Jason Amatangelo resides in Columbus Ohio with his biggest fan and wife Linda. Originally from Erie PA, he enjoys racing sailboats, and spending time on the water whenever he can. Ever since he was young art was in his eye. He constantly carried a notebook and pencil and would spend hours drawing.

Although his studies were focused in applied media arts and animation. Amatangelo is widely known as an Abstract Illusionist. With a background in engineering and graphic design, he has spent the last 10 years as a Packaging Engineer. Amatangelo strives to integrate his knowledge to portray a new style in contemporary art without constrictions of the imagination.

An expressionistic painter, Judy works in acrylic on canvas and watercolor on paper. Represented by Hayley Gallery in New Albany and Closson’s in Cincinnati, she is also a workshop teacher, judge and speaker at many art venues.

Her fiberglass creations other than Brutus include “Pigcasso” for the Cincinnati Art Museum during the Big Pig Gig and “Circus Horse” for Horsemania in Lexington, Ky. They are just a sampling of her fiberglass adventures. Paintings, both commissioned and exhibition pieces, by Judy can be found in collections across the country. Works by this artist, a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and other art societies, emphasize strong color and composition. Art is her passion.

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) is the only national voluntary health agency in the U.S. dedicated to finding a cure for Huntington’s Disease and to improving the lives of people with HD and their families. Over the years, HDSA has evolved into a network of over 30 chapters and eleven Centers of Excellence.

Very simply, HDSA’s Mission is to promote and support research to find a cure for HD; To help people and their families affected by the disease and to educate the public and health care professionals about HD.

HDSA is a volunteer based non-profit organization and the only non-profit health organization to be given an A+ rating by the American Institute of Philanthropy in 2002.

Dan Gerdeman is one of eight children and grew up in North Baltimore, Ohio. Population 3000. Gerdeman makes art ferociously, loves post punk music, and Fellini/Spike Lee/David Lynch Movies. He drove a tank during the Cold War, studied printmaking with David Cayton at BGSU, and did his graduate work in Art Education at The Ohio State University.

His biggest influences are “The Toonerville Folks”, by Fontaine Fox and 1970’s Marvel Comics. Much of his work examines the egocentric, pathetic, and profound American man, woman, and child. Dan is the advanced drawing and painting instructor at Hilliard Davidson High School.

He is married to costume designer Judy Chesnut, and the father of three budding astronauts/UFC champs. He is a hopeful smart aleck and hopes his work is much the same.

Steven Gutierrez is an artist, engineer, and educator interested in the intersection of art and design. His work has been primarily focused on social and environmental issues. His current research is directed towards finding how technology may be used to foster life rather than to destroy it.

He has a broad range of skills that include digital imaging, 3D Modeling, animation, web authoring, robotics, electronics and installation. His breadth of knowledge has expanded thanks to the opportunities at the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) where he worked with dancers, computer scientists, and musicians on interdisciplinary projects.

Even outside his work, Steven has always loved learning about life’s interdependence. The Buddhist tenet that can be summarized as “we are all connected”, is a guiding principle in his life as well as artwork. Steven hopes to continue working in both the art and engineering fields to help create balance in our world one small step at a time.

Brian is a Kenton based artist who was born and raised in northern California and only recently moved to his father’s home town in Ohio. (this helps explain his being raised a buckeye fan.)

Having pursued art business since the early 90’s, he has been fortunate to participate in numerous public art displays and projects.

Whether drawing cartoons, creating custom/commercial/graphic art and/or designs for publications, private clients or public spaces, or painting murals, houses, windows or faces, the artist strives to present high quality, customer oriented, visually pleasing works that both excite and stimulate the viewer.

Brian has participated in street festivals, art auctions, special showing and art fairs,and more, often involving Brutus Buckeye in place of human figures,so much so that many west coast artists he has collaborated with jokingly refer to him as “the buckeye”. knowing this, it becomes obvious how excited he is to be involved in an actual Brutus related project. (look at the “script ohio” photo)

while no website is available at this time, the artist encourages contact through a special gmail account (HMXBUX@gmail.com) and looks forward to interacting with and serving art patrons and clients in the area for years to come.

GO BUCKS!!!

My name is Dave Lattimer and I am the husband of Kim Lattimer. I have assisted Kim with many of the Brutus Buckeye designs in a limited capacity. However, I had been asked to do the “Tin Man” project on my own and I had a great experience putting this together. Kim helped paint the face. However I had constructed the “Tin Man” and I hope everyone will agree it came out good and even better than even I had expected.

Kim and I enjoyed working on these together and we look forward to doing more. Both Kim and I are excited to see all of the Brutus Buckeye statues displayed on campus! We are both confident that these statues will bring a good amount of money to the OSU Library.

Kimberly Lattimer attended Ohio University for four years. From there, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts with a focus in the areas of Painting, Drawing and Photography. She received a scholarship from Columbus College of Art and Design and decided to study the areas of Advertising and Illustration.

Since 1988, she has been commissioned to do portraits of Sports Figures by various organizations and fund raising events. This led to the production and sales of Limited Edition Prints. The most successful of these prints have been “The Three Faces of Woody Hayes” and “Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler”. Both are executed in Pen and ink Crosshatching, a medium and technique that Kim has mastered and is recognized for.

Kim has displayed artwork and won awards in galleries and exhibits throughout central Ohio.

Kim currently lives in London, Ohio with her husband and three sons. She offers Graphic Design and Fine Art services from her home based business “Artistic Concepts”. She also teaches Basic Drawing, Watercolor and Calligraphy classes.

Cosmo Thirteen Studios is a Youngstown Ohio born freelance design studio. David Kramer & Michael Mannion both attended Youngstown State University as graphic designers, w/ Mr. Kramer receiving a degree from The Ohio State University as well.

Many business’s, families & friends flaunt the art from C13S. Fine Oil wall paintings, murals, album covers, logos, you name it, they’ll do it!! Open schedules, open minds, & 2 of Ohio’s most creative minds are willing & waiting for the oppourtunity to design for you!

For over twenty years Rickabaugh Graphics has been creating award-winning designs for numerous Fortune 500 companies including Hasbro Toys, Coca-Cola, Toyota, MGM and Clorox. Over the last decade and a half the firm has been applying their extensive logo expertise to the collegiate market. In this time they have become the leading collegiate branding firm and their clients have included the Big East Conference, the Ohio State University, the University of Wisconsin, Seton Hall University, Vanderbilt University, North Carolina State, Baylor, Texas A&M University and many, many others.

Their tremendous success in revitalizing collegiate brands has resulted in the studio becoming the primary firm assisting schools with native American nicknames build new traditons around less controversial icons. The studio’s collegiate designs have been the subject of feature articles in five major design publications and the firm’s owner, Eric Rickabaugh, has lectured on graphic design and branding issues at conventions for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the International Collegiate Licensing Association, Minor League Baseball and at the The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.

Gail Rosenblum is a working artist in Columbus, Ohio, using colored pencil as well as many other media. She has been involved in exhibits and juried gallery art shows since 1965.

Gail studied at both the Columbus College of Art and Design [CCAD] and the Ohio State University [OSU] with a major in Art Therapy.

She is experienced as a teacher, and has taught classes and workshops in art for both City Recreation and school programs.

She has designed and choreographed Yoga, Chair Fitness and Aerobics classes for Seniors for over 25 years, including those at the Jewish Center, assisted living facilities and Community Centers.

Gail was the owner and director of art and design for a manufacturer of hand-painted sportswear. She has also been involved with the design and marketing of handcrafted jewelry and accessories, dolls, as well as custom painted furniture.

Her work has been displayed in many boutiques and catalogs around the country.

I was born in Pennsylvania, and even though I lived there, moved away and moved back several times, Columbus has been my home since 1985. Yes, I eventually stopped cheering for the Nittany Lions and have become one of many rabid Buckeye fans.

Although my degree from Pittsburgh Art Institute is in Visual Communication (Advertising) I have been involved in many different fields of art. Building props for theaters, sewing costumes, airbrushing T-shirts,T-shirt design, displays for merchandise shows and POP, computer art, fine art, and murals for residential and commercial spaces are some of the creative work I have undertaken.

I did 8 of the fiberglass corn statues that were done in 2003 and jumped at the chance to reinvent the Buckeye. I love to brainstorm and am still thinking of different Brutuses (Brutii?) that would be fun to do.

The artist, a 1989 graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design, is a Buckeye at heart. A native of Ohio, she attended the Ohio State University before transferring to CCAD. Her education in illustration and advertising led to a career in advertising. The work included photography, illustration, private label package design, print advertising, and design work.

Later she decided to become a freelance artist and raise a family. She has worked from her home studio since that time doing illustration, mural painting, furniture painting, advertising design, and many other forms of art.