My editorial and strip cartoons have appeared in several newspapers over the years. I won 1st Place in Editorial Cartoons for the Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press in 2000. I have been a professional illustrator for almost 12 years. I started my career in journalism. My background has tended to be in the cartoon and comics fields, but I can do photo-realistic pencil and ink illustrations. I was awarded First Place by the Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press for Editorial Cartoons. Children's books are also my specialty (my wife and I have 8 children) and I know what types of images make kids laugh, think, and imagine.