I was born in Inglewood, South Central Los Angeles, in 1963, and started drawing at 5 and never put the pencil down. I continued to do illustration and graphic design through high school and a short stint Pasadena Art Center College of Design. I went on to work at multiple ad agencies in Los Angeles, including Doyle Dane Bernbach, Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, HRLA (Disney), as well as graphic design firms. In 1985, I pursued his own skate/street line while representing famous graffiti artists Risk, Realm and Mear One. After that adventure I moved to Grand Cayman and produced art for the Caribbean Tourist Council and sold work in Jamaica on a regular basis for a year before moving back to the states.
I moved to San Antonio Texas in the beginning of 1992 and as soon as I got here, I proceeded to paint the town, literally, with murals. Some were considered very controversial and put me in the city map so to speak, and the rest was history. I started different event/gallery/art houses such as Wong Spot, Wiggle Room, Ellis Bean, and The Honey Factory in the 90's and early 2000's. I was also on the board for Art in the Hood and King William First Friday and was also a part of The Sketchy Neighbors group art collective in Houston, Texas with Houston artist Carlos Hernandez.
I have continued to pursue my work thru designing logos, interiors, and event posters and merchandise for various local events. Such events included San Antonio JazzSALive, Poteet Strawberry Festival, King William Fair, San Antonio Contemporary Art Month, and Guayabera Fest to name a few. I was also fortunate enough to be asked to paint a column for the SASAI Mural project, and I curated the "Birds of a Feather" mural at Blue Star Arts Complex where my former gallery Choice Goods and ShowDown Gallery used to reside.
Today i currently reside in Helotes Texas and have some art in Helotes Gallery in Old Town Helotes and online in my store. I am now available to do murals, painting commissions and logos and other design projects.
“I didn't come to change Texas, Texas changed me”. — Tatum