James F. Beveridge 1848 - 51st Street Edmonton, Alberta T6K 1K1 CANADA E-mail: sage@aonet.com Web Site: http://www.oanet/homepage/sage I was born in Windsor, Ontario, just across the river from Detroit. A quiet infant, I started my mental development by learning to read from cereal boxes when I was three. In the elementary grades, I (along with my brother) was tutored in extracurricular fields by my learned parental unit. His interests ranged from geology and native history to logic and philosophy. We explored the backwoods, sometimes following the routes of the early Canadian voyageurs. We were also avid skiers from kindergarten onward. As far as art goes, I found that I had a propensity for intricate maps and charts early on. My fellow classmates in Grade 7 were shocked and titillated when I was dared to paint a "naked lady" with watercolors in Art Class... and did. The guys kept back and the girls crowded around. I liked that. In high school, I studied art as an option with a very encouraging teacher (Peter Bering) and discovered a real love for the craft. Summers found me at a local amusement park, rendering watercolor portraits and ink caricatures. It was after a year of science studies in the university that I discovered the airbrush... and its financial rewards. After being kicked out of the nest (at 19), I worked full-time at motorcycle decoration and tried a year of "Fine Art" but discovered that I was not that enthralled with its course. Besides the local gangs' scooters, I painted vans and started my first comic work. It was after a couple of years of this that I was lured to Edmonton, Alberta. Since coming here, I've taken on projects of all sorts, sizes and such, including ads, logos, science fiction and fantasy illustration, teaching, graphic design, and web design, as well as murals on "just about anything." It was with my purchase of a computer that I started a renaissance of sorts. I find that computer work inspires hand-done work and vice versa. It's all quite exciting!