|
Anthony Guerra grew up in El Paso, TX and he went on to attend High School
in Las Cruces, NM. He began his art education at an early age. Although a
very good writer, Anthony Guerra remembers being able to get through his
senior year English class by painting a mural on the teacher's wall, "It was
awesome. I'd paint away and every once in a while I'd look back to see
everyone in my class taking a test on "Romeo and Juliet" or having to do
worksheets on sentence structure. I was much happier doing a mural of St.
George and the Dragon."
Soon after graduating from Mayfield High School in 1988, he went on to
attend college at the American College for the Applied Arts in Atlanta,
Georgia. "I had a ton of favourite classes at ACAA. It was my first
experience with using acrylics through the airbrush and I found out so much
about the importance of colour and composition. The two of which I feel are
the most important aspects of art. Bad colour can blind you and bad
composition can turn you away from a painting quickly."
In 1993, he went on to attend The Art Institute of Houston and in December
1994, he went on to graduate with a 4.0 GPA. "I was obsessed with art while
I was at AIH. I worked extremely hard and spared no expense. Although I
don't do it very much now because of the archival qualities of the medium, I
particularly like working with markers. So many colours and so many
directions to go. I remember when I registered at AIH, all students were
given a red, yellow, blue, and black marker. We were expected to blend with
these colours to achieve every colour in the rainbow. Hardy Har! A big joke as
far as I was concerned. I was pretty darn broke and it didn't matter. If I
needed the colour green, I went and bought every green marker that I could
get my hands on."
On graduation night he was hired by a children's educational book company
called Rock 'N Learn to illustrate their books. He went on to work for them
for five years and left to start a career as a freelance illustrator and
fine artist. "I felt that my projects away from Rock 'N Learn weren't
benefiting them so it was the best decision. I felt a need to get deeper
with my thoughts and sometimes when you do work for a client you don't have
that creativity outlet you would have if you were working on something that
belonged in a gallery."
Since leaving he has continued his relationship with Rock 'N Learn and to
this day he still helps them with various projects such as covers and ad
work.
His fine art has been displayed and is currently being displayed in various
galleries in Houston, TX and Cancun, Mexico.
He has just completed work on his 2004 Happy Girl Calendar and is currently
working on the 2005 calendar. "I wanted to start my pinup career off with a
bang this year and the 2005 calendar is definitely pushing me to new areas
as far as pinup is concerned. The 2005 calendar will be completely
different."
Anthony's pinups are sure to be seen all over the world. They will not only
be appearing in a calendar but also on the front of airplanes at air shows
and various other venues. Look for his Bomber Girls coming soon.
|
