Tony Pavone | American Figurative painter

Tony Pavone | American Figurative painter
Born in Ohio from parents of European descent, Tony Pavone's childhood was filled with art, operas, musicals and passion for culture. His artistic abilities became evident when, at the age of 3, he opened his father's anatomy and art books and drew the internal anatomy of the human body. His father, an artist, as well as an opera singer, would take Tony, along with his three siblings, to all the local operas - exposing them to the stage designs and the performance excitement. His mother, a concert pianist and organist, performed regularly at the cathedral in Cincinnati. The artistic abilities of his parents would be a great influence on his own future endeavors. Art played a primary roll in Tony's life. In his youth his favorite amusement was studying and imitating the styles of artists such as William Blake, Frank Frazetta, Heinrich Kley and Michelangelo Buonarroti. At the age of 8, he began working with his family creating stained glass windows for local churches and restaurants throughout the mid-west, using new Plexiglas materials - a patented process Tony's father invented.