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Professional Summary
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| After working in commercials as key assistant animator with a specialty of "artworking" with pastel and watercolor, I became involved with the design and art direction of many commercials. I have sinced moved into background painting both traditionally and digitally. |
Positions Held
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Art director
visual delopment artist
background design
effects animator
key assistant
background clean-up
digital and traditional background painter
look development artist. |
Clients
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Disney Publications
Jim Henson Co
Disney Toons
Film Roman
Klasky-Csupo
Kurtz& Friends
Hyperion Studio
Acme Filmworks
Wild Brain
Duck Soup Produckions |
Skills
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| Key assistant character and effects, Watercolor, cell vinyl and digital Background Painter,
Art Director, Visual Development Artist |
Computer Software
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| Adobe Photoshop CS, Corel Painter |
Books Published
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Walt Disney Co. - "Tinkering Tink" also
"Art Lessons by Bess"
painted illustrations (character and background). |
Film Credits
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The Simpson Movie
Princess Stories
Lilo and Stitch II
Rugrats in Paris
The Wildthornberry Movie
Rugrats go Wild
1001 Nights |
TV/Video Credits
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| Happily Ever After |
Affiliations
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Member of the Animation Guild
Member of The Creative Talent Network |
Special Achievements
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California Arts Council, "CAC Arts in Education Demonstration Project Grant", 2002
Creative Fellowship, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanties, 1991 and 1993
MFA, University of Colorado, Boulder |
Hobbies
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Drawing
Painting
Bluegrass mandolin |
Last Updated June 6th, 2008
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