Alex is a product of southern California. His parents still live in his childhood home in Carlsbad, and he always knew Carlsbad is where he would end up. In college he studied both neurobiology and art. At just one credit short of an art studio minor, Alex decided dental school was a priority, and moved to Nebraska to become a dentist. With a background in science and a love of art and esthetics, dentistry was a perfect fit.

Carlsbad and the beach were always calling though, and once he completed dental school Alex returned to Carlsbad. Today Alex still practices dentistry 3 days a week at a local clinic, helping the underserved community. In his days off he tries to either be in the water or on it, minus the time spent on his artwork. Alex has over 18 years of formal training and experience working with resins in patients’ mouths; moving from acrylic painting to resin painting was a difficult decision, but an easy transition to make. Raised in a community of surf culture, Alex was always drawn into ocean artwork and surfing, after a few years of experimenting with painting resin, surfboard artwork became the perfect fit.