I write and draw Your Angels Speak for YOU. Whoever you are, wherever you are… it’s for you. Whatever religion you call yours, whether your faith is strong, or still blossoming… it’s for you.

Your Angels Speak is art that is as full of all my heart and soul as I’m able to muster. The messages and paintings continue to evolve, sharpen and deepen as my faith continues to mature each day.

The idea of “The Angels” fell from the sky one day when I was trying to practice drawing with some new dip pens I had just bought. I had always done all of my line work with brushes, reserving the right to only use pens for the lettering. As I searched my imagination for inspiration on what to draw, I saw a magazine clipping of a Botticelli Madonna I had pinned to my studio wall. I started thumbing through my books of Italian Masters: DaVinci, Tiepolo, Raphael… and decided on drawing some angels. I used some photos of my wife Angie as my model.

As the sketches began to take shape, I thought of short positive messages of hope to go with them. That’s how Your Angels Speak started. I decided early on I would clothe the angels primarily in medieval period dress, as that period has always been a favorite of mine to sketch. I also made the decision to use as models, women, men and children of today, with hairstyles, etc., of today. I wanted my Angels to reach out to readers who might see themselves in my work. I chose to feature models of every race as well. I want YOU, whoever you are… YOU, God’s child, to know that I write and draw Your Angels Speak for YOU.

I wasn’t always strong and secure in my faith. It grew over time. God is so patient. I used to be afraid of The Bible. I didn’t understand it. It was old, and dusty, and not of this time. It didn’t hold much for me. I had only read the passages the Preacher told me to each Sunday. Then he interpreted those words to me. I needed an interpreter, I thought.
Then, one day tragedy struck. I won’t go into all of that now, but suffice to say, Those Storms of Life we all face hit my family, my home, the very foundation of my soul. I looked for comfort. In friends, in family, work, in a bottle, everywhere. Then I opened The Bible… myself, and began reading.

I’ve never stopped. The Bible is my road map. My encyclopedia. My comfort and my strength. It’s also the basis for Your Angels Speak. I read both The Old and New Testaments and meditate on God’s Word. That’s where these illustrated columns come from.
I hope you’ll spend some time looking through all of the columns on this site… and that you’ll write to us and tell us if one has touched you in a meaningful way. I hope that these contemporary Angels will lead you to spend some time in God’s Word as well.
May God bless you and comfort you. May angels wrap their wings around you… and may you use the light within yourself as a beacon to others.