Lee N. Larson

Multimedia/Scientific Illustrator

Lee@LarsonGallery.com

Seattle, WA 98103

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computing – Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); Adobe Framemaker; IVT; BoGart; Microsoft Office;Microsoft Windows; Mac OS X; e frontier Poser; basic Ogre 3D and Maya

Design – graphic design; technical illustration; page layout; copy editing; basic web design; publications

EDUCATION

Academy of Art University, San Francisco CA

Master of Fine Arts, Illustration, September 2009 (expected)

University of Washington, Seattle WA

Scientific Illustration Certificate, Scientific Illustration, June 2006

University of Washington, Tacoma WA

Bachelor of Arts , Art, Media, and Culture, June 2004

EXPERIENCE

The Boeing Co., Seattle, WA Mar. 2008 - Present

UI Designer

• Developed and designed user interface icons for Boeing proprietary software

The Boeing Co., Seattle, WA Mar. 2008 - Present

Publications Analyst

• Organized, designed, and layed out flight publications for 777, 767, 757, 737 planes and respective clients

• Interfaced with engineers and customers for developing new configurations and pricing

• Develop engineering drawings used in publications and flight maintenance manuals

• Provide support for technical graphic related questions for SME's

The Boeing Co., Seattle, WA Mar. 2006 - 2008

Multimedia Illustrator

• Interpret customer demands and needs, draw visual aids accordingly

• Develop engineering drawings used in publications and flight maintenance manuals

• Provide support for technical graphic related questions for SME's

• Greatly improved productivity and efficiency through a new process of drawing graphics within BoGart and IVT

The Burke Museum, Seattle, WA Dec. 2005 – Mar. 2006

Freelance Scientific Illustrator

• Illustrated several fossils for a scientific journal

ART EXPERIENCE/GALLERY SHOWINGS

Miller’s  Art Center, Carnation, Seattle, WA June 2006

The Burke Museum Scientific Illustration Exhibit, June2005

HUB Gallery, Seattle, WA August 2005

Tahoma West Literary Arts Magazine, Tacoma WA September 2002-June 2004

Layout Editor, Visual Arts Editor

 •Layed out art, poems, stories, and essays for Tahoma West within guidelines of deadline; edited and chose art for placement within the magazine; designed cover and back jacket  for 2003 issue

 Hi!

 This is Lee and
this is my BIO:

Thanks so much
for visiting
 my site. You will
 notice in this
gallery a versatile
approach with
many different
styles.

I am
proud of my well
rounded capability
and like that I
can’t be considered
a one trick pony
 which I believe makes me a great
 illustrator.

Some of my
influences come from growing up in
 the country surrounded
 by water, bugs,
and trees.
 

When I was old enough and stupid enough to leave that bucolic setting,
my heels took off as they could for the big ol’ city of Seattle.

Little by little
 I adjusted
and found solace
in the urban nature
of the city. It
took me awhile
but I found
that I could call
the city home, and found things that
 interested me
enough to draw.

I discovered I missed the isolation and cover that the
countryside had,
but felt more isolated than
ever in the city full of people. I
 love being around
people but felt overwhelmed
at the same time.

My thoughts come
 through easier
 in drawing,
so I will make this
short ‘n’ sweet
 as the drawings
speak for themselves.

You will often
 see a dystopic
theme in
much of the drawings,
 and a conflict of
the sense of
home between
urban and country.

I also like
happy, airy art
 when I need to unwind, as you can see.

Enjoy the gallery
and feel free
to conctact me!

-Eel