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Eric earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre with a Concentration in Performance, which included training in various trades and art forms at DeSales University (the home of the annual Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival) and Elizabethtown College, this included but was not limited to artistic and musical direction, various artwork and woodcraft, set design, costuming, choreography,  dancing, singing, stage and film acting, director of photography, directorship credit of a mainstage production, film editing, playwriting, screenplay writing, finance producer, project production, marketing, management which he has employed since his schooling.

With support and encouragement from his parents and grandparents, at a very young age, Eric was educated in, explored various art forms spanning a wide birth of media and received awards for his early work. For his 12th birthday, his parents gifted him a masterclass lesson with one of Bob Ross's fellow classmates, see first oil on canvas displayed in gallery below. In adulthood, Eric has been inspired to seek out his own voice by the artwork and genius of his favorite modern day artist, Banksy, who uses art to inspire others contemplate what they may have less consciously accepted as a social norm and provoke them to think outside their typically accepted patterns of thought, emotions and behavior, even at times poking fun of the art industry itself with humor and shenanigans directed at the classism inherent in owning egregiously overpriced works of art by famous artists.

Eric completed a one on one Master Class with successful New York City artist, art curator, art teacher, social advocate and fellow Elizabethtown College alum, J.T. Liss. Eric was and remains passionate about using various media to open and inspire minds beyond the accepted boundaries of both art and society. J.T was able to mentor him in the realm of digital art to bring his craft up to speed in this medium with the cutting edge of art that modern technology offers us in photography, editing, production and post production.

J.T.  Liss: "Eric is a passionate and empathetic artist with a lot of potential. During our time together he was able to take the photo editing programs I taught him and run with it. SInce then he has developed a unique style that aligns with his view of the universe around him. I'm excited to see what's next."