Fish Illustration by Carl Glassford

Sorry it’s been a busy start to the fall semester at Golden West College where I teach Digital Arts and also build and maintain the campus web site (http://www.goldenwestcollege.edu). I have not been able to update the site or get out on a fishing trip. I had promised myself when I started this site to post atleast once a week or more, it has been over four weeks! So now I need to catch up.

Seeing that I can’t get out till next weekend on the water I’ve decided to do a quick write up on a good friend of mine and a mentor Carl Glassford.

I learned graphic design under him at Golden West College, and ended up coming back and teaching with him. One of the premiere pen and ink illustrator’s out there (See his Walter Foster book Drawing with Pen & Ink Artist’s Library series #06 at Amazon.com). I have always been amazed at the amount of detail and time he puts into his work.

I found a fish illustration the other day while cleaning out his office on campus. Beautiful pen and ink work…

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I’m guessing its a fresh water species, don’t know which type though. I have other outdoor illustrations by Carl that I have found and will post from time to time.

If you would like to see his latest Laguna Beach car illustations visit his site at

http://laguna.carlglassford.com/

About the Author

Sean loves to fish in Southern California and this site is his journal of his adventures in fishing. He started fishing when he was a little guy with his dad David, and has continued to this day with his family. In his day job, Sean has been a graphic designer for over 15 years, designing everything from in-store displays and signage for supermarkets to e-commerce auction sites for an online consumer electronics company. He was a web and graphic designer then later an art director for McMullen Argus Publishing (Primedia), building and working on sites for Lowrider Magazine and Super Chevy, plus 30 other automotive magazine sites. Sean seized the opportunity to teach other aspiring designers - a passion that took him first to Learning Tree University and then to Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA, where he has been an integral part of the renowned digital arts department for more than ten years. Throughout his teaching career, Sean maintained a freelance business, designing for clients including the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards), Image Comics and many more. See his work at http://www.glumace.com.