2019 - Invented a completely new superior easel design - #1 in legroom, #1 in rigidity, #1 in range of motion, tightens the canvas instead of making it loose when mounted.2015 - Invented/created the world's first non-toxic oil paint with zero toxic fumes, which requires no added medium.2012 - Created the Draw Mix Paint YouTube channel that teaches oil painting - currently has 280,000 subscribers.2007 - published "The Carder Method for Painting in Oil" (sold over $2.5M… Show more 2019 - Invented a completely new superior easel design - #1 in legroom, #1 in rigidity, #1 in range of motion, tightens the canvas instead of making it loose when mounted.2015 - Invented/created the world's first non-toxic oil paint with zero toxic fumes, which requires no added medium.2012 - Created the Draw Mix Paint YouTube channel that teaches oil painting - currently has 280,000 subscribers.2007 - published "The Carder Method for Painting in Oil" (sold over $2.5M worth of DVD's in 4 years)2001 - Invented the Color Checker - a tool that allows anyone to paint in oil using natural color and values to create high end realism on their first attempt. Show less

Created Maps for the video game Tribes 2, one of which was rated #1 in the World for over three months.

2010 - I stopped accepting formal portrait commissions to focus on teaching.Some Notable Commissions:2009 - Governor of Alabama 2009 (hangs in State Capitol Building)2008 - President George W Bush (while serving office - hangs in the Union League Club, which has 23 presidential portraits in its collection) Rights: The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia. For questions regarding usage please contact… Show more 2010 - I stopped accepting formal portrait commissions to focus on teaching.Some Notable Commissions:2009 - Governor of Alabama 2009 (hangs in State Capitol Building)2008 - President George W Bush (while serving office - hangs in the Union League Club, which has 23 presidential portraits in its collection) Rights: The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia. For questions regarding usage please contact archives@unionleague.orgPresident Bush took Air Force One to attend the unveiling at the Union League Club. I was given full access to the President in the White House, including the Oval Office.2004 - Secretary of State James Baker, and President Reagan's Chief of Staff (hangs at the Baker Institute at Rice University in TX. I also painted his wife and dog.2003 - US Senator Richard Shelby2002 - President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush (hangs at the Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas)1995 - First Lady of Alabama Marsha Folsom (hangs in the State Capital)1993 - Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Carl Mundy Jr. (hangs in the Commandant's Home in DC)1992 - Swiss Ambassador to the US, Edourad Brunner Show less