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''''Born in Texas in 1973, Glenn fell in love withdrawing at a very early age. He couldn’t playsports, couldn’t talk to girls, didn’t even socializethat well, but he loved to draw. He knew veryearly on he wanted to be an artist not only for aliving, but for the rest of his life. He attended somecollege, learned very little, but then joined FasenArts in 1993. Through persistence, dedication,practice, and a healthy work ethic, he became abetter and better artist. He now manages the caricature operations in Universal Studios in Orlando,FL still under Fasen Arts, does freelance gigs, giftcaricatures, illustrations, logo designs, and lots ofother artistic endeavors. He still can’t play sportsor talk to girls, but he lives with his girlfriend,JoAnn in Orlando and works out in the park and inhis home studio. You can see lots of his work andwhat he’s up to at www.glennfergusonarts.com''''
2009 Golden Nosey Interview (view source)
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Editor and Art Director Debbie “debbo” Burmeister gets a little “Nosey” with our latest (2009) Caricaturist of the Year, Golden Nosey Winner, Glenn Ferguson.
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==Article Transcript==
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'''Hi Glenn, thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk with me. Hopefully you have recuperated from the convention in Sandusky, OH.'''<br>
Yes, although it’s been a whirlwind since I’ve been back, from park life to doing freelance projects, the whole thing is still sinking in.
get better, including myself.
'''Sounds like you keep yourself quite occupied. I know youspend a lot of time airbrushing, especially at the park.Though it seems that it is your medium of choice, have youstarted experimenting with any new media?'''<br>
Wow, I’m really glad you asked that. Yes, it’s no secret that airbrushing is my strength. I use it every day. I still feel like I have
lots to learn about airbrushing, but I’m slowly putting it down to
any airbrushed pieces.<br>
'''It’s good to see that you are constantly stretching out ofyour comfort zone and learning new things. Tell us a littleabout your art/caricature background. You know the oldquestion “Did you go to school for this?”'''<br>
I would love to say that I have a master’s degree from some
esteemed art school, but my art training comes from humble
drawing. That’s something they don’t teach in art school.
'''It’s always great to hear that hard work and determinationdo pay off. What do you do to improve your skills? Arethere any websites or publications you would recommend?'''<br>
I learn any way that I can...the world is a classroom. There is so much stuff available online that you can learn from that wasn’t there 10 years ago. I feel anyone driven enough or determined enough can make giant strides in their artistic growth. This organization has such an incredible wealth of artists willing to share their techniques and abilities that it’s almost hard not to pick up something just by visiting the forum or even better, attending a convention. I still however, seek out workshops or classes or groups that get together in the name of achieving a higher level. I plan on attending another Dru Blair airbrush workshop this year and who knows what else. For me personally though, I learn so much from studying other artist’s work. I love analyzing them and trying to discover how they engineered that work of art. When inspired enough I take that energy back to the drawing table and trial and error it until I get it right. Patience and work ethic are two qualities that come naturally to me, so those mixed together with determination to learn something usually yields success, even in small doses.<br>
'''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-stop learning. I thankfully have some role models and examples of people to look up to and follow in their footsteps, but I do plan on doing more publication illustration, expanding my freelance and furthering my marketing abilities into doing more gig, gift and custom caricature work. However, in the more immediate future I’m writing, drawing, and putting together a caricature textbook, something that is useful for everyone, but more on that later...
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==See Also==
* [[Golden Nosey Award]]
