I have been a professional Artist since the age of 18 working for the Franklin Mint (Freelance) in the Plates Department creating Extensions. It was there that I was introduced to Neilson M Carlin and trained with him in Portraiture and Figurative Art. I advanced my career by attending the prestigious New York Academy of Art where I received an Apprenticeship and a Scholarship on Merit. I have advanced studies in Art holding a Master's +60. I also received the Violette De Mazia Scholarship and studied Aesthetics at the Barnes Foundation.