A life long New Yorker, Milt began painting while growing up in the Bronx. After school he would travel to the Brooklyn Museum to take art classes. He attended the High School of Music & Art, renowned for its rigorous training. Graduating with honors he was awarded a scholarship to Pratt Institute, earning a degree in industrial design.

Following a career directing his design consultancy, Milt returned to a lifelong passion, the visual arts, focusing on Plein Air watercolor painting. There is no medium that offers more spontaneity and directness of expression than watercolor, as well as being one of the most challenging to master. Travelling often, he paints whenever away from New York, whether in Miami's sunshine or along the Seine on a cloudy day in Paris.