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Imagine what it would be like to walk into a commercial art studio in Detroit in 1981 without any formal training as an illustrator and ask for a job and you will have a pretty good idea of how my career as a professional illustrator began. As a graduate with a BFA from a small liberal arts college I knew that I had to find a way to make a living by drawing. Getting a job in a studio gave me a chance to learn from some of the best talent in the country. I always planned to return to fine arts, but after 28 years I am still in "the business" and still finding ways to get paid to draw and paint. Read Less

As a long time professional illustrator, artist, and instructor, I still believe that the most powerful tool for image making is the simple pencil, pen, or brush. In an era of fantastic advances in digital arts with the power to create new worlds of amazing realism, the pencil drawing remains an exquisitely elegant tool for expressing thoughts and ideas. With this in mind, I view it as a personal mission as an instructor to encourage students to draw their ideas first, before developing concepts within a software program. Read Less