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Paul Mirocha
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Biography
Paul Mirocha's artwork is noted for realism and accuracy as well as its emotional appeal. The poetry is in the details.
During Paul%u2019s formative years in St. Paul, Minnesota, he often found himself in his father's plant pathology lab. While young Paul found science intriguing, he wondered how long he'd be washing test tubes and inoculating bean seedlings with fungal spores.
A little later, when Paul took a break from art school to visit his family%u2019s cabin in the woods, he had a breakthrough. Picking a simple fern leaf, he stared at it long and hard. Naturally, he began to draw it. It was surprisingly difficult. But Paul was blown away by its complex geometry and profound beauty.
Ever since then, Paul has been devoted to rendering the intricacies of the natural and human world, finding in his subjects both scientific interest and aesthetic appeal. Today, he%u2019s lost count of the number of children%u2019s picture books and pop-ups he%u2019s completed since starting his own illustration and design business in 1990. His illustrations and designs have also appeared in numerous adult books, exhibits, magazines, and advertisements of all kinds, as well as on products and product labels. Whether he%u2019s painting a rare desert cactus or a scrumptious-looking candy bar, his work is always accurate, well researched, and realistic%u2014and it has lots of personality, too.
During Paul%u2019s formative years in St. Paul, Minnesota, he often found himself in his father's plant pathology lab. While young Paul found science intriguing, he wondered how long he'd be washing test tubes and inoculating bean seedlings with fungal spores.
A little later, when Paul took a break from art school to visit his family%u2019s cabin in the woods, he had a breakthrough. Picking a simple fern leaf, he stared at it long and hard. Naturally, he began to draw it. It was surprisingly difficult. But Paul was blown away by its complex geometry and profound beauty.
Ever since then, Paul has been devoted to rendering the intricacies of the natural and human world, finding in his subjects both scientific interest and aesthetic appeal. Today, he%u2019s lost count of the number of children%u2019s picture books and pop-ups he%u2019s completed since starting his own illustration and design business in 1990. His illustrations and designs have also appeared in numerous adult books, exhibits, magazines, and advertisements of all kinds, as well as on products and product labels. Whether he%u2019s painting a rare desert cactus or a scrumptious-looking candy bar, his work is always accurate, well researched, and realistic%u2014and it has lots of personality, too.
Clients
AAA Living MagazineArizona-Sonora Desert MuseumArizona State ParksHampton Brown CompanyHarcourt PressHarperCollins PublishersIt's It Ice Cream Inc.Leigh Steinberg SportsMeredith CorporationNational Geographic
Quaker OatsRocky Mountain Elk FoundationScholastic PublishingSunset MagazineThe Nature ConservancyTucson Botanical GardenTrue Blue Gaming SydneyUncle Ben's RiceVitasoy Products
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