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  ANN THOMAS
Architectural Renderings of Homes/Buildings

Milwaukee, WI · (414) 476-3026 · annsart@sbcglobal.net
 
Employment   Freelance Illustration and Design – 1990 to present
 
Partial List of Clients:
Aurora Health Care
Millhouse Press, Inc.
Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Whitefish Bay Historical Society
Meyers Design
West Pointe Homes
Commissions from Private Individuals
The Framing Gallery
Lamplight Farms, Inc.
Sinai Samaritan Medical Ctr
Southern Living Magazine
Northwestern Publishing
Columbia/St. Mary’s Hosp.
Duni Corp
Kohls Dept Store
Paluch Publishing
JTS Communities, Inc.
(Sacramento, CA)

Content of freelance done for the above clients includes black & white line and four color illustration used in magazines, architectural renderings, childrens’ books, brochures, flyers, paper tableware, limited edition prints & posters, carton and logo illustration and on-site proof reading and copy changes for weekly advertising flyers.

Hein-Werner/Blackhawk Automotive – June 1987 to January, 1990
*Black and white line illustration of products
*Layout, Keyline, Paste-up, photography and stripping of labels, boxes, sell sheets, flyers, brochures, instruction manuals, catalogs, and graphics on products.

Graphic Service Suppliers – September 1986 to June 1987
*Keyline, paste-up of ads, brochures, publications, forms, etc.

Yellow Pages Marketing Services, Inc. – July 1985 to April 1986
*Design and layout of yellow page ads, solicitation forms, flat sheets, envelopes
*Responsible for printing of above, i.e. interview sales reps, call for quotes, follow through to finished product
*Hired as the first in-house artist to work with sales representatives in helping them with the design of selling packages for their yellow page program clients

Lamplight Farms, Inc. – December, 1982 to July, 1985
*Black and white line illustration of products for advertising, cover design and premium accounts
*Keyline, paste-up of cartons, brochures, catalogs, sell sheets, labels, mailers (all 4 color work)
*Responsible for the printing of all the above mentioned 4 color and black and white work, i.e. interview sales reps, call for quotes, and follow through to finished product
*Responsible for the photography used on each job, i.e. interview sales reps, call for quotes, take merchandise to studio for set-up and/or art direction.

William K. Walthers, Inc. – April 1982 to September, 1982
*Keyline, paste-up for company catalog
*Darkroom responsibilities and keyline paste-up of catalog pages
 

Education   Milwaukee area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI A.A.S. – Art, June 1970
UWM – Introduction to Oil Painting, Fall 1978
Milwaukee Art Museum – Life Drawing, Beginning Watercolor
Studio San Damiano – Art Education Class 1994, Creative Drawing 1995, (both with Sr. Thomasita Fessler)
Mount Mary College - Adobe Illustrator, Watercolor, Quark Express, Spring and Fall 1997, Book Illustration Summer 1998, Adobe Photoshop, Fall 1998
 
Exhibits   Milwaukee Today Exhibit, San Damiano Studio, August – November, 1996
Wauwatosa Library, Firefly Gallery, June through August, 1994
 
Shows   Firefly Art Festival, Wauwatosa, 1995 & 1996, Waukesha Art Fest 1995, Trimborn Farms, 1996
Participated in 2 Milwaukee Gallery Nights 2005
 
Art Contributions Wisconsin Aids Fund/Absolut Art Benefit, 1997, 1998, Habitat for Humanity, 1998, 1999, Channels 10&36 Auction, Second Harvest Food Bank Auction, MIAD Open Canvas 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, JDRF 2004, Kathy’s Garden 2005
 
Teaching Experience   "Beginning Illustration Techniques" class at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, 2007
"Capturing Tuscany's Architecture" workshop in Cortona, Italy, April 2008