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'''Hi Glenn, thanks for taking time out of your busy scheduleto talk with me. Hopefully you have recuperated from theconvention in Sandusky, OH.'''<br>Yes, although it’s been a whirlwind since I’ve been back, frompark life to doing freelance projects, the whole thing is still sinking in. '''So how do you keep busy during the week?'''<br> Well, as most of you know, I work out in Universal Studios inOrlando, and I spend a great deal of my life there. I draw liveevery day along with handling the unglamourous stuff like fixing

(just kidding :))'''<br>Hehe! Yes, my speech. [my girlfriend] JoAnn has played it inmy house dozens of times. I didn’t want to sound so cheesy aspreparing a speech, and I especially didn’t want to pull out apiece of paper. I just wanted to speak from my heart, be sincere,thank the hundreds of people I feel have played a part in this,and most importantly thank JoAnn. I have to live with her, youknow. I didn’t mean to get all choked up and squishy, but hey,win a Gold Nosey and you earn that right.'''<br>Many of us go for the learning experience, with the awardsbeing an added bonus of the convention, more than thegoal. But for those in hopes of taking home a win, do youoffer any advice?'''<br>I go for the learning experience along the way too, But I go alsoto prove to myself what I can create and accomplish. I’m not afan of having the goal of winning awards, because its a democratic vote which is out of your control. You’ll just disappointyourself. Members can vote for whomever they choose, it isn’tlike a footrace or a strength competition, but if you are interested in winning, I would say have a winning attitude. <br> 1. Find outwhat your good at or are more inclined to be your best at.<br>2. Work your hiney off at that and learn as much as you canalong the way about doing that thing better. 3. Make your wallstand out by either being colorful, or full of contrast, or havinga great design, or whatever you choose. But also think of it asmarketing...you have a product you want to sell to the members,how will you not only make your product stand out from everyone else’s product, but convince members to buy your product(vote for you)? This way of thinking worked for me. '''There was a lot of strict competition out there. Are thereany artists/ works that really stand out in your mind fromthis past convention? If so, why?'''<br>Where do I begin? I watched Yuta slowly put his work up pieceby piece and I began to think, he’s gonna come ahead of me.Then I looked at Taka’s work, whose work I love, then Tomo’swork whose always funny and well done...actually, most of theJapanese artists just blow me away and I felt from the beginningit was going to be a struggle to beat them. Jeremy Townsend’swork also captures true caricature to me as well...caricature wasoriginally meant to ridicule in a funny or entertaining way andJeremy has never disappointed in that aspect. He’s a force tobe reckoned with. '''So now that you have achieved the top award, what next?Not just at the convention, but in your career as an artist:What are your plans for the future?'''<br> Well first and foremost is constant improvement and non-stoplearning. I thankfully have some role models and examples ofpeople to look up to and follow in their footsteps, but I do plan ondoing more publication illustration, expanding my freelance andfurthering my marketing abilities into doing more gig, gift andcustom caricature work. However, in the more immediate futureI’m writing, drawing, and putting together a caricature textbook,something that is useful for everyone, but more on that later...