Born in Kingston New York in 1977, Michael has spent the majority of his life in Virginia. Michael was adopted when he was eighteen months old by a family in Alexandria, Virginia and he would remain in the Alexandria region until he turned 21 then moving farther south to Stafford, Virginia which is where he resides today with his wife, Loretta, and daughter, Brianna.

Michael has shown an interest in art his entire life. He began to really explore his artistic capabilities in middle school and high school. When Michael turned seventeen he met his biological father for the first time and discovered that he came from three generations of artists. His biological father was a painter and instructor, his grandfather was a whittler, and his great grandfather was a painter.

In 1996 Michael graduated from Thomas Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia and decided to focus his education on art. He attended Northern Virginia Community College majoring in Graphic Design before moving on to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee majoring in Graphic Design.

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