I started as an artist when my mother gave me a box of finger paints. I was probably four years old. (She never allowed me to have them again!) After starting kindergarten, I remember conning every kid in the class to trade their time on the easels so that I could have more time to paint. One summer before fourth grade I saw Jon Gnagy on TV (a guy who looked a bit like Anton LaVey). I begged my parents to buy me the Gnagy Learn to Draw and Paint art set for my birthday. I would forsake any other gift forever if only I could have that! To my surprise and...more