About Me

    As a young adult during the late 70's I was privileged enough to be accepted to attend a very prestigious art school (Pratt Inst.) in the Big City (New York). Having grown up in suburbia all my life you could imagine the thoughts that were running through my head. I was very excited about attending such a prestigious school but was also anxious about going to N.Y.C. Nothing in my life previously had prepared me for such an experience. Quite an experience it certainly was. At school, I roomed with 3 other students. We all had our own "agendas" at school and we all came from very different backgrounds. Anthony grew up in The Bronx, Jan came from Long Island, N.Y., Tony from Cherry Hill, N.J. and myself from the state of Delawhere? (OOPS, I mean Delaware). Though studies at Pratt Institute were intense we always managed to make time to experience what the Big Apple had to offer. (the nightclubs, the parties-you get the idea!) Anyway, at school I met many different types of people, all with different backgrounds, all with different degrees of talent. The one common thread amongst us was the desire to learn how to express our creativity.
    Now, more than thirty years later, those memories and impressions are still very much a part of my life. Though I haven’t pursued a career in the art world (in fact, I don’t think any of my roommates did either) I still have a strong belief in the arts and still on occasion draw and paint. The mediums I have always been comfortable with are pen and inks and watercolors but more recently I have taken oil painting and sculpture classes at a local college and am no longer intimidated by them . I hope you enjoy the artwork I have displayed and I plan on updating my exhibit as I complete more work.

(P.S. Hey Jan, Anthony, Tony give me call sometime!)  

The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. -
Anonymous

Bio

Born 1959 in Wilmington, Delaware. The youngest of four boys.

1978. Graduated from Brandywine High School. Home of the Bulldogs.
Activities & Interests in School. Soccer (State Champs '77-'78), Girls and Partying.

'78-'80. Attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.
Major: Architecture & (of course, Partying).

'81-'83. Attended Quaker School of Aviation. Licensed Aircraft Technician.

'83-88. Employed by Gulf Air, New Iberia, LA.

'88 to present employed by Usairways, Philadelphia, PA.

'06 to present went back to school taking art classes at Cecil College, MD

Some people dream of worthy accomplishments while others stay awake and do them.

I personally want to thank you for supporting this web site and want this to be an inspiration to all the artists out there trying to get exposure in the art world today!
R. A. McCane

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