

Thoughts On My Art: Guitar Art, Contemporary Abstract Art And Contemporary Swedish Folk Art
CHARLES CITY, Iowa - I will admit, I can be a bit sporadic in my focus when it comes to painting. I started out trying to be Max Beckmann, using oil paint and thick lines, then ventured into all sorts of areas and styles trying to find myself in the mix. Eventually I started a series of guitar paintings right around the time I was finishing up my first year of grad school. The guitar art series allowed me to be a full time artist, dropping out of graduate school at the Univer


Iowa Wedding Photography: Diamond Oak Events with Brandon and Heather
MASON CITY, Iowa - Wedding Photography - I met Brandon and Heather in late 2016 as they started getting ready for their wedding in July of 2017. We met for an engagement session in Mason City, Iowa and then later again for their wedding at Diamond Oak Events in Clear Lake, Iowa. The engagement session consisted of photos around downtown Mason City followed by a few near Lime Creek Nature Center. I had a great time. The first few photos of Brandon and Heather will be from that


Quad Cities Wedding and Engagement Photography: Chase and Ali
DAVENPORT, Iowa - In 2016 I drove SE to Davenport, Iowa for an engagement session with Chase and Ali. I followed that up with another trip in June of 2017 for their wedding. The engagement session was a lot of fun. I much prefer shooting in a city environment vs a rural area. The city offers so many great options for photography, I love it. The engagement session in Davenport was no exception. We found great locations and backdrops as we walked around - sky walks, parking gar


My "Best Of" Wedding Photography: Creative Portraits
Charles City, Iowa - If you are just joining in here, my websites were recently combined - art and photography all in one location. In that process I lost all my blogs. So, I am following up with a few "best of" wedding photography posts to show my work and keep the conversations going. Basically, a blog of my top wedding photos. I wrote another blog focusing more on the documentary aspect of wedding photography, that is where my heart lies. I love capturing those candid mom


My Favorite Documentary Wedding Images: Iowa and Minnesota Wedding Photography
Charles City, Iowa - When I made some changes to my website and moved everything over to one site, I lost a bunch of blogs. So, I wanted to write one up and combine some of my favorite images from weddings over the last few years. Sort of like my "best of" wedding photography. Most are from Iowa, but I also have images from Colorado in here. My general service area is Iowa and Minnesota, but I will travel anywhere in the Midwest. I split my time at weddings between a document