Marvin received his education at schools in the Oakland Unified School District where he was allowed freedom to express his art. By the time he graduated from high school he had already been accepted into the California College of Arts & Crafts.
In 1989, Marvin started a productive art related business. However, he continued to take art classes. One of Marvin’s former art professors, David P. Bradford, enlightened him about fine art. With encouragement from Mr. Bradford, Marvin started doing a variety of shows (solo and group exhibits).
Marvin has quite a unique style. He has a complete mastery of color harmony and design. Most of his artwork displays a lot of emotion. Marvin gets a lot of ideas from traveling and from the community in which he lives. He spends uncountable hours perfecting his pieces. He uses layers of oil paint, and sometimes he uses acrylic paint.
Marvin studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California.