Oliva, M.

For Mirta Oliva, book author/illustrator, painting and writing had always been her passion; however, all artistic endeavors were put in abeyance for a long career in banking. The latter was followed by another dream, the opening of her own store "Antiques are Forever," now inactive. At this point, painting was resumed and expanded from realistic to abstract to comic and anything in between. To complement her paintings, Oliva began writing books, fully illustrated by her. Her published works include a children's book, a novel, and contributions to third party anthologies. Other books are in pro...