John Lasonio fell in love with art when he was just five years old, after his mother got him a "How to Draw Disney Characters" book. He spent hours practicing and making drawings for several days, and he has not stopped creating something beautiful since then. He created his first portrait when he was 12 years old, drawing the boy from the U2 inner sleeve from the band's album "Boy". He discovered that he was good and immediately tried his luck with Sting from the "Synchronicity" album. Nowadays, he's an award-winning surf artist creating beautiful coastal imagery which can be viewed on his website.