Bill Purdom was born in 1953 in Charleston, West Virginia and raised in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming, OH. He graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor Degree in Visual Design.
His artwork has appeared in nationally distributed magazines, including:

* Time
* Sports Illustrated
* Sport
* National Lampoon
* Esquire

He has also been a major contributor of the New York Times.
Mr. Purdom's original paintings have been exhibited at the Spectrum Fine Art Gallery, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the Baseball Commissioner's office. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Illustrators. His work is in the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chris Hopkins graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Mr. Hopkins worked extensively with the National Football League since 1978. His works with the NFL include the theme art for Super Bowls XX, XXI, and XXIII; Superbowls Silver Anniversary exhibit; NFL's 75th Anniversary.

He has produced original art for superstars Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Mark Brunell, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith. Chris has also created commemorative art for America's Cup and the Good Will Games. He has produced art of Olympic greats Bob Mathias, Steve Prefontaine, Billy Mills, Tommy Smith, and Debbie Meyer.

Dee is resuming her fine arts career after 20 years in commercial art and rearing two children. She supported herself in the 70's through one-woman and group showings of her drawings, and was represented by several galleries in Washington and Oregon.

Dee is from Salem, Oregon. She attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco where she graduated in 1971 with a degree in Fine Arts and an associate degree in Illustration. She was recognized as one of Oregon's young contemporary artists by the Portland Museum of Art. Dee's pen and ink, hand-colored, limited-edition prints may be ordered by writing or calling her directly.