Wayne Sealy

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Wayne has traveled worldwide with his art. He reached international fame during four years as the art editor for the Combat Crew Magazine. Sealy was art director for Richmond Gordman (now Gordman) retail stores. Served on the executive board for the March of Dimes in Denver, CO and Omaha, Nebraska. His freelance contributions in illustration, layout and design continue to be used by many area book authors, organizations and businesses. Wayne's illustrative craft continues to develop with commissioned projects. He can produce 10 caricature portraits in one hour. This part of his craft entertains people at golf tournaments, home shows, county fairs, special events, sporting events, conventions, auto clubs, retirement parties, renaissance fairs and other commissions utilizing character drawings for various occasions. On these occasions he uses paper, pen and ink to draw each portrait with details that make the subject unique. He has many repeat events annually internationally. The annual events provide opportunity for caricature portraits of the same people over the years. Many people have a personal collections of his work. These include different family members including children as they grow, highlighting interests that change annually throughout a childhood.

Wayne teaches life drawing classes at his studio in his Omaha, Nebraska. He develops and conducts cartoon workshops for children based upon the time frame and age group

Sealy's portfolio of commissioned work include illustrations for community centers, area churches, country club calendars, Boys Town-Father Flanagan, Ak-Sar-Ben, Dow Agro Science, advertising layouts for Richmond Gordman, Nebraskaland Glass, designs for the March of Dimes, Adventureland, retired employee caricature portraits for the Omaha US Post Office, Durham Western Heritage Museum special events, and illustrations for Denver's CBS Records of Pink Floyd, Neil Diamond and Billy Joel.

The joy of Sealy's art is the freedom to create new projects and work with new clients on a daily basis. "HAVE PEN WILL TRAVEL" is his motto.

Copyright August 2005 Janet Gwendolyn Smith, art consultant, art historian, art authenticator and independent curator, www.jgsart.com / [email protected]

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