Chauncey Homer

Tucson, AZ

Born and raised in Northwestern New Mexico, Chauncey Homer (b. 1966) grew up in a rural environment where elements of the Old West still prevailed. Chauncey's boyhood chores included helping with the garden and the animals. He developed a love for drawing at a young age and used western comics as references for his sketches. He recalls: "I remember spending hours in painful determination trying to get the facial features to look just right." As a teen he continued drawing, using Conan comics and Frazetta art as inspiration.

During his early years of study, he graduated from the Art