

RESUME
A freelance illustrator and graphic designer currently living in Washington State, USA, specializing in children's book illustration and also portraiture based on music and entertainment themes, fantasy, floral and landscape images. His work is a combination of acrylic paints or line drawing and digital techniques. He has worked in the illustration/graphic design field for over 20 years and is proficient in both traditional and electronic media.
WORK HISTORY
FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER
1999-present
GRAPHIC DESIGNER / ILLUSTRATOR
SARA NELSON DESIGN LTD. - Pasco, WA
1987-1998
GENERAL MANAGER, ART DIRECTOR
CIRCLE ENTERPRISES, INC. - Prosser, WA
1987-1991
SEMI-REGULAR FREELANCE ARTIST
JK ADVERTISING - Portland, OR
1986-1987
FULL TIME FREELANCE ARTIST
KOSYDAR ADVERTISING - Portland, OR
1984-1986
GRAPHIC DESIGNER / ILLUSTRATOR
MCINTIRE DESIGN STUDIO - Portland, OR
AWARDS
2008 Spokane Regional Marcom Association
Spark Awards, Gold Award: (Farm Boy 2, Wine Label)
2008 Yakima Ad Federation Chinook Advertising
Awards, Gold Award: (Farm Boy 2, Wine Label)
2007 Northwest Addy Awards, AAF District
XI: (Farm Boy 1, Wine Label)
2007 Spokane Regional Marcom Association Spark Awards, Award of Excellence:
(Farm Boy 1, Wine Label)
2007 Yakima Ad Federation Chinook Advertising Awards, Judges Choice and Gold
Award: (Farm Boy 1, Wine Label)
2003 Yakima Ad Federation Chinook Advertising Awards, Award of Excellence and Best of Show Nominee: (Academy of Children's Theatre, set of four posters)
2001 Yakima Ad Federation Chinook Advertising Awards, Award of Merit: (Generation Us, poster)
EDUCATION
1981-1985 Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Illustration
1979-1981 Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham, OR
Major: Commercial Art
COMPUTER SKILLS (PC & MAC)
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
Macromedia Freehand
Microsoft Works & Word
Member of the Graphic Artist's Guild