About The Instructor

After graduating Art Center College of Design with honors in illustration, Bill began his fine art career in 1980 painting for galleries in Redondo and Laguna Beach, California, Taos, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona.

His work has been exhibited at the Springfield Museum in Utah, and the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art. He was one of the first members of the Plein Air Painters of America.

In 1983, Bill began teaching, first at Art Center, and later at Associates in Art, LAAFA, Cal Arts, and Concept Design Academy. In 1986 he joined Walt Disney Animation Studio as a layout artist and later Art Director during their boom years, through 1994.

After his first tour at Disney Bill continued to Art Direct and do visual development for Warner Bros, DreamWorks, ILM, Character Builders, and his own High St. Studio.

During his film career, Bill’s work has influenced many memorable animated films such as: the Little Mermaid, Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Space Jam, Shrek, Bolt, Winnie the Pooh, and Tangled, and Frozen.

Class Policies

Materials

Unless otherwise specified in the product descrtipion, students are responsible for obtaining all required materials.

Cancelations

Art Mentors reserves the right to cancel, limit enrollment, substitute instructors or models, reschedule or modify a class with notice to enrolled students.

If a class is canceled enrolled students will be given a refund. If an instructor is unable to finish a class term a refund will be given to students at a pro-rated amount.

Refunds

Sales are non-refundable but in some cases we can switch a student’s enrollment in a class that has not yet started to another class of equal or lesser value.