License To Receive

  Derek Alvarez has been creating art since he was 3 years old. One of his drawings was exhibited on a nation-wide tour at age 12. He earned an art scholarship to the University of Arizona, focusing on oil painting, graduating in 2004, Magna cum Laude. He began selling his oil paintings while still in college, exhibiting his work in Scottsdale, Arizona and New York City. His work can be found in several public and private collections throughout the country. Currently, he is working as a full-time artist while traveling with his wife and two sons, and shipping his artwork throughout the world. Derek is an artist running his own business while he travels the world with his wife and two toddlers. He's innovated ways to still paint and get art to his clients without having to drag canvases and art supplies from country to country. He can really speak to finding ways to disrupt and innovate in your field to fit your lifestyle.   Summary Derek gives a short look at how things got started and how he keeps things bal