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Drawing has been a part of my life since the age of three. At the age of seven I won my first coloring contest, four tickets to see a Walt Disney production film.

As a young teenager, my parents enrolled me to take private oil painting lessons.
My professor, Mr. Albert Ondush, inspired me to continue in the field of art.

Mr. Ondush taught me how to set up the palette and how to mix my paint, using only
the primary colors. He taught me the importance of color when designing.
As I developed my talent I learned the importance of using the color wheel as
a guide. I developed the knowledge of learning design with monochromatic,
triadic, analogous, complimentary, split complimentary and double
split complimentary colors.

Over the past 35 years as a visual communicator, I have won numerous awards in logo design and graphic illustration. I worked as an art director for advertising companies and also worked as an independent graphics contractor for needle point, latch hook rugs, newspaper, magazine, and manufacturing companies throughout my career. I served as a pre-press technician for many years as well as working in the bindery, plating, and camera departments.

Since May 1975, I own and operate Caprio Graphic Design.


EDUCATION:
• Associates / Visual Communications / Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• Specialized Diploma / Computer Graphics / NC College
• Specialized Diploma / Desktop Publishing/ NC College
• Certificate of Achievement / HTML-JavaScript / NC College
• Certified Cartoonist / John Belfi Art of Cartooning School
• Certificate of Achievement / DDA Web Graphics
• Certificate of Achievement / DDA Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Certificate of Achievement / DDA PhotoShop / ImageReady
• Phi Theta Kappa Society / International Scholastic Order / National Honor Society

AWARDS:
• Representative / President Clinton's Inaugural Ball / Native American Project
• Moscow Country Fair Logo Award / First Place
• Pocono Farms East Logo Award / First Place
• Mass Appeal Logo Award / First Place
• Illustrator / NAPP Limited Edition Poster for Native American Pow Wow
• Illustrator / Monroe Women in History book
• Falling Feathers / Heritage Award / CO-Publisher-Illustrator
• Pittsburgh Playhouse Cover Award / First Place
• Pittsburgh Poster "Run Away Population" / Honorable Mention
• Scranton, PA "History of Scranton" / Honorable Mention

Drawing has been a part of my life since the age of three. At the age of seven I won my first coloring contest, four tickets to see a Walt Disney production film. As a young teenager, my parents enrolled me to take private oil painting lessons. My professor, Mr. Albert Ondush, inspired me to continue in the field of art. Mr. Ondush taught me how to set up the palette and how to mix my paint, ... More