seamas
06-19-2006, 02:25 AM
Hello all,
I've been a member here for about a month, but have yet to introduce myself.
Background: Mostly "Fine Art", graduated college with a BFA in Painting, after that, did a lot of stuff most Painting majors do: work real crappy jobs, talk a lot about art, paint, occasional gallery show, drink, etc.
I did end up doing some production work with some comics companies, sold art supplies and worked as a consultant at a gallery.
One of the better gigs was working with a college buddy designing some fairly high-end (white tablecloth) hotel-based restaurants - a cool gig where we worked on site in several states, painting murals, making sculptures and basically making "it" happen. Cool work when we could get it, but not as steady as I would like.
So, around 2000A.D. my wife and I got a computer for a wedding present, and I went ahead and learned a thing or two about graphic design, and the requisite (print) programs.
The computer part - and the programs were fairly easy to learn (I somehow thing knowledge of fine-art printing and carpentry helped me out here - I am big on learning "art process").
The learning curve on the Graphic Design paradigm was relatively smooth too, but at that time the job market was thinning fairly rapidly.
Anyway, for the last 4 years I have been working for a Health Club management company - one that owns and operated 5 Health Clubs in NYS and CT.
I cover a wide range of tasks, flyers, forms, posters, brochures, annual catalogs, photography, etc, etc.
I'm now looking at other opportunities closer to home (I live in Queens, work in Westchester - so 50 minute commute- yuck), or the occasional freelance gig.
Anyway, here is a link to my site (web design is definitely not my forte), but I'm planning on redesigning the layout and perhaps the navigation..
http://home.earthlink.net/~jfetherston/
Other info: I am the father of an extraordinary 19 month old boy, and am looking forward to another child this December.
I am an avid guitar player, and have a passion for all things aesthetic, especially music and art. I love traveling, touring museums, arboretums, gardens, woods and sites of interest and history. I am also very fond of beer and pubs - I love a good bar. Also very fond of comedy films.
One of my more recent projects is to re-engage the "pencil and brush to paper and canvas" skills that I have thoroughly neglected since learning the computer.
I'm planning on attending some drawing/modeling sessions, or perhaps taking a class at the Arts Student League, just to regain the practice.
I hope I was not too long winded.
ciao
I've been a member here for about a month, but have yet to introduce myself.
Background: Mostly "Fine Art", graduated college with a BFA in Painting, after that, did a lot of stuff most Painting majors do: work real crappy jobs, talk a lot about art, paint, occasional gallery show, drink, etc.
I did end up doing some production work with some comics companies, sold art supplies and worked as a consultant at a gallery.
One of the better gigs was working with a college buddy designing some fairly high-end (white tablecloth) hotel-based restaurants - a cool gig where we worked on site in several states, painting murals, making sculptures and basically making "it" happen. Cool work when we could get it, but not as steady as I would like.
So, around 2000A.D. my wife and I got a computer for a wedding present, and I went ahead and learned a thing or two about graphic design, and the requisite (print) programs.
The computer part - and the programs were fairly easy to learn (I somehow thing knowledge of fine-art printing and carpentry helped me out here - I am big on learning "art process").
The learning curve on the Graphic Design paradigm was relatively smooth too, but at that time the job market was thinning fairly rapidly.
Anyway, for the last 4 years I have been working for a Health Club management company - one that owns and operated 5 Health Clubs in NYS and CT.
I cover a wide range of tasks, flyers, forms, posters, brochures, annual catalogs, photography, etc, etc.
I'm now looking at other opportunities closer to home (I live in Queens, work in Westchester - so 50 minute commute- yuck), or the occasional freelance gig.
Anyway, here is a link to my site (web design is definitely not my forte), but I'm planning on redesigning the layout and perhaps the navigation..
http://home.earthlink.net/~jfetherston/
Other info: I am the father of an extraordinary 19 month old boy, and am looking forward to another child this December.
I am an avid guitar player, and have a passion for all things aesthetic, especially music and art. I love traveling, touring museums, arboretums, gardens, woods and sites of interest and history. I am also very fond of beer and pubs - I love a good bar. Also very fond of comedy films.
One of my more recent projects is to re-engage the "pencil and brush to paper and canvas" skills that I have thoroughly neglected since learning the computer.
I'm planning on attending some drawing/modeling sessions, or perhaps taking a class at the Arts Student League, just to regain the practice.
I hope I was not too long winded.
ciao