Rarely is a person born, full-blown, as an artist. For most of us it takes years of growth, education and self-discovery. This book contains early artwork, from the first colored pencil drawing I made at age 11 until the late 1970's and early '80's, when I was ready to approach the world as a professional artist. The pieces in this book are survivors, paintings and drawings that managed to be saved out of many that were lost or destroyed. It's a varied selection of work, catalogued with insight as to their importance to my developing artistic career. The book is also telling, in what was saved and why.