Mawhinney, Art: - Art Mawhinney has always been interested in cartoon characters.
In his spare time, he sleeps....
He also draws original artwork for children books.
Storyboarding led to book illustration, and he has drawn more than 170 children books, for brands including Go Diego Go , Dora the Explorer , Cars , Winnie the Pooh, and Mickey Mouse, as well as Search/Look and Find books for Frozen , Cars , Toy Story , Marvel, Trolls , and Star Wars .
He also worked on the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book for a number of years.
This led to TV storyboarding, where he boarded more than 150 episodes of TV shows, including Rugrats , Family Guy , Wild Thornberrys , and Sonic the Hedgehog .
He opened an animation studio and produced animated TV spots and educational videos.
This led him to attend CalArts, where he became interested in cartoon animation.
Mawhinney, Art: - Art Mawhinney has always been interested in cartoon characters
