MICHAEL'S LOVE FOR ART STARTED AT AN EARLY AGE; ALWAYS PAINTING, DRAWING, CREATING, AND INVENTING NEW BEAUTIFUL THINGS. MICHAEL'S FATHER WAS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER AKA ROCKET SCIENTIST. HE TAUGHT MICHAEL THE IMPORTANCE OF ART AND SCIENCE. THIS INFLUENCED MICHAEL'S THINKING TO EXPLORE CONCEPTS AND THEORIES IN A MORE ENGAGING WAY. MICHAEL USES FACT DRIVEN PRINCIPLES ALONG WITH HIS IMAGINATION TO BOOST HIS THINKING CAPABILITIES AND REACH NEW LEVELS OF VISUALIZATION. MICHAEL FEELS THAT EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL JUST AS THEY ARE; AND LIMITATIONS ARE SELF IMPOSED BY ONE'S EGO AND DON'T ALLOW FOR GROWTH AND NEW DISCOVERIES. MICHAEL BELIEVES ART SHOULD BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND CREATE NEW DIALOGUES AND EXPECTANCE FOR ALL. THIS IS WHY MANY OF HIS FINE ART PIECES DEAL WITH LOVE. LOVE IS ALWAYS THE ANSWER.
WHILE IN HIS TEENS, MICHAEL WAS FORTUNATE TO SPEND SEVERAL DAYS WITH ICONIC AMERICAN ARTIST, ANDY WARHOL.
ANDY WARHOL ENCOURAGED MICHAEL TO FIND ART IN EVERYTHING THAT HE VIEWED AND EXPERIENCED. THAT MEANINGFUL MENTORSHIP HAS GIVEN MICHAEL ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES TO CREATE ART IN WAYS THAT HE COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED BEFORE.
SHORTLY AFTER FINISHING ART SCHOOL, MICHAEL EMBARKED ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL MODELING CAREER WORKING FOR THE BIGGEST BRANDS IN THE WORLD AND TAKING HIM TO OVER 150 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. AFTER MICHAEL WAS FEATURED ON THE COVER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN EDITION OF EBONY MAGAZINE HE WAS INVITED TO MEET NELSON MANDELA. THIS WAS A GAME CHANGER IN MICHAEL'S LIFE. MEETING THIS ICONIC FIGURE STRENGTHENED MICHAEL'S BLACK SELF AWARENESS AND GAVE HIM A NEW REALITY THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED GROWING UP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS GAVE MICHAEL A NEW SENSE OF URGENCY TO WORK EVEN HARDER AND TO LEARN MORE BECAUSE TIME IS THE MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY THAT WE HAVE. THAT'S WHY, WHEN GIVEN THE CHANCE, MICHAEL ASKED REVOLUTIONARY ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHER HERB RITTS TO MENTOR HIM IN PHOTOGRAPHY WHILE THEY WENT ON TOUR WITH THE BAND U2. LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN HISTORY TAUGHT MICHAEL THAT THE GREATEST TRAIT A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER COULD HAVE WAS HOW WELL HE OR SHE COMMUNICATED WITH THIER SUBJECTS AND LESS ABOUT PERFECT LIGHTING. OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS, MICHAEL'S PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MAJOR PUBLICATIONS. NOW, MICHAEL IS USING HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE TO FOCUS ON HIS LOVE OF FILM MAKING AND DIRECTING. OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS MICHAEL HAS SPENT NEARLY TWELVE HOURS A DAY, EVERYDAY, TEACHING HIMSELF COMPUTER VISUAL SPECIAL EFFECTS IN THE HOPES THAT SOMEDAY SOON HE WILL BE ABLE TO USE HIS PROFESSIONAL LEVEL SKILLS TO DIRECT FILM/TELEVISION AND HOPEFULLY AWARD WINNING SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS. CURRENTLY, MICHAEL ENJOYS HELPING PEOPLE FIND THE HOME OF THEIR DREAMS, AS A LUXURY REALTOR, AND ADORNING THEIR HOMES AND OFFICES WITH HIS ART. MICHAEL'S NUMBER ONE DESIRE IN LIFE IS TO BE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS. HIS LOVE OF KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY SERVES AS AN ASSET TO HELP OTHERS REACH AND EXCEED THIER GOALS. MICHAEL'S HOPE IS THAT HIS ART, SPIRIT, AND PRESENCE UPLIFT AND DELIGHT ALL THOSE WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH HIM.
