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Mike Carson began his formal art education with two years at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. From there he studied commercial illustration at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, graduating in 1996. He worked as a product designer for 6 years, then chose to pursue painting full time.

“My work is first and foremost figurative studies,” Carson says.“It’s what I like to paint. It’s my biggest challenge and my greatest payoff. My non-descript or generic surroundings help me fill a mood or a story that I’m trying to relay.” Inspiration comes from architectural interiors as well as fashion and my work allows me to explore and explain this side of myself. Seeing how the work evolves, the subtle and the drastic differences, and looking forward to the future is what keeps me painting. I view a painting as a success when I take from it something new that follows me into my next work. It's just about learning to become a better painter.

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