Fred is a fourth generation Idaho native, current living in Boise, Idaho.
He has been making a living as an Idaho Artist/Muralist since 1984 when he completed his first large mural commission in downtown Boise, for which he received Boise's annual "Design Review Award." Since that time he has built a successful business painting wall murals for both homes and businesses.
In 1995 he was introduces to "Plein Air" painting by Tom Szewc and Ovanes Berbarian. When he is not working on a mural commission he can usually be found in the studio or painting outdoors.
Idaho Public Television has called him the "Painter of Idaho."

Fred also teaches classes in landscape painting.

   "Pro Landscape Painting Techniques" - DVD   
Filmed in Fred's studio, he demonstrates the tried and true landscape method, a technique that has been proven to gift you with the ability to paint a better landscape.
For more information click here

"As I have aged, I have become very passionate about the land of the Northwest, but it is the water that I find most fascinating. Philosophically, I find the connection of water to the land very interesting and compelling. Artistically, it is the elusive interplay of water and light that I find the most challenging. I will never see the water the same way twice. Every time I paint a body of water the problems require different solutions, whether it is dancing reflections or the illusion of transparency, water never fails to challenge me."