Wayno is an illustrator, writer and
cartoonist who lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA.
He wrote and
illustrated three issues of a solo comic book, Beer Nutz, in
the early 90s, and his comics appeared in numerous collections
including Grateful Dead Comix, Robert Crumb's Weirdo, Heavy
Metal, Hyena and Duplex Planet Illustrated.
Wayno began to concentrate on illustration
in 1993, and started working with the newly launched Nickelodeon
Magazine, where his illustrations still appear today. Music
interests Wayno as much as visuals, and his illustrations have
naturally gravitated toward musical motifs and clients in the
music world. His caricatures of musicians appeared in every
issue of Cool and Strange Music, where he also published many
CD reviews. He has illustrated dozens of record and CD sleeves.Wayno is
proficient in Photoshop, yet his work always retains its distinctive
hand-drawn character. Although he is now primarily an illustrator,
he has never completely abandoned comics. He writes and draws
"Itchy Acres" for Nickelodeon Magazine, and provides
gag cartoons to National Geographic Kids, among others.
