Neil, age 17 - "Artist's Retreat"

Neil taught himself to draw amazing Japanese animated characters.

After Neil drew and painted a life size animated character onto a canvas, Carolyn Rigo turned it into a window treatment. Now it's a cool hangout for Neil, his brother and their friends.

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Special Thanks To:  Carolyn Rigo and Karen Hayes from Karen Hayes Interiors, dueling carpenters, Bill Rigo and Joe Monahan, Emily and Jaclyn for helping Neil paint his artwork, Andrew Blank who helped us obtain and install the grommets for the canvas, Paint Sponsors, Joe and Romy Baker, and Accessory Sponsors, Jim and Beth Paluch from JP Horizons, Inc.