Cal’s art is in reality a summary of his life. Where he was born and raised, his professional career, military service, childhood experiences and travels have all inspired the subjects he has used in his paintings. He was born and raised in a small rural farming and oil community in southern Illinois similar to the rural areas surrounding his home in Oklahoma City. His earlier paintings were of rural scenes, nostalgic images and of the early oil and gas Industry.

Cal worked for a major oil company as a drafting supervisor and graphic artist in southern Illinois before being transferred to Oklahoma City in 1991. He took early retirement in 2000 to live his dream of being a full-time artist. Cal moved back "Home" to Lawrenceville, Illinois June 2009. Cal and Wanda have built a new studio and new house in rural southeastern Illinois.

The move West allowed him to travel the western states and national parks more frequently, which has had a profound influence on his paintings. His subject matter has changed in recent years to western landscapes, cowboys, Indians and wildlife. He has been invited to the annual Artist Ride in South Dakota for the past 5 years gathering photos for reference for many of his cowboy and Indian paintings.

Cal has won numerous awards throughout the years but is most proud of being recognized by The Arts for the Parks as being among the best representational artists in the United States. He has become an internationally collected artist, having paintings in several private and corporate collections.

He continues to develop his style and techniques through workshops with some of the best artist in the fields of interest to him, such as:

Matt Smith - Western Landscape Artist

Ron Riddick - Western Artist

Dave Wade - Wildlife Artist

Luke Frazier - Sportsman and Wildlife Artist