About

The Personal Side of Me: 

I’m “married” to my best friend. I love and adore my wife, without whom my life would not be complete. Our relationship is a little complex but we are happy and that’s all that matters.

I am now on what I like to call my “Journey to a Better Body, Mind and Soul.”

I’ve struggle my entire adult life with weight. In Oct. 2006 I stepped on the scales and was mortified. Not only was I tired of being fat and dumpy looking, I was also tired of not feeling good, being depressed and angry all the time. I hated how I looked and how I was on the inside. I made the decision right then something had to change… I had to change.

I began educating myself in fitness and nutrition. I learned why all the “fad” diets I had tried over the years never worked and why I failed to lose weight. Over the past 9 months, I have made significant changes in my diet and began a fitness program. I am finding what works and what doesn’t and learning how my body works.

I’m finally learning to love myself, moving towards a healthier lifestyle and more positive attitude. Sometimes it’s a struggle but I’m determined not to give up. Nothing worth having is ever easy to get. But the struggle helps us appreciate it when we do finally get it. Life is too short and I want to be the best I can possibly be.

The bad thing is, I really didn’t know just how horribly out of control my weight was until I saw some photos from just last year and compared them to more recent photos. Seeing those photos has only made me more determined. My ultimate goal is to be 130 lbs of well toned muscles. I admire and I’m inspired by Fitness Competitors and Bodybuilders. I’m not looking to become a bodybuilder or competitor but I do want to be on the same fitness level as competitors.

I’m too serious sometimes but I still have a great, sometimes twisted sense of humor. I love to laugh and make others laugh with me or at me may be more like it. I believe if you have a positive attitude you can accomplish anything in life. If you want something bad enough, never give up!

Love me or hate me, it’s up to. But at least take the time to get to know me before you decide. There’s so much more than just what you see.

The Professional Side of Me:

“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way–things I had no words for.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe

As an artist, Georgia O’Keeffe most closely expresses my sentiment about my artwork. I have always found expression through words difficult, but art has given me an outlet for communicating second to none. I love letting creativity flow from my hands, and onto the walls of collectors around the world. My biggest personal accomplishment is knowing that my work is hanging on walls in homes and offices worldwide — and that it colors someone’s life, satisfying mind, heart and soul.

Creating works of art was my only escape growing up with an abusive father and a shattered childhood. I’d lock myself away in a walk-in closet and draw or paint, shutting out the world I hated so much. More than once I would find things I had created ripped to pieces and laying on the floor. Why? God only knows what drove my father to be a cruel, hateful man, but that didn’t stop me. I would still lock myself away and create. A few years after I managed to escape from my dad, I had an experience that shattered my life, and ripped it apart much like my father had done my art work.

After the dreadful experience, I hated myself and everything about me. I felt dead inside, my creativity and what little confidence I had was ripped right out of me and shredded. After a long and hard journey, I rediscovered myself and returned to continue growing and learning with and through art.

It’s hard for me to classify myself as having a specific style. I love what I do and get great satisfaction from the finished work. For me, picking just one medium to do this is difficult. My art is a reflection of my eclectic interests, and I love creating art across many genres, from abstract to realism and everything in between. All of my work might be considered expressionist, as possibly one of the greatest art teachers ever told me when I first discovered my talent, that my emotions are nearly always conveyed in my work.

You can see some of my artwork on my website: TrekVisual Fine Art