An Italian-American native of New Jersey, I earned a BFA in Film and Television at New York University, and studied figure drawing at the Art Students' League of New York. I have worked for three decades as an animation artist in television, film, and internet. My style and approach have been influenced by mentors John Canemaker and the late Tissa David. I have also spent time as a Benedictine monk. Eugene Salandra
Blue Cascade
(Photoshop doodle, 2011)
Cel set-up from Gnome Filmworks
(ink and paint on acetate over watercolor on paper, circa 1992, c. Jason Sperling)
Cel of Tommy from Land of Imagination
(ink and paint on acetate, c. 1987 Eugene Salandra)
Gratitude
(ink and crayon on cardboard, 2011)

Robe
(chalk pastel on paper, 2011)
(ink on paper)
Man with Staff
(sanguine chalk on newsprint, 2011)
Br. Peter Zhou Bang-Jiu, O.S.B.
(graphite, watercolor and body-color on paper, 2009)
one minute studies
(Conte crayon on paper, 2011)
I will lift up my hands...
(left-handed drawing; ink on paper, 2011)
Come, then, let us bow down...
(left-handed drawing; ink on paper, 2011)
Air guitar
(ink on paper, 2011)