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Cover Letter
Don Flaws Cell: 714-345-2028 http://mindofanartist.blogspot.com/
October 18 , 2006
I am looking to work at a cutting edge studio where I can make the most of my skills and, equally important, develop new skills. I have extensive training in fine arts and this background gives me a solid foundation to build new skill sets upon. I learn very fast and I work very fast. I’ve been doing caricatures for 10 years at theme parks and events and the speed and concentration required to draw 20 full faces per hour has helped me to work faster and more efficiently in other media.
I run my own business booking artists for events and doing freelance work and I get a lot of satisfaction in working for myself but after 6+ years of that I’ve realized I’m not satisfying my artistic goals. I want to tell stories. Although I’ve primarily focused on drawing and painting, I also realize the single image is not the best means to telling a story. I want to be part of creating an entire world. Learning new skills, working as part of a team and finishing any project is satisfying but games add another important aspect, being able to see your work enjoyed by others. I think games are the most immersive and the best storytelling media available.
I take classes at studios and workshops all over So Cal and I teach figure drawing and caricatures. I’ve also been posting current work at: http://mindofanartist.blogspot.com/
I would be happy to demo for you in person.
Sincerely yours, Don Flaws
Resume
Freelance Artist 1995-Present. Clients include Sony, EOM Music, British Petroleum, Bloodline Productions, The American Heart Association, and many others from New York to Florida to California. Concept designs and storyboards and small black and white illustrations to movie posters. Lead Artist, Sea World, San Diego 1996-1997. Managed operations at park locations and maintained professionalism within a group of crazy artists. Supervisor of Caricatures, Knott's Berry Farm 1997-1999. Responsible for training a staff of over 30 artists and creating a motivating environment to meet sales goals. Director/Owner, So Cal Art Studios 1998-Present. A working art studio and event entertainment company. Opened operations at The Block at Orange and The Irvine Spectrum Center. Hire and train artists with varied backgrounds in art. Currently maintain the largest stable of caricature artists in Southern California. Instructor, Orange County Arts 2000-2003 Taught full semester classes in Caricatures and Cartooning, Figure Invention, Figure Anatomy, Single Image Composition, and Life Drawing from live models.
Guest Instructor at Orange Coast College, The Irvine Fine Arts Center and The Art Institute, San Diego.
I continue my own training at Watts Atelier in Encinitas, CA and at regional workshops.
Other Activities: Games, Mountain biking, Reading Comics, Tae kwon-do and Kung-fu, Writing, Photography, Surfing badly
References:
Harold Hamernik Director, Orange County Arts 714-319-2477 Mike Beanan Instructor, Orange Coast College 949-499-6367 Steve Fishwick Regional Manager, Kaman’s Art Shoppe’s 619-787-5215 |
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