James Dean Artist Pete The Cat

James dean self taught artist and creator of the well known children s book character pete the cat is coming to roswell georgia.

James dean artist pete the cat.

He is a self taught artist originally from fort payne alabama. Ann jackson gallery 1101 alpharetta street will be hosting. 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. Bestselling author and artist james dean brings us a groovy rendition of the classic favorite children s song five little pumpkins sung by cool cat pete and perfect for halloween.

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. 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. Since then james dean and his wife kimberly dean have written and illustrated the series of books. The misadventures of pete the cat a coffee table book of james s art was released in 2006.

James dean is the original creator and illustrator of pete the cat. I was all in dean said. Dean was out cruising for paints and brushes in his 1965 impala newly customized with huge pete the cat stickers. 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.

James only in first grade began drawing from cartoons such as disney and snoopy. These are all one of a kind james dean originals. 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. Pete the cat is a fictional cartoon cat created by american artist james dean.

He is a self taught artist originally from fort payne alabama. James dean is the original creator and illustrator of pete the cat. Five little pumpkins is in a sturdy paper over board format and filled with vibrant engaging illustrations for even the youngest of pete fans. Today his art has sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the united states.

A couple of years and a million passed out james dean cat artist business cards later he pumped the literal brake. The series started with four books illustrated by dean and with text by eric litwin. James earned his degree in electrical engineering from auburn university and went on to work for georgia power. It was a regular summer day in 2006.