His passion is his work

It's safe to say the decor at Mike Segal's Chiefland home is not typical for the area. Throughout his house, the walls are covered with groups of brightly colored paintings or stacks of rolled up drawings.

In one area, the floor is so spattered with flecks of paint that only grooves between the boards offer proof of its true wooden nature.

The layout is different, too. In many homes, the flow of the main living space centers on a television set, but in Segal's home, things seem to flow around the large wooden easel that displays his most current work.

"There's only one correct place for an artist to be," Segal said, "and that's in the studio."

Segal, along with his wife Marvi, has lived and worked out of his Chiefland home for about 15 years. He said it helps him stay committed to his craft and sole means of support: painting.

"We make a living because we've been doing it for 40 years," he said.

According to Segal, half of his family's income comes from selling his original art; the other half from selling the prints that his wife makes of the original pieces.

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