About Artist Lou Simeone

My art is influenced by a cocktail of Seussville poetry, Peanuts characters and 70s cartoons, spiked with the art of Dali, Derek Riggs, Rick Griffin, Al Jaffee, and Kenny Scharf. I spend most of my time scratching lines on paper, laying colors down on canvas and manipulating vector points in the computer, all of which open the doors to the mischievous characters and unbalanced world floating around inside my cracked cranium.

As a kid I spent many hours tucked away in quiet places copying Disney, Peanuts and Looney Tunes characters, creating my own comic strips and reading Mad Magazine and Al Jaffee books.

Armed with a degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in design, and my love for art, I set out on a long career that so far has taken me through many journeys, from staff designer to art director to managing a design studio, to freelance designer and illustrator.

I'm available for logos, greeting cards, character design, magazine covers, editorial spot illustration, children's picture books, advertising illustrations and illustrations for the web - commissions of any kind. Please contact me at louis(at)samalou(dot)com or 973-262-1767.

If you would like to feature my work on your website or blog, I can send you over jpeg images within 24-48 hours of request for your story. I'm available for interviews and appreciate the interest. To get images and/or set up an interview with me, please email louis(at)samalou(dot)com or call me, 973-262-1767.

My work has been recognized by Graphic Design:usa, Creativity Annual Awards, The Art Directors Club of New Jersey, TrademarksUSA and Bright Books: Logos 1 and Logos 2.

My work has also been featured on the blogs, What An Art!!!, Ripple, and The Little Chimp Society to name a few.

Visit the sites below to see more of my illustrations, design and art.