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About Me

Quick Bio

Born and raised on Maryland’s beautiful Eastern Shore to artistic parents. My Dad was a Civil Engineer by day, and a master watercolor painter and sign-painter by night. Before college, I was a composites fabricator developing advanced defense aircraft. In 1998, I graduated from Art Center College of Design with a B.S. in Transportation Design. I have lived in the Detroit area since 1999 designing automotive interiors for OEMs around the world. Over the last ten years, I have not done much personal art, but the HAMB and Motorburg have helped re-ignite my passion for my own creativity. I thank the organizers and moderators for such a wonderful site and I hope that I can be of some help to the members here from time to time,

Tools of the Trade

Pencil, Pen, Chisel-point, Prismacolor, Markers, Gouache, Acrylic, Clay, Photoshop and I’m trying to learn Illustrator and Alias 14. Two years ago, I built my own dual-core PC with a Nvidia Quadro FX 3700 with two (dual-view setup) 22″ Dell monitors and a single 15″ Samsung monitor/tv to distract me from my work. I use a 9″X12″ Wacom stylus and I’m considering a Cintiq but their 21″ is $2000 clams-Ouch! On the paint side, I use Winsor-Newton gouache exclusively on heavy cold-press board; I’m experimenting with acrylics and I’m open to suggestions as to who makes the best.

Influences and Inspiration

Harry Bradley, Strother MacMinn, Dave Holls, Alan Leamy, Figoni&Falaschi, Jacques Saoutchik, Ed Newton, Ed Roth, Thom Taylor, Steve Stanford, Chip Foose, Jeff Norwell, Keven Carter, Bernie Fuchs, Walter Gotschke, Tom Fritz, Frederic Remington, Camillo Pardo, Ken Dallison, Dexter Brown, George Bartell, John Francis Marsh, William Motta, Dennis Brown, all of my great instructors at Art Center, my Dad and Nature.

Website

Working on it throughout 2010, I hope to publish it later this year.

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  • Mark Weaver and Paul J. Gulley are now friends   6 months, 1 week ago

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  • Mark Weaver wrote on their own wire:   6 months, 2 weeks ago

    Thanks to all of the HAMB members who suggested I join up here. I have been lurking since Christmas and I am really impressed with what this community is and what it can become. I just hope I can be of some help to the members here from time to time.

  • Mark Weaver updated the ”About Me” information on their profile   6 months, 2 weeks ago

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  • Thanks to all of the HAMB members who suggested I join up here. I have been lurking since Christmas and I am really impressed with what this community is and what it can become. I just hope I can be of some help to the members here from time to time.

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