Ed McCarthy Allen

Ed was born and raised in Chicago and developed his first interest in art roaming the galleries of the Art Institute as a young boy. He currently makes his home in Castle Rock, Colorado where he and his wife have resided for the past ten years. His first attempts at creating art began with a decision to try his hand at sculpture. But over time he turned his focus to painting.
After college and military service, he lived and worked in many different locales throughout the U.S (California, New York, Colorado, the Midwest) and for a number of years in Europe. His formal painting background includes training in watercolor, gouache, and oi