After graduating art school, Steve continued to study drawing
and human anatomy with monastic focus under the watchful eye of art
anatomy guru John Watkiss, in London, England.
While working there Steve made frequent visits to museums and
galleries to study art, and particularly to draw from
sculpture.
That rigorous training provided the foundation for a 20 year, globe
spanning career as an advertising artist, often required to draw
any given situation from any angle without reference, under very
tight deadlines.
Thorough immersion in the disciplines of drawing, an interest in
painting and sculpture, and a life long love of critters great and
small have provided Steve with the tools needed to re-focus on a
boyhood passion, sculpting animals.
Steve lives with his wife, Meridee Mandio, in Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
