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I don't remember a time that I didn't draw. I've been a free-lance, part-time commercial artist and designer for over 20 years; but chose "serious" illustration in 1988, when a ruptured appendix and a brush with death caused me to re-evaluate my goals. I realized my future wasn't as predictable as I thought; and that God has given me a talent He intends to be used for the benefit of others. If there is a "message" to be found in my work, it's because that message is already present in the viewer. I've simply had the joy of capturing it. Click on image to go direct to Marty's web site. Next image is also a sample of Marty Jones' work.
My 'body of work' is fairly eclectic in its nature, and isn't specifically geared toward one type of illustration, nor do I have a particular artistic specialty. My preferred media are graphite and colored pencil; I also use ink, watercolor and acrylic as the need arises. Over the years I have created a large number of wildlife drawings; I also have created a number of portraits. I also create Architectural and Technical illustrations. I teach art classes for children on an irregular basis; I also have created a number of illustrations for local religious ministries. My current long-term ambition is to become an illustrator of Children's Literature.
Dick Bobnick has been a successful illustrator for over thirty years. His versatility in creating dramatic celebrity portrait montages, beautiful figures, action-adventure illustrations and glamour portraiture in a variety of mediums, keeps his work in demand by regional, national and international corporations, advertising agencies, public relations firms and publishers of books and collectibles.
In 1996 Dick was commissioned to create
portraits of the four presidential candidates: Bill Clinton, Bob Dole,
Jack Kemp and Al Gore for historical commemoratives of the 1997
Inaugural. Dick also created the commemorative stamp cache art for U.S.
first day issue stamps honoring Louis Armstrong, Patsy Cline, Hank
Williams, Pete Fountain and Reggie Jackson to name just a few. In 1997
he also designed 6 federal stamps honoring Elvis Presley for several
foreign governments. Another recent commission was an advertising
promotional portrait montage of musical giants Tony Bennett, Natalie
Cole, Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock and K.D. Lang, who were
honored in a Sony sponsored "America Music Honors" T.V. special
teleacast December 28, 1996 nationally. In addition, Dick completed a
series of sports superstar portraits including Kirby Puckett, Rhyne
Sandberg, Jim Kelly and Greg Maddux, for open edition prints. The
Puckett illustration was selected for inclusion in the prestigious
Illustration West 35th Annual Exhibit held in Los Angeles and it is
published in the Show's 1998 Annual.
Peter has over thirty years experience as a commercial artist, specializing in airbrushed murals, illustrations, and
fine art signs. His clients include Disney, Universal Studio Tours, Dell Publishing, Atari, Silicon
Graphics, Buck Owens Productions, Impact Media, Playboy Enterprises, and many others. |
