Mauricio (Mr. Moe) Restrepo.

Doodler, Silly Cartoonist,
Illustrator & Graphic Designer

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Born in the beautiful colonial city of Bogotá, Colombia, raised in the urban jungles of Queens, New York. And then eventualy transplanted, via the “Span-nificence” of the GWB, onto the sweet and supple lap of the grand and much maligned “Garden State” (But thankfully NOT the stinky industrial part).
And, now, in these wacky post pandemic times, I can be found in spectacular anonymity, in the quaint town of Teaneck, New Joisey.

My Art Training Background:
Ever since I was a little kid and could manage to hold a crayon or pencil, I’ve copulsively scrawled, doodled, sketched and drawn. And as a budding child artist, I sought, and received, the timely diaper changes, loving indulgences and boundless encouragement of my Mom and Dad. Officially, my very first Art Patrons!
From there, in my super awkward and acne ravaged tweens and teens, I went on to also receive important encouragement (minus the diaper changes), from my seventh grade, catholic elementary school teacher, Mrs. St. James. Then came my high school, where I received the stern, yet patient, and kind mentorship of Vice Principal/Art Teacher, Mr. Saul Kaplan. (A fine artist, and cartoonist in his own right) It was Mr. Kaplan who kindly pointed me towards an art career, and helped get me into The School of Visual Arts. (Although first encouraging and insisting I attend Saturday Commercial Art courses at The Parsons School of Design, which I dutifully did. Thank you much, Mr. Kaplan, for that part too)
Ah yes, SVA, where I had the absolute privilege of being in the classrooms of amazing talented instructors, the likes of: The amazing Harvey Kurtzman (and his trusted talented assistant, Sara Downs), Howard Beckerman, Irwin Hasen, Richard Marshall, Nachume Miller, Juan Gonzalez, Sam Viviano and even Gary Panter for a few class sessions, when he filled in for Rick Marshall’s class. All absolute masters of their crafts! (But also very kind, patient and wonderfully giving teachers, professors and mentors).