I
originate from West Tennessee and currently live back at my ancestral home.
The son of a cotton farmer, I was always drawn to comics as a
young boy. I wanted to be Jack Kirby and wanted to draw like
John Byrne.
A little later on I wanted to be John Lennon.. but
let's concentrate on the art shall we?
I studied Commercial Art and
Graphic Design in the mid 1990’s at Lambuth University in
Jackson Tennessee. Falling into the world of art is odd
because I had no real early training, no kind of programs that
really encouraged me to enter into that field.
If anything, my surroundings actually discouraged most
self-expression. The ones that did were labeled eccentrics
and oddballs. My High School banned dancing because it was
the way of the devil, fer corn sakes!
I was determined to be an artist
out of my own free will. I taught myself and was stubborn to
learn it my own way. In fact, most of my childhood troubles
with authority was on account of my drawing.
I have
helped to develop numerous characters, mascots, branding and created sequential storytelling for editors
and clients of small-press run publications. And web comic series...
and much more.
Most recently, I created the art of
the 2008 Muck
Sticky CD, “Muck Sticky is My Friend”. This launched me into
the public's eye as a stoner community artist.
I have created many designs, CD designs, posters, publications,
plenty of web art for clients like Muck Sticky, Chief Greenbud,
Henry Hemp, Cannabis Planet, SpliffTube.com, Time 4 Hemp, Producer
Melissa Balin of Brookturn Studios and on and on…
I
am always on the look out for interesting and challenging projects.
Check my galleries
for sample pages, self-published works and work for higher
projects
are in the current ‘well’ of work these days.
To see what I’m doing right
now, visit my artist
blog.
Thanks
and enjoy my art!
TuckerMike
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