His is also a retired school psychologist from the New York City Public Schools. A long time Darien resident, Edward was born in Brooklyn and was raised in Queens, New York. He learned of art and was exposed to painting at an early age. Edward remembers, "Art was always close by". He was encouraged to study art throughout his education. He spent many happy times in the fine museums and galleries in Manhattan, Spain and Portugal. In college, he studied Spanish language, literature and painting. Goya, Velasquez, El Greco, Dali and Picasso kindled awe and a love of drawing and painting. After graduation, Edward's studies at the Yale Summer Language Institute afforded him the opportunity to further indulge his painting interest with frequent visits to the paintings at Yale.