RON SANDERS
( 1966 -- )

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EDUCATION: The Columbus College of Art & Design - Columbus, Ohio.
BFA in Illustration with minors in advertising, photography and fine art.
Graduated with honors - December 1989.

WORK HISTORY: Includes graphic design, photomechanical typesetting, shooting and developing film and stripping up full color and spot color designs in negatives.
Typesetting and graphic design on Mac based systems.
Limited Edition prints, Fine Art, Portrait commissions, and numerous Illustration jobs for everything from calendars and posters, to advertising and promotion, to publishing, newspapers, and the entertainment industry. Architectural Design for custom homes. Murals for homes and stage set design for theatre.

ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS INCLUDE: Doubleday Book Club, Chase Manhattan Bank, AT&T, The National Guard, North American Van Lines, The Columbus Clippers Minor League Baseball Team, Renaissance Publishers, Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co., Spike TV, Harcourt Publishers, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, The Fort Wayne News Sentinel, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, and The Times of Hammond.

WORKING STYLES INCLUDE:

1.) REALISM
This work is done primarily in oils, though I have also done work in watercolor and acrylic.

a) History Paintings - Generally focus on the human story, but may also focus on architecture, costuming, and instruments of daily life, as well as purely decorative elements for page design.

b) Romantic Realism - May include women and children, family, nostalgia, or fantastic and heroic themes.

c) Portraiture - Realistically rendered celebrity likenesses for entertainment and editorial applications.

2.) STYLIZED

a) Cartoon - Growing out of newspaper Features illustration, the predominant application is shown under "Comic Kids."

b) Caricature - Also from newspaper employment, Caricatures depict celebrities for papers' Features/Entertainment sections. However, they have also found their way into illustrations for general features articles where a humorous approach is desired.

3): MISC.

In a regional market, where versatility is encouraged, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of other styles and mediums, both realistic and stylized. Samples of these are shown in the Misc. section and can be produced for clients who may find them applicable.