Atlanta, Georgia was the birthplace and home of Steve Childs in his early years. He began his artistic training at the California College of Arts and Crafts, and later received his Bachelor of Visual Arts degree from Georgia State University. Childs has favored portrait painting for much of his career, and he has reproduced hundreds of faces, some famous, in oils and watercolours. Among the over one-hundred portraits that Childs has painted, are names such as Bing Crosby, and Dolph von Arx, past President and CEO of Planters Lifesavers.
Childs currently focuses on both portraiture and still life painting.
Childs has spent the past decade focusing on commissioned assignments, and currently resides in North Carolina.