Jeffrey has been an art educator (K-6) for over twenty years. His school murals and paintings on display at Woodland Elementary School and Atonement Lutheran School are examples of his varied style and repertoire.

As an artist he works in various media including drawing; charcoal, pastels, colored pencil, painting; oil, acrylic and watercolor, and ceramic sculpture.

He designs both for secular and liturgical commissions. His secular commissions include illustrations, pen and ink drawings, private home institutional murals, landscapes and portraits. His liturgical commissions focus on altarpieces, banners, altar cloth designs, illustrations, paintings, and pen and ink drawings for clip art. It is his goal to become more active in exhibitions an devote more time to a body of work destined for private homes an commissions.

Education

• MFA – Southern Illinois University, Painting, 1988
• BFA – Northwest Missouri State University, Painting, 1983
• BS Ed – Northwest Missouri State University, Education, 1983