PITTSBURGH — Around the age of 22, Jared Quinteros was dealt a discouraging blow: He was harshly told by an art gallery owner that he wasn't cut out for the art world.
Quinteros is proving that critic wrong — along with anyone else who doubted his ability to overcome tragedy.
"At 44, after the accident, you kind of say, ya know, 'screw it' to whomever wants to be negative about [your art]. Because at the end of the day it's my emotions on canvas so it doesn't really matter what somebody has to say bad about it," he said.
