I started drawing cartoons in 4th grade and ever since, I been in love with cartoons and animation ever since.
I won 1st place for a safety driving poster for UPS "Don't Back" and had my art in art galleries (Wildlife drawings) then went to collage (UT Trade Tech) in graphic arts and won couple of awards for cartooning.
My anatomy teacher Rick G made me take a Marvel comic animation test doing Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends and passed it, Rick also worked for Xam Prod.
I became an animator for Xam Production and animated Spider-Man, "It's Punkey Brewster", Lazer Tag and other 2D animation cartoons then had an opportunity to work for Disney(Cartoonist/Modeler) and designing sculptures/caricature lamps-Mickey Mouse etc.
When I got Married, I started to play a lot of golf which I found out that her uncle is a PGA Professional (Bruce Summerhays) when I started to talk to him about golf it got me really hooked and I became a Professional Golfer (Mini Pro Tours) and golf Instructor for 17 yrs and then passed my Professional Golf Coach Cert while doing freelance cartooning at the same time.
Right now, me and my wife just started to do Gag/Scrip comics "Neck of the Woods" designing each caricatures and stories which my wife is better writer then me as you can see in my writing above :) but anyways, we'll see where it will take us from here and maybe Sunday morning comics or who knows?
and I hope you like our odd funny humor.
Doug Michelsen- Cartoonist / Sometimes writer.
Mindy Michelsen - Writer.
