The following information titled "Charles Colombo's Profile" is from the website of artist/rising

Artist's Statement

Dear Friends, I was born in Wilmington, Delaware on November 3, 1927 and have lived in Wilmington all my life. My mother's brother, Charles DeFeo, was an illustrator who studied and lived in New York City. He was like a father to me and my mentor. He took me to the Gugenheim Meseum in the early 60's for my first museum visit to see the Vincent Van Gough exhibit.

Knowing that being an artist would be difficult, I held two jobs in the early years. I was a commercial artist during the day for 20 years, painting my own works in my spare time. In 1969 I went out on my own and began to paint full time, ...