I grew up among the rolling hills of Pennsylvania along with 6 brothers and sisters and the sweetest mother on earth, who raised us after my father passed. When I was very young and began to develop an interest in art, my father advised me never to trace anything and it proved to be sound advice. I spent my youth drawing and painting, and upon completion of high school I attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh where I made the Dean's List all 8 quarters. During that time I had the opportunity to study art in Florence, Rome, Paris and London which proved invaluable. I moved...more
