"HO" Twin Headight Zephyr Diagrams - Con-Cor

About the Artist
Mike Danneman, 34, has had a lifelong interest in trains.
His dad nurtured the interest in railroading, while his mom
showed him how much fun art can be. Growing up in these
conditions definitely had something to do with painting trains
when he got older. He began his career at Kalmbach
Publishing Co. in the Art Department in 1984. Named
TRAINS Magazine's Assistant Art Director in 1988 then Art
Director in1990. Mike is currently painting full time and also
freelancing railroad photography. Traveling is also a big
part of Mike's life. He has traveled extensively around the
United States and parts of Canada in pursuit of railroad
photos. Many of these photos later become sources for
inspiration when seated in front of the art easel. Getting out
and actually seeing the railroad, or at least seeing the
country it used to run through, is very useful for the
painting's accuracy and detail. Two photo books coauthored
with Gary W. Dolzall, Steel Rails Across America,
and The Spirit of Railroading, have been published by
Kalmbach. Other hobbies include collecting 1/43 scale
automobiles and also a restored 1967 Mustang convertible.
Other interests include model railroading, some sports and
the outdoors in general. Mike and his wife Katie, another
artist, live in Arvada, Colorado.
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