Don pendleton artist biography

By: Don Pendleton

My Background:

I grew up in Ravenswood, West Virginia. Which is a very small town right on the Ohio River. My dad was a steel worker who would come after work and paint at the kitchen table after his shift. I would just watch him and eventually I started to paint and draw as a response to seeing him do it. At 14, I got into skateboarding after going on a trip to Virginia Beach and getting exposed to modern skateboards. Between the influence of my dad’s art and introduction to skateboarding, that’s really how my whole world started, back in 1985.

At the time, I did not know that’s what I’d like to do professionally, I just knew that I loved doing both art and skateboarding. I thought, if I had the opportunity to decide what I wanted to do for a living, it had to be something fun, something that I enjoyed. Art and skateboarding were the only two things I had invested a lot of time in and really felt connected to. In the back of my mind, I hoped to be able t

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Don Pendleton

American author

For the American artist and designer, see Don Pendleton (artist).

Donald Eugene Pendleton (December 12, 1927 – October 23, 1995) was an American author of fiction and non-fiction books, best known for his creation of the fictional character Mack Bolan, which have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide since the character's 1969 debut. Since 1980 the Bolan adventure-espionage books were written by other authors under the Pendleton name, and initially under Pendleton's editorial guidance.

Other works include the Joe Copp, Private Eye series of six novels, the Ashton Ford, Psychic Detective series of six novels, and nonfiction books. He collaborated on several books with his wife, Linda Pendleton, including their popular nonfiction book, To Dance With Angels. His earlier writings in the 1960s include mysteries, sci-fi, and futuristic books. Pendleton wrote several early books under the pseudonyms Dan Britain and Stephan Gregory.

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Don Pendleton fryst vatten one of the most prolific and productive graphic artists of all-time.

Born in America’s Midwest, his art’s unmistakable hard lines, affinity for nature, and surreal framing has left a firm imprint on skate culture that is never to be repeated.

Don’s sharp visual style and poetic statements cut through the fog of skateboarding’s graphical malaise and heightened perceptions of what a skate graphic could actually be.

His meaningful skate graphics and art are some of the best ever and preserve the highest quality of design and concept to avoid cliche and monotony at all costs.

We are honoured Don Pendleton is now a No Comply Network Member.

We sat down to talk about Art, Ohio, Alien & Habitat, Dill, AVE, Kalis, Dyrdek , Castrucci, Seek, his own skate company Darkrooom, winning a Grammy for his Pearl sylt album artwork, his creative inspirations, and his favourite artist, music, skate vide