Yes, it's true. In this day of fancy Wacom tablets I still cling to my mouse to make art! I don't know if that is something to be proud of-but it's how I get work done. I use non-repo blue pencils to draw-a trick that I picked up from working with animators. Then, I sit down in front of my iMac, fire up Photoshop to make the sketches all pretty. I get things rolling every morning with a gigante cinnamon latte. My feline supervisors, Haggis & Hamish, settle in around my computer desk to keep me company.
Some "just for fun" notes-
grew up: Columbus, OH
grown up: near Seattle, WA
daydream about: Lakeside, MT
family: Mike and kitties and my great parents!
Favorite illustrator (way back): NC Wyeth
Favorite illustrator (now): Holly Hobbie, her characters Toot & Puddle make me smile.
Listen: Talk Radio, Sinatra, Ray Charles, 1980's music
Read: any book written by Bill Bryson, books about The American Revolution and the Founding Fathers.
Watch: Stormchasers on Discovery Channel, any show with Gordon Ramsey in it, Ghost Hunters, Top Chef and Diners Drive-ins and Dives.
Likes: Conn's potato chips from Zanesville, OH, Pepsi and road trips to Montana...
Also like: the ability to keep my portfolio site updated more often! I use Open-Pad, a great tool for us non-techy types. So check back for new art (added as soon as I can; some artwork won't be available to show until 2010!) and other news on my "About" page.
Thanks for stopping by!
-Leslie
I have a BFA from The Columbus College of Art & Design (Columbus, Ohio) where I majored in Illustration. After several years working as a background painter in the children's edu-tainment area of the videogame industry- I am very happy to be a full time illlustrator now!
Some "just for fun" notes-
grew up: Columbus, OH
grown up: near Seattle, WA
daydream about: Lakeside, MT
family: Mike and kitties and my great parents!
Favorite illustrator (way back): NC Wyeth
Favorite illustrator (now): Holly Hobbie, her characters Toot & Puddle make me smile.
Listen: Talk Radio, Sinatra, Ray Charles, 1980's music
Read: any book written by Bill Bryson, books about The American Revolution and the Founding Fathers.
Watch: Stormchasers on Discovery Channel, any show with Gordon Ramsey in it, Ghost Hunters, Top Chef and Diners Drive-ins and Dives.
Likes: Conn's potato chips from Zanesville, OH, Pepsi and road trips to Montana...
Also like: the ability to keep my portfolio site updated more often! I use Open-Pad, a great tool for us non-techy types. So check back for new art (added as soon as I can; some artwork won't be available to show until 2010!) and other news on my "About" page.
Thanks for stopping by!
-Leslie
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* Benchmark Education
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* Lifeway Christian
* Oxford University Press
* Pearson Education
* Scott Foresman
* Houghton-Mifflin
* Lad Magazine
* Puzzle-Buzz
* Venture Products, Inc.
* SoftPlay, Inc.
* Bill Smith Studio
* Brain Worx Studio
* Standard Publishing
* Marimba Books
* Benchmark Education
* LinguiSystems
* Lifeway Christian
* Oxford University Press
* Pearson Education
* Scott Foresman
* Houghton-Mifflin
* Lad Magazine
* Puzzle-Buzz
* Venture Products, Inc.
* SoftPlay, Inc.
* Bill Smith Studio
* Brain Worx Studio
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