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BIO
EDUCATOR
I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE IN ART EDUCATION FROM BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE. I CURRENTLY TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL ART AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN WESTERN NEW YORK. I HAVE ALSO COACHED WRESTLING AND FOOTBALL. I LOVE THAT I GET TO TEACH YOUNG STUDENTS HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY AND SEE THEM GROW . MOST IMPORTANTLY I AM A PROUD HUSBAND AND FATHER OF 2 AMAZING BOYS.
DEGREES
BACHELORS DEGREE IN ART EDUCATION, BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE 2002
MASTERS DEGREE IN ART EDUCATION, BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE, 2007
PORTRAIT
COMMISSIONS
I SPECIALIZE IN PORTRAITURE. MY MEDIUM OF CHOICE IS PASTEL AND CHARCOAL DRAWING. I ALSO ENJOY PEN AND INK DRAWING. PET PORTRAITS ARE MY MOST REQUESTED AND FAVORITE TYPE OF COMMISSION. I HAVE ALSO DONE HUMAN PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS AS WELL AS CUSTOM REQUESTS . MY OWN WORK IS ECLECTIC, I LIKE TO CREATE CHARACTERS AND SCENARIOS WHERE THE FIGURES ARE JUXTAPOSED IN THE COMPOSITION. MY PRIMARY INFLUENCES ARE FILM NOIR, TATTOO DESIGNS, COMIC BOOKS, ARTISTS: PACO POMET, ROBERT LONGO, JOSEPH PICCILLO, LEON GOLUB, RAYMOND PETTIBON, MAURIZIO CATTELAN, KATHE KOLLWITZ, GERHARD RICHTER, DAVID SALLE, VLADIMIR DUBOSSARSKY & ALEXANDER VINOGRADOV AND NEO RAUCH.
MEDIUMS
PASTEL
INK
ACRYLIC PAINT
CHARCOAL
GRAPHITE
OIL PAINT
MIXED MEDIA
BLOCK PRINTING
DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION
MY DESIGN BACKGROUND HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE LOGOS FOR BUSINESSES, TEAMS AND GROUPS. I HAVE DONE ILLUSTRATION WORK AS WELL. IN 2012 I ILLUSTRATED A SUCCESSFUL CHILDRENS BOOK THAT USES STORY TO TEACH YOUNG CHILDREN TO READ. THE BOOK IS CALLED "SYDNEY BUNNY LEARNS TO TIE" WRITTEN BY DEBROAH SCHNELL ISBN-13: 978-1770677395. YOU CAN FIND IT ON AMAZON.COM.
DESIGN/ILLUSTRATION SKILLS
DRAWING
PAINTING
PHOTOSHOP
PEN & INK
WATERCOLOR
COLLAGE
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