A man with gray hair and a beard drinking from a brown mug while sitting in a cozy indoor setting. Behind him, there is a large window or wall with curtains partially covering it, displaying a fantasy-themed mural featuring a dragon skull, a creature with long hair and sharp claws, a bat, and a skull with a raven perched on it.

PaTieNT or ARtiSt?... PAtiENt #9 I tHinK... no, no I tHiNk thaT oNe waS TaKen Eh?....cRaZy WHo?

PaTieNT or ARtiSt?... PAtiENt #9 I tHinK... no, no I tHiNk thaT oNe waS TaKen Eh?....cRaZy WHo?

PATIENT #6: MICHAEL COPPIETERS

OCCUPATION: ARTIST, ANIMATOR, CREATOR

NOTABLE ASSOCIATIONS: WARNER BROS., RICH ANIMATION, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM, PROJECT 21, LIBERTY BELL PRODUCTIONS

PAST WORK (LIMITED SELECTION): IMDB

FILE ENTRY:

CANADIAN BORN MICHAEL COPPIETERS WAS POSSESSED BY ART FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE. HE’D DEVOUR COMIC BOOKS AND FANTASY IMAGRY RAMPANTLY. AS SOON AS HE POSSIBLY COULD HE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA TO PURSUE HIS FIRST LOVE, ANIMATION. AS HE PUTS IT “I WOULDN’T GO AWAY, I TOLD THE STUDIO I WOULD EMPTY TRASH CANS IF THATS WHAT IT TAKES TO GET IN THE DOOR.” HE WORKED HIS CALLUSES TO THE BONE AS A PENCIL TEST OPERATOR, SLEPT UNDER HIS DESK AS KEY ANIMATOR, AND WORKED HIS WAY UP TO CHARACTER DESIGNER AND ART DIRECTOR.

OVER THE YEARS HE HAS ONLY EXPANDED HIS PORTFOLIO OF WORK INTO BRONZE SCULPTURE, PAINTINGS, TATTOOED CLOTHING, COMMISSIONS, EVEN HIS FOOD IS A WORK OF ART.

HIS MIND IS A WASH AND EB OF SKETCHES AND IDEAS. PATIENT REQUIRES FURTHER OBSERVATION…AND POSSIBLE COMMISSION WORK.