He was born in Casper Wyoming in 1979 and was named after his Czech American grandfather. Being raised in western Idaho on a small Hereford ranch the outdoors and wildlife were always readily accessible to me and showed up in my artwork when he first started drawing at the age of six.  Although there were no artists in my family his parents were enthusiastic supporters of his desire to become an artist from the very beginning which proved vital to his growth as an artist.
At twelve years old he was awarded second place in the Idaho Youth Aviation Art competition. As a high school student in 1997 and1998 I took first in Idaho for the Federal Junior Duck  Stamp Contest and placed fifth on the national level both years. During high school he sold some art work at a small show and occasionally painted commissioned work.
His formal art training started in 2001 at Brigham Young University- Idaho where Leon Parson, Gerald Griffin, Gregg Bjorn Thorkelson and other faculty members continue to be a great influence in his training as a painter. When he first started college had the intention of becoming an architect, but on a school trip to the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Wyoming he saw the work of Carl Rungius, Bob Kuhn, Ken Carlson and Thomas Moran. he was re-awakened to the fact that he must become a Wildlife artist. Success in any other field didn’t mean much to him from that point on even if it meant financial struggle. With the selfless support of his wife he made the decision to change majors and has been painting since then every chance he gets.
He started his art business in 2003 and have worked on commissioned canvases and murals to pay the bills. In the way of shows he has been accepted to The Kimball Arts Festival in Park City, Utah, the Phippin Museum show in Prescott Arizona and the Arts for the Parks at the Jackson Lake Lodge in 2005 and 2006.
As a painter of wildlife and landscapes he believes in working in the field; there is no substitute for first hand experience observing, interacting with and painting directly from nature. He believes that thousands of hours of this type of experience combined with a good traditional foundation in painting is the way to achieve his goals. He is improving daily and look forward to the future of his career with an increasing excitement that drives him to take every opportunity to paint. Every challenge is one step away from its solution. That step involves education and work.