<a href="http://noahfineart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gshaw_noah-woc0521.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-342" title="gshaw_noah.woc052" src="http://noahfineart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gshaw_noah-woc0521.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></a>About the Artist

Born and raised in Orange County, California Noah grew up to be one of the most well know artist in the country and around the globe.  He began his company on his bike at 16 handing our business cards to create art, signs and illustrations for local businesses. Soon after graduation from Highschool Noah received an airbrush from his family. He then embarked on a career of creating custom portraits on clothing and canvas. He would set up at local clubs and coffee shops to paint live for collectors in front of their eyes. This caught the eye of corporate companies and celebrities. Noah began producing paintings for Lexus Motorcars, Toyota, Levi Strauss, Nordstrom, CBS Television, Fox TV and families in Dubai. Noahs celebrity work started with Craig T Nelson and others such as Val Kilmer, Barbara Streisand, Tom Cruise, and Ted Danson.

Noahs work elevated globally when he was featured on The Learning Channel show "Rides" where he custom painted 5 award winning vehicles for Alpine Electronics. Universal Studios sought Noahs expertise in designing the vehicle for the Suki vehicle  in "2 Fast 2 Furious". His career elevated again when MTV commissioned Noah to create pieces for the hit t.v. Show "Rob and Big" where Noah painted the bottom of their pool and their horse trailer. MTV featured Noahs work on episodes of "Meet the Barkers" with Travis Barker who is friends  with Noah and one of his collectors. Noah formed relationships with such brands as Carey Hart of "Hart and Huntington" who features his work in various tattoo shops. Noah became the official licensed artist for Arturo Fuente Cigars as well as the French Cellar Imports who offer 10 amazing Bordeaux wines from France.

An amazing day came when Noah partnered with The Walt Disney Company™ to create a line of Noah versions of the characters. Noahs line has become a huge favorite among Disney collectors and fans worldwide. Noah’s works include character interpretation as well as product development such as one-of-a-kind Vinylmation™.

Noah’s talents cover a wide range of applications such as body art where has been nominated for makeup artist of the year by NAHA. His projects include tattoos on recording artist "Pink" in one of her music videos. Noah's art direction has been used various ad campaigns for Lexus, Toyota, Disney and Scion as well as branding for Metal Mulisha and Famous Stars and Straps.

Noah spends his time creating lines of product for cruise ships, galleries, his clothing line and private commissions for collectors. Noah spends his time design and creating new works in his studio and is President of Great Flood Publishing Inc.. His exclusive gallery hosts all his works and can be visited in Costa Mesa California and all aspects of his work are available at <a href="http://www.noahfineart.com">www.noahfineart.com</a> "I feel this gift that God gave me can be used to impact lives for God and further His kingdom. It's not me who does the painting. I judge success not by status, power or prestige but rather the lives impacted through the events, paintings and relationships for His glory. It's been a gift entrusted to me."

The artist lives in Orange County with his wife and two children.