Artwork by Fred J. Sklenar
I have been involved with fine art and illustration for more than five decades. I received my formal art education at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. My family served as a model for my career path. My father taught art and was an artist/painter. My grandmother, my daughter and my son are also art driven.
I started my career in the art world as a paste-up board artist for a newspaper syndicate. It was most difficult finding a position since all employers were seeking experience and I was fresh out of school. …