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I was a graphic designer and poster designer in my working career. Over my career I designed many posters and participated in International Poster Competitions. I have been in shows in the US of course, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, England, Jerusalem, Japan, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy and Mexico. This poster was just recently in a poster show in Japan and has been accepted to be in the Mexico International Poster Show this September. I am pleased with this poster because for me, I think the best posters are the ones that can communicate the message without adding words.

A Colorado native and long-time Fort Collins resident, Bob's painting style reflects his Western Heritage yet is uniquely his own. He strives for an image that is unusual and that brings pleasure in the doing as well as in the viewing. His work is often stylized, often whimsical, always colorful and strong in design and composition. Animals, landscapes, people, history and mythology provide him a wealth of subject matter. He also produces images that are purely abstract or non-objective in nature. He works with a color palette reminiscent of the Fauvist movement and often combines both realism and abstraction in one piece. Coonts' work has been likened to abstract surrealism, realism with an abstract point of view or...