Attended Chouinards Art Institute sponsored by Walt Disney Studios and The Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
With 50+ years experience in the graphic design, cartooning, illustration and the fine arts field.
Some Accomplishments:
Honorable Mention • Golden Press
N.Y. Children's Book Illustration
Honorable Mention •
Hartford lnsurance Company
Calendar Art
Special Award • American Airlines
Travel Poster Art
Honorable Mention •
Hallmark Company
Greeting Card Design
Design Award •
County of Orange, CA.
100th Year Exhibit,
State Capital, Sacramento, CA.
Special Award •
Strathmore Paper Company
Greeting Card Design
Designer of Olympic Logo
Orange County. Ca.,
Involvement In the 23rd
Olympiads Summer Games
Design of John Wayne Airport
Commemorative Pin Set
County of Orange, Ca.
Orange County Hall of Fame Logo Design
Freedom Bowl Logo Design
(1992-1995)
Orange County 100 Year Anniversary
Pin Set Design
Designer for Upper Deck Company
Baseball and Hockey Trading Cards
City of Laguna Beach City Hall
Art Show First place winner
Cartoonist originator of “Los Kitos”
hispanic cartoon strip.
Product designer for licensed
MLB, NHL, NFL, USOC, NBA
and NCAA Products
Illustrated Children's book series 'Doolittle'
Sawdust Festival, Laguna Beach, Ca.
Laguna Beach Art Show, Ca.
Contributor to The National Baseball
Hall of Fame Magazine
Member of the National
Cartoonist Society
Taught art at
Eccles Art Center
Ogden, Utah
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