Summary of Employment History:

More info and credits on my imdb page

2008:
Worked as a traditional key animator on a computer game called Mirror’s Edge with Chase Animation.
Did another Charmin loo paper commercial with Beryl Productions.
Animated on a little clip called, Pandamonium with Foreign office.

2007:
Animated a whole Buzz and the Ballet pilot with Tony Cuthbert.
Animated another Charmin loo paper commercial.
Animated several tigers for Tigerweek of Animal Planet for Smithereen.
Worked as a character developer and lead animator on a Felix cat food commercial for Th1ng.
Animated a roaring bear on a pilot “Miko and the Bear” with Chase.

2006:
Worked as a traditional animator on a pilot “Buzz and the Ballet” with Tony Cuthbert.
Designed props for the BKN Classics and from then I storyboarded on those classics till August 2006 at BKN International.

2005:
Traditional key animator on Charmin TV commercials and some line tests for "Celtic Monsters” for Beryl Productions.

2004:
Visiting animation tutor at the BA Animation Course in Hull for the University of Lincoln.
Traditional key animator on a Gerald Scarfe designed little film for “Miss Saigon”
Directed by Geoff Dunbar at High Eagle Productions.
Character design for “The Little Reindeer" with Dave Unwin.

2002:
Character design and traditional key animation on a pilot film “Greyfriars Bobby” directed by Jimmy Murakami at Illuminated Films.

2001:
Traditional lead key animator on opening sequence of War Game Directed by Dave Unwin.

2000:
Traditional lead key animator on a Paul McCartney production, “Shadow Cycles” directed by Oscar Grillo at Klacto animation.

1999:
Traditional lead key animator on THE BEAR directed by Hilary Audus

1998:
Traditional lead key animator on a BAFTA-winning Paul McCartney produced film, “Tuesday” directed by Geoff Dunbar at High Eagle Productions.

1997:
Traditional lead key animator on T.R.A.N.S.I.T Directed by Piet Kroon at Illuminated Films.

1995 to 1996:
Traditional key animator on The Wind In The Willows / the willows in winter directed by Dave Unwin
Traditional key animator and character designer on a Paul McCartney Produced Film “Tropic Island Hum”
Directed by Geoff Dunbar at High Eagle Productions.

1992 to 1995
Traditional lead key animator, storyboard artist and character design on the Beatrix Potter films “Mr Todd”, “Jeremy Fisher”
And “Peter Rabbit and Friends” all directed by Geoff Dunbar at Grand Slamm Partnership.

1989 to 1991:
Traditional lead key animator, character design, lay outs, backgrounds, rendering
on a BAFTA-winning Paul McCartney production “Daumier’s Law”
Directed by Geoff Dunbar at Grand Slamm Partnership.

1988 to 1989:
Illustrations, backgrounds and allsorts of drawing jobs besides being a trainee traditional key animator on various TV commercials at Stewart Brooks Animation.

1987 to 1988:
Assistant animator and inbetweener on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” a Walt Disney production directed by Richard Williams.

1983 to 1985:
Various oil painting commissions, sign-writing jobs,
Illustration jobs for posters and of course I illustrated the Dutch version of the book “The Wind in The Willows”

Statement:

The reason why I am looking to work in the film, games, illustration, character design and traditional animation, or, for that matter, any job that requires somebody with a strong drawing skill, is that I am somebody with an exceptional ability in this field and have been working very successfully in the traditional animation industry for about two decades mainly as a key animator, but also as a storyboard, layout, background and not to forget as a character designer on several productions. My drawing styles range from super realistic to stylised designs, what I am strongest at is animals and people, which are anatomically sound and artistically designed. I can tackle any environmental and scenic pictures with difficult perspective angles too in any traditional medium hence my experience in lay-out and background design. As there are not so many people who can draw nowadays I feel I can bring a massive contribution especially on pre production and the core design teams and of course in especially difficult traditional animation tasks.

Education:

2003:
I did a Photoshop course at Notting Dale Technology.

1974 to 1983:
To start with I did a fine art course in Laren, The Netherlands, then I went to Artibus Utrecht School of Art and did the foundation course.
After that I went to Norwich School of Art and did the BA(hons) graphic design course from which I graduated with an upper second grade.