I was born and raised in Staten Island , New York . One of my first memories as a child was sitting on the porch with my mother drawing a horse. Thirty-five years later, the porch and my mother are gone but I'm still drawing. Being on my own at a young age, I missed out on formal training, the closest I got was watching Bob Ross and his happy tress. But I have never stopped developing and growing as an artist . Art has always save me, it has paid my rent, bills etc. Now that I'm older, I paint what I see around me. I can't...more