Art was my first and most consistent love. I realized that because I was an incurable smart aleck, I’d likely make more money in cartooning than fine art.
I got interested in the Old West when I was a kid in the early 1960s. Most of the adventure shows were about the Old West, and I was immediately hooked. I got cowboy boots for my fourth birthday and would not take them off, even to go to bed.
My grandfather was born to a family of Sicilian immigrants and was as in love with the America
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