I was born and raised in northern Minnesota. I started drawing at an early age. When I was about 13 years old I discovered I could draw a likeness of my subject. I did a lot of drawings for the next few weeks and then just a little every now and then. In my twenties, I was working in the iron mines and started decorating the walls with my drawings. I thought I was in trouble for it but everybody liked them. The mine closed down and I went back to college and there I took some art courses and started painting. I did mostly...more
