I hope my art is easier to look at...

This is me sweating at a Whiskey Myers concert. You can see my wife's beautiful arm holding up the phone. I cropped her out because she doesn't like people gawking at her. The dude offering up the most subtle, yet masterful photo bomb is my bud, not just some creep in case you were concerned for my safety. So anyways, sometimes I look like a hillbilly (left), but sometimes I look like a professional artist (below). I guess you could say I'm a little of both.


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Here's some stuff about my work.

I don't have an impressive resume of gold awards or juried exhibits or really anything at all to brag about. But here's a few somewhat interesting things that have happened.

– I have a degree in design and illustration from The Creative Center in Omaha, NE.

– I was accepted by the Chelsea Gallery in NYC when I was in college. But I couldn’t come up with the gallery fee or cost involved to produce 12 paintings. So I never displayed. What a loser!

– A painting appeared in an episode of “Tosh.O”

– A painting appeared in an episode of NBC police drama “Southland.”

– A rodeo poster I designed appeared on an episode of western TV series "Joe Pickett."

– There’s a home in Nashville that displays 12 pieces of my work. Thank you Rayner!

– I've sold art to every state except Hawaii and Alaska.

– I've sold work to people in England, Africa, Canada, Australia, and Germany.

– One of my paintings was stolen from the wall at the Chesterfield Club in Sioux City. Know what other painting has been stolen? The Mona Lisa. (just sayin)

–  I went on a 20 year hiatus from fine art to focus on being a better provider for my family by doing graphic design. I have now returned with a vengeance... and I'm still providing for my family. This is the thing I'm most proud of.

Here's some stuff about me.

– I live in a cornfield called Iowa with my wife and daughter, I also have 2 older children that are now self sustaining – so I guess I did my job there.  And one of them is even procreating grandkids – my grey hair makes sense now.

– I have a german shepherd named Jax. He also goes by Asshole.

– I christened my fishing boat "Gut Bucket."

– I fancy myself a bowhunter, but I'm mainly just a guy who spooks deer in the wild. 

– My family has a cabin along the banks of the Missouri River in Nebraska. I drink beer there.

– I'm a writer. I was a columnist for the 4th Street Revue back in the day. For 7 years I published a tabloid style newspaper called "Northwest Iowa Outdoors" with my brother – this is still available as an online edition. I'm currently working on my first novel called "Yellow Belly." I hope to finish it sometime this decade.

– I married a beautiful bookworm. My wife reads something like 100 books a year. The whole book thing works for me in a big way.

– I can whale the Star Spangled Banner on the harmonica. But I never do so because I don't want to be the annoying harmonica guy.

– Art runs in my family: My brother John is an extremely creative writer and story teller. My late brother, Chuck, was an extraordinary taxidermist – and he also taught me how to draw. I have a brother-in-law that could probably get a golden ticket on American Idol. My daughter is a talented photographer. I have a sister-in-law that's an amazing art instructor. I have 2 nieces who are talented artists – one is an art instructor and the other won the Junior Duck Stamp Award. Another niece who was a theater major. My sister and late mother are both talented with cross stitch. My late father was considered the best story teller by anyone who heard him bullshit. He wasn't an artist, but he was most creative person I've ever known.

"Art is pretty cool I guess."
– Drew

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