James Dean Artist Pete The Cat

He has devoted his paintings to pete the cat a scrawny black kitten james adopted in 1999 for years and has turned his natural love for cats into his life s work.

James dean artist pete the cat.

Ann jackson gallery 1101 alpharetta street will be hosting. The series started with four books illustrated by dean and with text by eric litwin. James dean is the original creator and illustrator of pete the cat. In 2004 she began collaborating with fellow artist james dean to work on children s books about pete the cat.

Pete the cat is a fictional cartoon cat created by american artist james dean. Dean was out cruising for paints and brushes in his 1965 impala newly customized with huge pete the cat stickers. Today his art has sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the united states. He is a self taught artist originally from fort payne alabama.

I was all in dean said. The misadventures of pete the cat a coffee table book of james s art was released in 2006. Pete picks up one lone dog and a few pages later the pooch is seen driving the bus while pete the cat croons from the rooftop let s rock out the colorful yellow and blue artwork rendered in the artist s familiar pen and ink and watercolor will remind fans of the other pete books with their hero sporting that deadpan stare. A couple of years and a million passed out james dean cat artist business cards later he pumped the literal brake.

James earned his degree in electrical engineering from auburn university and went on to work for georgia power. These are all one of a kind james dean originals. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age and as a child you could find james drawing his favorite characters like snoopy and yogi bear. I d lost my mind at this point.

Filter filter acrylic adventure art beach bob dylan da vinci full moon gift hippie hippie van kids room legend mona lisa moon music original painting palm tree print river roadtrip savannah spanish moss sunglasses tybee vw vw bug vw bus vw van. James dean self taught artist and creator of the well known children s book character pete the cat is coming to roswell georgia. It was a regular summer day in 2006. Perfect for the grooviest of pete fans.

James only in first grade began drawing from cartoons such as disney and snoopy. Five little pumpkins is in a sturdy paper over board format and filled with vibrant engaging illustrations for even the youngest of pete fans. He is a self taught artist originally from fort payne alabama. James dean is the original creator and illustrator of pete the cat.