Rainier artist Phil Fake paints the heart of urban landscapes

Rainier artist Phil Fake paints the heart of urban landscapes

Phil Fake's art career started when he was eight years old. He'd gather leftover paint-by-numbers materials and paint houses from the sidewalk and sell his young masterpieces for $1. His talent was apparent as early as second grade when his crayon drawing wasn't accepted at the local fair because the judges did not believe the caliber of the artistry could have been created by...