Since I was a child I\'ve drawn on any scrap of paper I could get a hold of. When I went to San J... more
Since I was a child I\'ve drawn on any scrap of paper I could get a hold of. When I went to San Jose State University, my college paintings were heavily influenced by the humorous illustrations of Peter De Seve, an illustrator for the New Yorker magazine, and the 1930s muralists, Thomas Hart Benton and Diego Rivera. I graduated with a degree in Illustration.
Since my graduation, I\'ve illustrated 3 books: Two Moms the Zark and Me by Johnny Valentine in 1993; Night Travelers by Sue Hill in 1994; and Cherubic Children\'s New Classic Story Book Volume 2 for Cherubic Press in 1998. I\'ve painted murals for Lester Shields Elementary School in San Jose, the Berryessa branch of the San Jose Public Library, and the Sunnyvale Public Library. Recently I\'ve had artwork published in Tikkun Magazine, Palo Alto Daily News and Z Magazine, I also will have my cartoons regularly published in the Tri-City Voice, a weekly newspaper that covers the Fremont, Milpitas, and Union City areas in California. To look at those cartoons, go to http://www.tricityvoice.com/archive.php and turn to the crossword puzzle page.
When I\'m not drawing or watching reality shows with my wife, I contribute to Crossleft, a progressive Christian website, and Everyday Citizen, another progressive site. I\'m currently a member of Gallery Saratoga, a co-op gallery in Saratoga, California. You could look at my Gallery Saratoga profile at http://www.gallerysaratoga.com/artists/Lopez/index.html.
