It started with the gift of a watercolor set from his mother when he was in elementary school. Degrees from Michigan State University in Studio Art and the Art Center College of Design in Industrial Design developed innate talent into superb technical skills. Ultimately that little gift lead to a lifetime of perfecting the mastery of the watercolor medium, and the creation of scenes that divulge hints, suggestions and possibilities vs stark reality. Steve Griggs paints places, but not just places he sees, rather those he feels and hopes will lead each viewer down their own path, evoking individual memories of how one felt while enveloped in a similar scene. Narrating these stories are loose washes of color, hints of variegated texture, and emotion.