Left home at 15 ,moved to California Finish High school on my own worked in hard field jobs going to night school till I was drafted then went in the Infantry Army during a bad conflict ,Got 2 Purple Hearts made Paratrooper sergeant , ,I did not wanted my old life, so went to Art school with the G.I.Bill I have worked in Advertising Studios and Ad agencies to learn the ropes then went on my own being a Freelance Artist doing Fine Art Illustrations and photography since then.