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Painting by CeeJay,Model by me! (daughter
Kristen)
Face & Body Art Convention Orlando Fl.
June 2004
Welcome to my airbrush face
and body art web site. As you can see from all of my photos , I’m
one of the lucky people who get to play for a living. I started face painting
back in 1989 and around 10 years ago switched from the traditional method
of hand painting to the airbrush . Having never had any formal art training,
I still wonder why I thought I could do this. But my passion for painting
overcame my inabilities and off I went. Back then, there were almost no
books or videos on airbrush face and body painting available so thru
trial and error I taught myself the very basics and booked a job within
a week of receiving my equipment. I haven’t stopped since.
I worked with Dina Ousley and
George Lampman from Dinair and was lucky enough to have them as my mentors
back in those early days. Within a couple of years Dinair hired me to demonstrate
and sell in Chicago and Las Vegas along with several other trade
shows and classes. I attended a Dinair seminar in New York City learning
and helping to train many talented Broadway make-up artists.
Several years later I came
into contact with Eric Coffman and John Mazur, co-owners of Graftobian
Theatrical Make-up Company. Their desire to produce a superior airbrush
make-up coupled with my experience and expertise resulted in a new line
of Airbrush Make-up that has taken the market by storm! As a Graftobian
Sales Rep and their Creative Consultant I have traveled all over the country
and England, presenting this wonderful new line of make-up. For the past
several years I have been a guest Speaker at the Chicago Transworld Show
and demonstrated again at Transworld in Las Vegas, the IAAPA tradeshows,
Face Painting International Conventions, Haunt.Com convention, and numerous
other events for Graftobian.
In 2003,
Graftobian
and I produced a 2 hour 20 minute video on the “How-to’s of airbrush face
and body art! The entire video was filmed in such a manner that anyone
could watch and learn with little or no other prior airbrush experience.
Its comprehensive instruction for beginners also includes more advanced
sections on glamour & horror make-up, tattoos, full faces and many
tips for special effects along with an entire equipment maintenance overview.
The Video is available on my
Products page.
For those wanting more personal
training, I also instruct a 1 or 2 day seminar. This is a hands on
learning experience that covers face and body art from A to Z. Call for
more details and to book classes from 1 to 6 people.Your place or mine!
Having always enjoyed teaching
and sharing my enthusiasm for this art form, it was only natural
to begin writing articles about airbrushing when my friend Marcella Murad
began publishing Face Painting International Magazine ( Now
called Face & Body Art International Magazine). As editor
of the Airbrush Section, I also began helping Marcella with the Face
Painting International Convention heading up the airbrush classes. This
convention is an excellent resource for face painters of all venues and
airbrushing has it's own department with many other well known artist
teaching and sharing.
I have listed below a few of
the wonderful places I have been invited to paint at. If you are looking
for fun and professional work for your evcnt please email me for a quote References available upon
request.
Happy Painting and feel free to email
me
any questions you may have!
Painting Resume:
Official Fairvilla Body Painter, Fantasy Fest, Key West
Florida, 2003,04,05,06
Fantasy Fest, Key West, 2000, 2001, 2002
Atlantis Resort, Grand Bahamas
North Carolina RV and Travel Shows, past 10 years
Daytona Beach Easter Surfing Competition
Jimmy Buffet, Tina Turner, Tim McGraw Concerts-
Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh NC
Daytona Speedway- Pepsi & Jeff Gordan
Homestead Speedway - Ford Motor Company
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the state of Florida and also available to travel worldwide!
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