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I created this illustration using
Crayola Crayons.
I was 12 years old.
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When I was presented with my first "oil painting by numbers" set, I left the walls alone. My dad and I would paint for what seemed like hours. I loved the smell of the oil paint. I loved swirling my small paint brush in the small bucket like paint holders. And I loved applying the different colors to the numbers on the board.
I attended The High School of Art and Design in NYC. It was there that I discovered acrylic painting; I started to sign my work using my family nickname "Toota" (that's another story), and I haven't looked back!
Englewood, New Jersey
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