ZAP! Productions - Modern Art
I am an artist living and working in Santa Cruz, Ca. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation at Cogswell University of Silicon Valley, and a Associate of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Drawing, with Honors from Cabrillo College.
I bring over 20 years of professional experience in the design industry to work on every art project. My training within two top design studios allows me to further develop my creative skills, and my innovative, thoughtful, and relevant designs are in high demand.
I have been an artist my entire life, beginning from a very young age and my drawings were displayed throughout my family's home. My free hand drawing, sketching, cartooning and painting skills are among the finest, allowing me to create unique and beautiful pieces. I am compelled and find it necessary to express movement and action, influenced in part by watching cartoons and animated movies. My finished works appear to be dancing.
Although my work embodies the extremes of either abstract, or realism, some of the artists who I admire include: Salvador Dali, Yves Tanguy, Maxfield Parrish, Edmund Leighton, Adolphe-William Bouguereau, Vincent Van Gogh, Norman Rockwell and Jackson Pollock.
Collectors appreciate my ability to successfully translate my vision into a striking and memorable piece. When being commissioned for a new piece, my approachable style in communicating with collectors has helped immeasurably in meeting their artistic, or commercial design needs. My collectors also benefit from his innate business sense as my works to deadline and within budget constraints.
My artworks have been purchased for private collections in the U.S. I am immersed in the arts community through gallery shows and art festivals.
Education
1996 - 1999
Cogswell University of Silicon Valley, San Jose, Ca.
1997 - 1999
DeAnza College, Cupertino, Ca.
1989 - 1991
Cabrillo College, Aptos, Ca.
Awards
2019
2 First Place and Second Place, Fine Arts Department, Watsonville, Ca.
2018
First Place and Second Place, Fine Arts Department, Watsonville, Ca.
2017
First Place and Second Place, Fine Arts Department, Watsonville, Ca.
2016
2 First Place and Second Place, Fine Arts Department, Watsonville, Ca.
Published Illustrations
2018
The Animals Around Us
1998
Nature's Path to Supreme Health
1987
Lori Lee Landy's Eggers
Articles
Appearing as a Featured Artist on the home page of the Visual Arts Network
Interviewed for LocalSantaCruz.com and now appearing as a Featured Artist.
Exhibitions
Group
2021
Visual Arts Network Tri-Gallery Exhibition
2021
Westlake Elementary School Auction
2016 -
2019
Santa Cruz County Fair
Solo
1992
Set of Nine, 10' x 6' complete Window Paintings for Halloween Headquarters in Santa Cruz, Ca.
Galleries
2021
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R. Blitzer Gallery, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Saatchi Art
Fine Art America
Vida Design Studio
500px
Society 6
Etsy
Displate