Joshua Paul Schicker was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Raised in a variety of places, Joshua spent time in Izmir, Turkey, Guam and Washington State. These diverse experiences had much influence on his later work. He arrived in Phoenix, Arizona as a freshman in high school. This led to studying under a local professor that excelled as a traditional figurative artist for six years.  Learning traditional, mixed media and digital art was a great asset for his method. “Being a centered brain individual, the computer is just as important for me as is the canvas and paint.  I have been creative since I could pick up a crayon. “