Parke spent his teen years in Boulder, Colorado, then studied architecture at MSU in Bozeman.
That’s when he fell in love with the mountains of Montana and knew he would never leave.
Parke worked as a homebuilder, landscaper, and duck decoy designing artist for Big Sky Carvers, but all the while he was painting Montana landscapes.

In 1994, he met his wife Bonnie, who was selling her glass jewelry at Art Festivals across the state.
She added his work to her displays and soon Parke was “discovered” by collectors and galleries, and honored to be Artist-in-Residence at Glacier National Park.

In 1997, Bozeman outgrew the Goodmans; they moved over the hill and opened their studio/gallery “Mordam Art” in historic downtown Livingston, Montana, where they share their home with several rescued cats and a parrot that meows.

Parke works exclusively with oils and also builds, carves, and gold-leafs his own frames.
He is forever inspired by the scenery of Paradise Vally, Yellowstone Park, and the Tetons.

When he’s not in the studio, Parke enjoys the succulent collection in his greenhouse and tending to his spectacular conifer and flower gardens.
He enjoys camping and vegan baking.
Parke and Bonnie have spent the last couple of decades transforming the Goodman home from an unlivable shack to a thing of beauty, and he is thrilled that the remodel is almost finished!