CLASSIC CREATURES!

I GREW UP IN THE LATE FIFTIES AND EARLY SIXTIES. I AM A PROFESIONAL ARTIST AND ANIMATOR. WHILE GROWING UP IN MANY SMALL TOWNS IN TENNESSEE, I WATCHED A LOT OF TELEVISION. MY EARLIEST RECOLECTION IS WATCHING ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTIEN IN 1958 ON THE EARLY SHOW.OUR LOCAL TV STATION CHANEL 10. I STARTED DRAWING VERY EARLY, AND BY THE AGE OF 13 I HAD QUIT SCHOOL AND BECAME A PROFESSIONAL PORTRAIT PAINTER. I WORKED FOR THE LARGEST ADVERTISING AGENCY IN EAST TENNESSEE. DOING ILLUSTRATIONS FOR COKE, MAGNAVOX, PHILCO AND MANY CAR DEALERS AND BANKS.WHEN I WENT TO ART SCHOOL IN FLORIDA I WAS REBORN AS AN ARTIST AT THE RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART. I GRADUATED WITH HONORS, AND A DEGREE IN BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION. I WENT ON TO THE WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD FOR SPECIAL TRAINING IN THE ANIMATOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.I STUDIED WITH THE LAST OF THE NINE OLD MEN,FRANK THOMAS OLLIE JOHNSTON, WARD KIMBLE, AND THE GREAT LAYOUT MAN KEN OCONNER. I LEFT DISNEY AFTER COMPLETING WORK ON BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. MY CHARACTER WAS LUMIERE THE CANDLE. I HAVE BEEN PAINTING IN OILS AND ACRYLICS FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS. SO HERE I AM PAINTING MY FAVORITE SUBJECT, MONSTERS, AND LOVELY YOUNG LADIES.