Art has been an independent career musician for 30 plus years. Regional popularity garnered invites to sing the national anthem for the Kansas City Royals as well as the Miss Missouri Pageant. Mostly performing as a solo acoustic act, he has become a staple of the Branson, MO and Lake of the Ozarks(MO) music scenes. However, Art still maintains a rigorous schedule of travel to play in markets such as Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas.
Writing and recording 13 albums of all original material, 4 of these self produced projects were done in Nashville. During that time, Art opened for acts such as Eric Church and Dierks Bentley.