This fella started pixeling at age 14.  He liked video games and creating things and so voila, he combined the two ideas and there ya go.  His first pixel art was creating over 1000 25x25 sprite characters for a board, yes board game he wanted to make, but of course they were very crappy and he has gotten much better since.  Now he is trying to learn the techniques of creating detailed, rich, lush, and beautiful art (lighting angles, reflective light sources, materials and how they reflect light, and forms) so he can hone his pixel mastery.