Jose Sanchez
jose77sanchez@yahoo.com

Jose Sanchez
5915 S.W. 7Th St.
Miami,FL 33144-3935

telephone: 305-262-1377

Jose Sanchez was born and raised in Miami, Florida on March 10, 1968, where he still lives today with his wife. At the age of six, he was introduced to fingerpainting. By first grade, he had picked up his first pencil, but it was not until the summer of 1977 when Star Wars hit the movie screens across America, that his imaginative spark was truly ignited! Like so many other people that were influenced by the cult phenomenon, so he was too. So much so, that this led him to seriously explore and develop his talent for creating art further. As the years went by and he honed his skills, he was notably influenced by the works of Fantasy artists such as:Stephen Youll, Donato Giancola, Chris Moore, Tim White, Jim Burns, David B. Mattingly and Michael Whelan, to name but a few. With time, he produced more and more artwork with a special focus on Science Fiction.

He attended Lindsey-Hopkins Technical Education Center in Miami, Florida where he received a certificate in Commercial Art Technology-majoring in Illustration and minoring in Graphic Design. Jose would ideally like to see himself some day working professionally in the motion-picture industry as a Concept Artist. He had previously worked on a low-budget SF/Super Hero Animation flick titled: "Shadow Runner", designing the individual character's spaceships. "They tend to depend more on technology than they do on their own superpowers." He also plans on working for the publication and gaming markets. To one of his many credits, which have included several fanzine covers and one semi-prozine cover and interior artwork, one particular Star Wars-inspired design: "City Patrol", was chosen for publication in the November 2005 issue of the LucasFilm Star Wars Insider magazine.