Warren was born and grew up on a farm north of Philadelphia, PA.
His first exposure to art came while attending Brynathen Academy.
The fifth grade students were given twenty minutes to draw the outline
of the United States
from memory. Warren’s
was the most accurate and won the prize.
When Warren was in the eighth grade his teacher
caught him drawing instead of listening. She sent him to the blackboard
to draw something for everyone to see. It took several days, but he
eventually produced a large drawing of Japanese “Zeros” flying combat,
just like the nones he had been seeing in the movies on Saturday
afternoons.
Through high school
he took art classes and attended the Franklin Art Institute during
summer vacations. After high school the family moved to
California, where
Warren
got his first job - bagging groceries at the local Piggly Wiggly - but
continued to paint until the Korean war came along. Warren joined the navy and served for four
years, after which he returned to the grocery business.
After 45 years in
the grocery business, he retired and was once again free to pursue his
love of art. Since then he has studied with Roland Lee, Carl Purcell,
Max Bunnell, Shari Cannan, John Nieberg and Becky Whitney. He has
attended art classes at SNCC and gone to numerous workshops to perfect
his skills. He paints with watercolors and enjoys doing landscapes. He
has three blue ribbons from competition at the Clark County Fair.
