degree in Education with endorsements in Art, PE, Health and Coaching.

Now days, I'm a father to three AMAZINGLY cute kids.  We have two girls Rowyn 7, Remi 6 and a boy Ryder 5! My life is busy! I'm the head coach of a respected high school wrestling team and I have a kickass job teaching art with some awesome people.

While I'm boring you, here are a few more things I'm in to...my family, wrestling, fishing, art, camping, snowboarding, eating awesome food, IPA, hiking, working out, building things and I even dabbled in MMA for a while. I still would be if I hadn't found some more important priorities in my life.

I'm out of time and you're sick of reading. Enjoy the site! 

Wyoming Wilderness Company

The Wyoming Wilderness Company (WWC) has been in the works for over 20 years now.  It is the clothing line under the tpeakart banner.

What started off as a yearly gathering event for old friends in the wyoming mountains became the inspiration for a company.  The Wyoming Wilderness Challenge takes place once a year, high in the mountains, as far away from any other humans as we can get. 

the first wwc was in the fall of 2007.  i have been designing gear including shirts, hats, mugs, hoodies, flannels and even koozies since the beginning.  there has always been a flood of ideas and designs in my mind that could be very marketable, so I went for it.

since launching my website and dedicating a little more time to my artwork, I am finally at a place where I think I can take on some of this challenge! my ideas of logos and decals that capture my love for the outdoors will finally be put into clothing form for everyone to enjoy.