For as long as I can remember, art has been a central focus of my life. I took my first class in oil painting where we painted from a live model at the High School of Art and Design and since then I've developed a deep interest in portraiture. I was always particularly fascinated by the idea of resemblances. I went on to study Fine Art at Queens College and continued to paint while also getting work as a freelance editorial illustrator As an illustrator I moved from traditional media (such as pen and ink, oil paint, acrylic, oil pastel, etc.) to digital art, often combining the...more