Young paints by laying his canvases flat on two sawhorses in his kitchen, with plastic underneath. Despite the high ceilings, there’s no space for a large enough easel. Painting is something he’s always done. He’s produced at least 800 works, many now stored in California. Burt finally went public about this passion around 15 years ago, when a man in California offered him $60,000 for nine paintings. Not too shabby, eh?
