Complex sentence: Bostelle attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts briefly, but was primarily self-taught.He early met Horace Pippin, the African-Amerian folk artist, and did the only portrait of Pippin from the life.
Split into simpler sentences: Bostelle attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts briefly, but was primarily self-taught. Early on in his career he met Horace Pippin, the African-Amerian folk artist, and did the only portrait of Pippin from the life.