James Kelly

James Kelly, born in 1945. was tutored by Abraham Nussbaumat from the age of 10. In 1964, he began his studies in illustration at The Art Center of Design in Hollywood and The Art Academy in San Francisco.Later, he returned to both schools as a teacher.

Art Director for Atari from 1977 through 1983, James was in charge of marketing design, packaging and the illustration department. He produced the painting for The Raiders of the Lost Ark Cartridge, packaging, manual and advertising.

Later, as a freelance illustrator he frequently found himself working for such notables as Coca Cola, Disney Studios, Bank of America, U.S Air Force, Boeing, British Airlines, Levi Strauss, Ford Motor Corp., Boy Scouts of America, National Parks, National Geographic, Playboy, Sunset Magazine as well as many others.