Richard Dookhoo was born in the islands of Trinidad and Tobago .At the age of 3 his family moved to the states for a better life . Growing up in Brooklyn New York Richard tend to get in a lot trouble and him and his family moved to Fairfax Virginia where battled through a great deal turmoil but over came them to live his dream and have his art work shown to the world not to be glorified but to show people he see's through their eyes .