Frank Ordaz: Bio


				News! Frank Ordaz has a new Blog... http://frankordaz.blogspot.com Its called "On Being Frank" and he posts daily. Please check it out. Frank Ordaz can't remember a time when he wasn't drawing something or someone. When he was seven, his father started exhibiting his drawings in local art shows in San Gabriel , California. By the time Frank was in High school he had already chosen the path of Art as a career. He graduated Art Center College of Design in 1980 majoring in Illustration. Shortly thereafter he relocated to northern California and began painting for George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic where he worked on such Academy Award winning films as E.T. , Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. His experience at Lucasfilm proved invaluable for this young artist. It taught him the importance of deadlines, the ability to work with other creative artists and the importance of never resting on your laurels. He most recently won the ECPA's Gold Medallion Award for illustrating "The Very First Christmas" published by Concordia Publishing House. His latest illustrated book is "The Very First Easter" written by Dr. Paul Maier. Frank visited Israel and retraced the steps of Jesus during Holy Week. He wanted his illustrations to depend solely on his personal experience of the Holy Land and not depend on impressions by other artists.






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