Anthony Padula born in 1972 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, where he lives and works today. Although Padula earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and later received an MBA from Bentley College, he away from his formal education to become a painter. His Abstract Realist style paintings and drawings are inspired by his years of studying under living master David Leffel. Currently is the proprietor of his own gallery on Washington Street in old-town Marblehead. He has been jury-selected multiple times for exhibition at The Guild of Boston Artists, and has won several awards for his classic-yet-distinct composition and technique. Anthony still considers himself a lifetime student of art with a healthy obsession “to make a beautiful painting.”