Since Tim first saw the 1956 movie "The Mountain", as a young boy his single focus has been to paint landscapes. By age 13 he was drawing the famous Matterhorn after his parents bought him Edward Whympers book "Scrambling Amongst the Alps" which details his attempts to climb the Matterhorn, including many of his personal sketches.

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Tim studied with many of the areas most well known artists. His evenings were spent copying paintings from art instruction books and teaching himself how to paint from photographs. "I used to frustrate my teachers because I wouldn't copy the photo exactly. I've always used a photograph just as a starting place, not as a finishing place. A photo shows details but no emotion, I try to capture the emotion I feel and let the details fall where they may.

Tim has been fortunate to study and take workshops with many of the best artists around today, including Scott Christensen, Doug Dawson, Kim English, Quang Ho, William Hook, Ned Jacobs, Ben Konis, David Leffel, Michael Lynch, William Reese, the late Vladan Stiha, and Jim Wilcox. Tim is an avid student and is constantly studying to learn all he can from other artists.

Tim was one of Art for the Park's top 100 artists in 1997 with his painting of Yellowstone's "Old Faithful," being selected from over 2300 artists. This painting appears the book entitled "Art From the Parks" released by North Light Books in November 2000. The book features 74 artists and showcases over 120 selected paintings from the past 10 years of Art for the Park competitions.

Work Example:

 "Golden Glow" - 48" x 60"