About Ernie D’Elia
Look at the size of that HEAD!
It wasn’t easy growing up in the seventies with a head this size. Luckily, I managed to carry it around without breaking too many pieces of orange furniture. I was raised just outside Chicago, which was good, because in the city my head would have knocked into all those sky-scrapers. Eventually, the rest of me grew into somewhat more normal proportions and I attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago. After receiving a degree in illustration I moved to Las Vegas. By day I was the worst waiter in the world at a restaurant that rhymes with Planet Schmollywood, and by night had a respectable fine art career (for the artistic & cultural wasteland that is Vegas). Switching day jobs a few times, I worked for a “theme” company where we made stuff for the casinos, i.e. fake rocks, fake pirate ships, fake golden monkey sculptures, along with the occasional mural and illustration job. In 2001 I got married. From here on out I was a “we”. We moved from Vegas (for the sake of our future children) to Massachusetts. The east coast is very liberal, and was graciously accepting of my big head. We now have two kids, and the giant head genes survive another generation!
Member of SCBWI since 2010
Ernie D’Elia
I also grew up outside Chicago (20 years before your time). I’m on the hunt through your work to see what medium you use. Can’t picture a bigger contrast that Vegas and Massachusetts. I ended up in Scotland.
September 30, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Connie, I use acrylic paint on illustration board. Occasionally I throw in some ball point pen, and a colored pencil or two, but mostly good old fashioned paint!
September 30, 2011 at 5:44 pm