Mountain Hideaway

While earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University, Darrell was juried into the prestigious New York Society of Illustrators annual student competition. Darrell began his career by working as an illustrator in Minneapolis, Minnesota for five years. He had the opportunity to work under seasoned illustrators with years of experience. It was during this time that he began pursuing a second calling as a fine artist.

His career hit the ground running in 1987, after winning two national stamp competitions for Minnesota and Idaho.  In 1989, he began his career as a full time painter.  Today there are over 200 images in print.