An award-winning artist and writer who resides in Trinidad on the north coast of California.  He specializes in works that blend the written word with visual art.
 
He is the author of eight books of poetry and prose, including The Field Notes of a Madman, The sound of Fish Dreaming, and Barbless Hooks and Anchor holds.
 

His art consist of mainly quick, colorful and impressionistic watercolor sketches, with occasional efforts in collage, ink, oil, and silk dye.