I was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised by my wonderful parents in what was a largely carefree and happy childhood. I showed artistic ability from a young age and was selected to attend SCAPA in the fourth grade. I attended Tates Creek High School, where I continued to take art classes, but most of my time was dedicated to playing soccer. After high school I chose to attend Transylvania University where I would continue to play soccer and study art. After becoming disillusioned with the college experience, I rebelled from the sterile, privileged life I was leading by committing six felonies which famously landed me in prison for 87 months. This story was recently documented in the feature film American Animals. I spent two years in FCI Ashland before being transferred to Fort Dix, New Jersey. Through it all, I never stopped making art. After four years in New Jersey I was released back to Lexington where I lived with my parents and continued to paint. Once I was off of probation, I was able to travel and eventually made a trip to Colombia where I painted my first large-scale mural and met my wife Marcela. We are currently living there and have a one-year-old daughter. Though I showed artwork briefly with Ann Tower Gallery, my career as an artist has been limited to private sales and commissions, including contributing a mural to PRHBTN in Lexington in 2018.