Sander GibsonSander Gibson, the author's brother, was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Having developed a passion for art early in life, he entered East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina as an art major, attended Ringling School of Art in Sarasta, Florida and was awarded a BFA in Painting and Printmaking at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Additionally, he completed coursework at the Lyme Academy of Art, Old Lyme, Connecticut and North Carolina State University's School of Design for Architecture. He has studied with the sculptor, Peter Agostini and the portrait painter, Aaron Shickler. Sander has taught classes in painting, life-drawing, etching, and sculpture. He participated in the Third Century Artist Program of the North Carolina Arts Council in the late seventies. Besides one-man exhibitions, his work has been included in the North Carolina Annual Artists Exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Annual Artists Exhibition at the Fayetteville Museum of Art, and the Raleigh Fine Arts Society Exhibition at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. His work is included in private and corporate collections in this country, the West Indies, England, and the Middle East. Sixteen years her senior, Sander affectionately referred to his younger sister Anne as his little flower, or prickly pear, depending upon her mood. Sander lives with his wife and daughter in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Read More Read Less