As of this writing, Ken Meyer Jr. has lived in Savannah with his wife
Mona, 13 year old daughter Riley, and 7 year old daughter Avery for
five years, after having lived there as a high schooler. He's been
reading comics since he was a kid, which is where he first started to
learn how to draw, by first tracing from them in his grandmother's
kitchen. A few artists who have influenced the artist (from comics)
include John Buscema, Barry Smith, Berni Wrightson, Dave Sim, Steve
Rude, Dave McKean, Gil Kane and others. Commercial artists that
continue to inspire Ken include Rick Berry, Phil Hale, Gary Kelley,
Kazuhiko Sano, Brad Holland, David Grove and many others. Ken has done
work for comics companies Marvel, Dark Horse, Eclipse, Image, and
Caliber Press (where he worked on a continuing title, "Kilroy is
Here"). Other work includes Axcess magazine, mainstream companies such
as McGraw Hill, work on military training, corporate training and
educational media. He also had a two
ear stint at Sony Online working
as an artist on the popular online game, Everquest. He has had work
featured in seven volumes of "Spectrum," a juried compilation of the
best fantasy and science fiction art of the year and musician Tori
Amos' '96/97 Tour's program book. Recent projects include five Tori
Amos RAINN benefit calendars, art for DVD packages, educational media
illustration, a painting for the ‘Veronica Mars’ television program,
and a poster for Bell Helmets. He also had a gallery in an issue of
Heavy Metal Magazine. His first children's book, "Lucky Lionel," will
soon by published by Red Cygnet publishing (title may change).
Ken has finished his degree (finally) at the Savannah College of Art
and Design, having majored in Illustration, and is now finishing his
MFA in Sequential Art.
Commissions are available by emailing kenmeyerjr@comcast.net.
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