Michael Allen was born in Greenville, SC and attended Greenville area schools. A B.S. degree in Chemistry was received from Talladega College in 1974 eventhough the initial purpose for going to college was to major in art. Over the past 35 years Michael has worked as a Reasearch Chemist in the Industrial Chemical field. Art has been the primary tool to unwind from the daily pressures of industrial research. It is suspected that this unwinding may be the inspriation for the calming blue theme which dominates the majority of his work. Many hours have been...more
