Description: Philip Mason is a designer, art director, painter, illustrator, figure painter, and automotive artist living and working in Detroit Michigan, former car stylist designer at Ford Motor Company.
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Philip Mason was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the late 1960's. Growing up in the 70's and 80's as an only child, during a time of social growth and pop icons, things seemed larger than life.
Early on, his grandmother, Mimi, exposed Philip to all manner of art. She became a great influence in his energy, teaching him to paint, encouraging him to draw from nature, and instilling the love of art in all its forms. Since Mimi lived in Boca Raton with her husband, Poompa, Philip and his mother spent most of the important holidays in Florida. These were special times for him and certainly continue to motivate his passions.
Continuously drawing and sketching throughout grade school, while not playing hockey or outside playing ball with the neighborhood kids, Philip began to gain some recognition at an early age. He was approached in eighth grade to create illustrations for a comic book of regional acclaim. After completing the ten page layouts the company refused to pay, saying he was to young to have produced the artwork. Undisturbed, he continued to draw and hone his talent.