I was inspired at a young age when I first saw Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth's artwork & it wasn't long after, that I started to draw. Collecting HotWheels & building model cars was a plus in inspiring me to draw. I was constantly drawing while I was in school - I always said 'Practice makes perfect' & I always strived for perfection in my art. Later when I joined the US Navy, I had the opportunity to use my art in more than one way - painting murals inside the ship, parking signs for the officers, a welcome sign for the ship & crossed anchors for our 1st Lt, plus designing the weapons symbols for the...more