ARTIST BIO

I was born in Reading Pennsylvania in 1976 to two extraordinary
people, and it’s without a doubt that my hope and optimism has stemmed
from their determination. I remember many times being left without electricity
in the house and doing without the simplest of luxuries, but my Father’s spirit
and my Mother’s strength held my whole world together and had eventually
taken an unfortunate family to a place of stability and well-being.

I started drawing at an early age and have always been obsessed with
invention and design. My room was perpetually cluttered with paper
aircrafts and cardboard castles, and even in the midst of my Mother’s
cleaning frenzies, I managed to stash away my treasures beneath my
bed and in the back of my closet. I believe that both my multi-cultured
family and creativity drove an unquenchable thirst for the arts; usually
leading me to root through my Father’s book collection to study
the works of Rembrandt and Parrish.

In the year 2000, I began a portrait business. I have sold well over
two hundred commissioned portraits from that time until 2005, but
my love will and has always been with the world of fantasy and surrealism.
I am driven to tell stories in my artwork and to piece together a place of
magic. It is an endless pursuit and passion that I can’t explain.

Artists Website: http://fantasy.theaparavitali.com

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