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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Graphic Design/Painter |
| Location | Silverton, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I was born several years ago in Michigan to humble parents. My father was a printer and my mother a homemaker who could do wonderful things with cabbage. I had no intention of following my father’s footsteps, so I got involved in the arts. After high school I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where they thought I’d be a great missile technician. In my free time I’d paint portraits of other guys’ girlfriends. The Air Force reassessed my interests and made me an Illustrator. I finished my tour of duty in South Korea where I bought my first camera and hung up my brushes to follow the crisp landscape photography of Ansel Adams. I’ve worked for the State of Oregon twice as a Graphic Artist, two newspapers in advertising, and a couple of design firms before launching Kassell Concepts, a graphic design and commercial photography studio in 1976. I enjoy cartooning because humor often drives home a point. I still enjoy photography because it’s taken me places I’d never have seen. Then in December 2007 I bought some canvases, a few brushes and some oil paints. Now with my wife Julia’s blessing, I paint, paint, paint — in my very limited time. |
| Interests | Humorous Illustration, traditional painting, photography, video |
| Favorite Movies | City Slickers, Spencer's Mountain, Return to Me |
| Favorite Music | Eva Cassidy, Julie Hoy, Neil Diamond, Early Beatles |
| Favorite Books | Men and Angels |