Mike is an accomplished pharmacist, designer, marathoner, and world traveler. He spent 5 years living in Center City Philadelphia before moving to Maine in 2013 and holds degrees in Doctor of Pharmacy from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and a Bachelor's in Engineering from Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York. ​Mike is a self-taught artist who has been painting on a semi-regular basis for the past 13 years in between a full-time career, travel, and home life. He draws influences from music, cinema, architecture, conceptual abstractions, popular culture, Maine landscapes and world travel. ​The scope of LaRosa work is to draw on images of the world around us through consistent joy and re-examination. The arrival of each piece comes at the result of self-discovery, the examination of the creative process and the possibility of what can be achieved and what can happen in the future. His passions include food, downhill skiing, chess, guitars, and fine cigars in the summer. He resides with his wife Laura, son MJ and their yellow lab 'Leo' in Norway, Maine.