Christian Blochinger

I attended Sparta High school in Sparta, NJ, where I was a dual Science and Art Major. I was awarded the Runner up in the NJ State Teen Arts competition for an acrylic painting and I earned 3 Varsity letters with 2 All State Championship teams (Cross Country, Track and Field and Alpine skiing).

Although I wanted to attend art school with Early acceptance to 3 top art schools in the Northeast. I was also accepted at 2 Engineering schools and decided to attend Florida Institute of Technology to be a pilot. 5 months in they claimed i had a vision issue and I transferred to the school of Engineering.

I was Active in sports, and activities I graduated on the Deans List. I moved to Colorado in 2004 and spent the next 25 years working in the various tech and consulting jobs and eventually opening my own business performing Home and Construction Inspection as well as starting a Freelance art and design business.

When the Real estate market Crashed in 2003, I followed my music talents as a percussionist, songwriter and vocalist, created a band called POTCHEEN and began touring the U.S. for 15 years in a Celtic-Pirate Rock band performing over 2500 shows from coast to coast.

When My last child graduated college, I decided to revisit the path never taken and go back to school to hone my existing talents and learn some new tech skills. I am a Fearless Artist willing to take creative risks and push conceptual boundaries. Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator,Indesign, Clip studio, Boom, Harmony, Storyboard Pro. proficiency

Whimsical Artist with superb artistic skills and knowledge of pop culture, comic books, literature and history, Music and Art. Proficient in creating detailed masterpieces for clients using multiple types of media. Polished in public speaking, business management and networking.

Creative and detail-oriented Illustrator with strong background in newspaper advertising and print and production. I am a Cultured illustrator talented in Oil, watercolor and acrylic painting creation. Art history expert and savvy entrepreneur with deep understanding of business side of art.

Highly passionate about art, Inquisitive about technology and the creative processes involved in animation and video game creation.

• Created artwork/wrote stories for an weekly environmental satirical comic strip called "BioFear" featured in “The Canyon Courier,” an weekly student-run newspaper for the Florida Institute of Technology Campus. 1987-1990.
• Created artwork for an Column featured in “Colorado Buzz Magazine,” a monthly Denver based magazine.