Alec Yates    

Hello,
First would like to thank Jenny for inviting me to her group!
Started drawing age 5, while in grammar school, I was asked to take art classes after school, as I got alittle older, my art teacher wanted me to attend, art classes at a Department Store, here in New York, Manhattan, Sachs Fifth Avenue had art classes on saturday mornings for a couple months.

After I graduated from High School, started working on Wall Street and went to art school at night. Was there for a year and left, went to Pratt Phoenix School of Design, Manhattan, New York, which is affiliated with Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. Majored in Illustration and graduated with an Associates Degree. After that, started working in the silk screen printing industry, close to 20 years. I've had art exhibitions in Soho, Manhattan,N.Y., ArtExpo at the Jacob Javits Center, Manhattan, N.Y., had a painting sold and went into private collection, had a painting made into Giclee' or Digital Printing, had other other art exhibitions at MoCada, Brooklyn, New York.

After I was layed-off from the silk screen printing industry, I went back to school, attended the School of Visual Arts, Manhattan, New York, graduated with a BFA/Illustration.
Today, I'm updating my portfolio, have a art website online: http://www.artmajeur.com/brushstroke and have a art book: http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/alec-yates-gallery/12110137
Enjoy the view,
Artist/Illustartor
Alec Yates