I am a visual artist, designer, visionary, and curator residing in Chicago, Illinois. I have created numerous photo realistic portraits for clients over 20 years. From portraiture to colorful illustration and conceptualization of characters, campaigns, branding and more - I have a wide range of skillsets that can be utilized. Studying Industrial Design in college, I am also skilled in construction and product design, from woodworking, fabrication, and graphic design - I have an array of skillsets that anyone could find beneficial to their business. Design Studio Assistant, Zing How Design 2019-current (Freelance) Owner/Curator, CROMEcreate Curating creative events including workshops, pop up exhibits, live artists and musical acts, raffles, prizes and more gaining partnerships with businesses leading to sponsorships. 2014 - present Owner/Curator, CROMEgallery 2013-2017

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I am a visual artist, designer, visionary, and curator residing in Chicago, Illinois. I have created numerous photo realistic portraits for clients over 20 years. From portraiture to colorful illustration and conceptualization of characters, campaigns, branding and more - I have a wide range of skillsets that can be utilized. Studying Industrial Design in college, I am also skilled in construction and product design, from woodworking, fabrication, and graphic design - I have an array of skillsets that anyone could find beneficial to their business. Design Studio Assistant, Zing How Design 2019-current (Freelance) Owner/Curator, CROMEcreate Curating creative events including workshops, pop up exhibits, live artists and musical acts, raffles, prizes and more gaining partnerships with businesses leading to sponsorships. 2014 - present Owner/Curator, CROMEgallery 2013-2017

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I am a visual artist, designer, visionary, and curator residing in Chicago, Illinois.

I have created numerous photo realistic portraits for clients over 20 years.

From portraiture to colorful illustration and conceptualization of characters, campaigns, branding and more - I have a wide range of skillsets that can be utilized.

Studying Industrial Design in college, I am also skilled in construction and product design, from woodworking, fabrication, and graphic design - I have an array of skillsets that anyone could find beneficial to their business.

Design Studio Assistant, Zing How Design
2019-current (Freelance)

Owner/Curator, CROMEcreate
Curating creative events including workshops, pop up exhibits, live artists and musical acts, raffles, prizes and more gaining partnerships with businesses leading to sponsorships.
2014 - present

Owner/Curator, CROMEgallery
2013-2017

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Skills

Po
Portrait
Wa
Watercolour Illustration
Ac
Acrylic Illustration
Ch
Character Design
Pe
Pen and Ink Illustration
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Experience Level

Portrait
Expert
Watercolour Illustration
Expert
Acrylic Illustration
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Pen and Ink Illustration
Intermediate
Pencil Illustration
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Education

Industrial Design at Cleveland Institute of Art
August 1, 1998 - August 1, 2021
I studied Industrial Design, Graphic Design, & Illustration.

Qualifications

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    uniE621 Elderly Watercolor Portrait
    Privately commissioned quick portrait study using watercolors. 6" x 8" 2014 portraiture portrait watercolor illustration
    uniE621 Watercolor + Acrylic Ink Portrait
    Commissioned quick portrait strudy using acrylic inks + watercolor. 6" x 8" 2014 portraiture portrait illustration watercolor ink
    uniE621 Wedding Portrait
    Created for my cousin's wedding gift, but was only able to give to wife at his funeral. He died a week after they got married from Stage 4 Cancer. Acrylic Paint on wood 18" x 22" 2014 portrait portraiture illustration
    uniE621 Self Portrait - 2019
    Self Portrait study with Conte Crayons on textured & toned rag paper with deckled edges. 8" x 8" 2019 portrait portraiture selfportrait contecrayon
    uniE621 Birthday Portrait
    Privately commissioned child portrait created only with acrylic markers & black fine liner ink on a 10" x 10" piece of wood. 10" x 10" 2018 portrait portraiture childportrait photorealism illustration
    uniE621 Newborn Portrait
    Privately commissioned photo realistic portrait, created on a 4" x 6" piece of wood only using acrylic paint markers, I was able to captuer the essence of this newborn. 4" x 6" 2018 newbornportrait portraiture portrait newborn illustration
    uniE621 Cat Portrait II
    Second commissioned portrait from same client, using colored pencils + white acryclic marker on toned paper. 8" x 10" 2023 portrait portraiture traditionalart illustration coloredpencilportrait coloredpencil photorealism
    uniE621 Colored Pencil Cat Portrait
    Commissioned pet portrait on toned paper with colored pencils and white acrylic marker. 8" x 10" 2023 portrait portraiture photorealism coloredpencil illustration
    uniE621 Sue
    Custom pet portrait using Acrylic Markers, Paint, and Inks on canvas claybord. 8" x 10" 2021 portraiture portrait artist traditionalart dog photorealism
    uniE621 Deftones Mark
    Personal commission for photo realistic portraiture on birchwood using Acrylic Marker, Acrylic Inks, Black Fineliner Ink, and Spray Paint. portrait portraiture photorealism
    uniE621 Chicago Kicks
    Photo Realistic Portrait using Acrylic Markers, Inks, and black fine liner ink on cradled birch wood. 11" x 14" 2022 portrait portraiture acrylic