Featured Artist: Rhoda Grossman

My Background:I'm a self-taught cartoonist and humorous illustrator. I do fine art figure drawing, my specialty being "Zaftig" women. I gradually switched to digital media beginning in 1990.

My Technique: I use Adobe Photoshop and MetaCreations Painter for both illustration and fine art. Typically, I start with photographs and create a collage in Photoshop. Then I switch to Painter for special effects and finishing touches.

My Involvement in the Guild: I joined the Guild when my battle with the California Board of Equalization became too much for me to handle alone. I am committed to working for reform in sales tax regulations as applied to artists.

My Favorite Client story: Best client ever...Pacific Telesis employee newsletter. Funny,friendly folks who had me do a humorous spot for their publication a couple times a month for about 10 years. In the early days, I was doing pen-and-ink with acetate overlay for the second color. When I was ready to experiment with digital submissions they were willing to work with me until we got it right. Recently the whole department was eliminated due to a merger. That made me realize once again that "job security" is an oxymoron.

All artwork © 2002 Rhoda Grossman. Not to be used without permission.