Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

E-mail: t_aymar@hotmail.com

QUALIFICATIONS

I am a creative and resourceful individual.

I have pursued a lifelong interest in the arts, and I have an extensive knowledge of art history, including both fine and commercial art. I've worked in different media, from canvas to computers. I also have a strong sense of aesthetics, design, and color, and I've always had interest in all visual forms of communication, including films, posters, and classic illustration.

I've had a consistent pattern of high marks in school, and I've always been curious, as well as a fast learner. I've also retained the knowledge and experience that comes with years of creative endeavors. I've done photography, portraits, web design, and freelance illustration. I have commissioned works hanging in over fifty homes including painted and drawn portraits, as well as abstract works.

WORK HISTORY

I have recently (as of 2004) completed writing and illustrating two freelance projects for Desbrow and Associates, an award-winning local media and public relations firm.

The work I did helped the firm win an international creativity award. My design for the firm is featured in the Creativity 34 annual, published by HarperCollins.

EDUCATION

1983-1987 Langley High School, Pittsburgh Scholars Program

I graduated thirteenth in my class, with honors, with a grade point average of 3.8. I took four years of art in what was normally a two year elective, due to the faculty's recognition of my talents. I received the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement, as well as several certificates of merit and scholarship. I also received the Pittsburgh Public Schools Certificate of Artistic Recognition for contribution to visual arts.

1989-1993 Community College of Allegheny County

I was consistently on the Dean's List for each semester, and in 1993 I received my Associate Degree in Science in Fine Arts. My grade point average was 3.67. I received high marks in Drawing, Painting, Color Theory, Visual Communications, Photography, Sculpture, and Two and Three Dimensional Design, as well as in my academic classes. I showed artwork in several student exhibits, garnering praise for my works.

In 1999 I returned to Community College and completed courses in Digital Imaging, Computer Graphics, and Web Design.

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES

Drawing, painting, reading, writing, guitar playing, and surfing the Internet. I also collect fine art prints and old comic books and paperbacks, and I enjoy the music of the Beatles.

COMPUTER SKILLS

· Adobe Illustrator 11, Adobe Photoshop 8, Paint Shop Pro 7

· Adobe PageMaker 6.5, Adobe GoLive 5, Adobe ImageReady, Namo Web Editor 4

· Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer 6.0, HTML

· I have spent four years experimenting with fonts, layouts and raster and vector imagery. In the Spring 2000 CCAC student art show, I won a blue ribbon for one of my digital prints, and in the Spring 2001 student art show, I was a prizewinner for a vector-based illustration. I have designed several websites.

My portfolio and references are available upon request.