I was born in Boston, MA in 1947. I never knew my biological parents, though I heard that my mother had been a painter of portraits. (As of late 2012 I have found my full sister and we have both discovered our parental heritage.)
My professional career as an artist began in 1972 when I walked into Charles Feingarten Galleries on La Cienega in Beverly Hills, CA. I left five slides from my portfolio of surrealist paintings with the gallery's director. A few weeks later I received a telegram from Feingarten asking me to contact him. I signed a contract with him for two...more
