Eric is inspired by nature, natural materials and the pursuit of craftsmanship in his work.

Eric is graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art with a BFA in Illustration. For over twenty-five years he has worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, production artist and product developer. Working in diverse environments he has become versed in a wide range of mediums and techniques. He began a artistic journey in 2007 to explore and reconnect to nature through his favorite mediums of watercolor, oil painting and pen and ink. Leading to the creation of Broken Road Creative Studios in 2011 in Grafton, Ohio. The studio was a unique visual arts and education center serving the local community until 2017. Today he continues to explore art through a wide variety of mediums with creativity, story telling and nature at the core of his work. His naturalist paintings are in private collections in thirty states and five countries. Eric shares his wealth of accumulated knowledge of mediums and techniques teaching a wide variety adult and youth classes.