BETSY KLUGA

Art, like life is a journey. Throughout it all, the creative process and the absolute need to make art have been my cherished companions. Early on I was a successful illustrator and product designer. Clients included Playboy, USA Today, the US Army, AAA, W, text books and ads. I did the story boards for the Emmy award winning Charlotte's Web. I designed creatures for ILM and toys for Mattel and others. Like Barbie's first hot tub. And then I started to paint... gooey, yummy, impressionistic figurative art. The figure became a metaphor for life's major... Easier to work with and pack up. Freelancing was drying up. I needed a day job to support my art habit. So I went into USC's

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