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All work is ©Gary W. Priester and may not be copied or reproduced in any manner
without the express written permission of the artist.
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©2007 Gary W. Priester
Western Salsify
Vector Illustration
©2006 Gary W. Priester
Silver Fork
Vector Illustration
©2001 Gary W. Priester
Stopwatch
Vector Illustration
©2008 Gary W. Priester
Red Tomatoes — Blue Dish
Vector Illustration
©2009 Gary W. Priester
Gold Pocket Watch
Vector Illustration
©2007 Gary W. Priester
Sacred Datura (Datura innoxia)
Vector Illustration
©2005 Gary W. Priester
Strawberry and Cream
Vector Illustration
©2002 Gary W. Priester
Time is of the Essence
Vector Illustration
Born on the wrong side of the tracks in Beverly Hills
(where they actually do have a right and a wrong
side), I was raised in the 90210 Zip code area back in
the days before they had Zip codes. Eventually I
managed to graduate from Beverly Hills High School
after my mom made repeated bomb threats to the
school board threatening to blow up the oil well in the
back of the school if they did not graduate me.
I graduated from Art Center College of Design in Los
Angeles, California with a major in advertising design.
I worked in advertising as a TV and print art director
for about 15 years mostly in Los Angeles and San Francisco. My wife, artist Mary Carter,
and I started our own graphic design firm in San Francisco. We had lots of fun and had
the privilege to work for some exceptional clients including Ernst & Young, Chateau St.
Jean Winery and Vineyards, Charles Schwab, and Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream to name a
few. We moved to Placitas in 2000.
I started using a computer in the mid 80s and began doing computer graphics in the
early 90s. I have written and had published two books on computer design, three books
of Stereograms, and several hundred magazine articles and web tutorials.
98.4% of my work is done from scratch using Xara Xtreme, an incredible British vector
drawing software application. I build my images using the basic shapes. There is very
little drawing involved. I try to replicate the slick liquid look and lighting that is used in
advertising photography, a throwback to my advertising and graphic design days.
Thanks for stopping by.
Gary W. Priester
Ranchos de Placitas
Gary W. Priester
47 Tejon Cañon Road
Placitas, NM 87043
USA
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