I WAS BORN IN CAL., TRAVIS AFB. IN 1955. I GOT STARTED AS AN ARTIST AS EARLY AS AGE 5. I WON FIRST PLACE WHEN I WAS 5 AT THE LOCAL FAIR FOR A MASTERPIECE OF A BULLFIGHT.LATER IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL,I USED TO GET MY KNUCKLES RAPPED FOR DRAWING HOT RODS DURING CLASS. ALL THROUGH SCHOOL I WAS ALWAYS AN "A" STUDENT IN ART,BUT AFTER GRADUATION I DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN MYSELF TO PERSUE AGGRESSIVELY AS I SHOULD HAVE A CAREER IN THE ARTS. OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES OF MY LIFE. I DID GET INTO BODYWORK AND PAINTING WHICH BECAME A BIG BLESSING FOR ME BECAUSE I AM SUCH A BIG CAR NUT.IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER BLOWING OUT MY BACK FROM DOING ALL THE KIND OF WORK I DID THAT I DID FINALLY START LOOKING INTO BEING AN ARTIST AS FULL TIME INCOME, SINCE OTHERWISE ALL I HAVE IS SOCIAL SECURITY,WHICH ISN'T MUCH. I SPENT THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS TEACHING MYSELF HOW TO PAINT AND FIRST THING I LEARNED IS THAT IT IS A LOT HARDER THAN I EVER EXPECTED,BUT I HAVE MANAGED TO FINISH A FEW. AT THIS MOMENT I AM NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD A WEBSITE SO I CAN MARKET PRINTS AND ORIGINALS. FRONTPAGE 2003 IS ALSO A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN I THOUGHT.OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS, SO ,UNTIL THEN ,WISH ME LUCK. HOPEFULLY SOME DAY I CAN PASS ON EVERY THING I'VE LEARNED OVER THE MANY YEARS,AND I CAN HELP SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS DREAMS .
