Twin brother of Alex Posada.

I became a professional freelance artist in 1985. I did gain a lot of experience working in galleries for 7 years. This is where I first saw Olivia's work and realized that you could make a very good living doing pin-up work. It became a dream of mine and a goal to someday work for Robert Bane. I first saw Sorayama's work in 1994 and found out that he too, like Olivia, was at Robert Bane's gallery. When I first saw Sorayama's work my jaw hit the floor, the benchmark just got raised way out of my sign, he became my enemy and my mentor, I envied him, he inspired me and discouraged me. In my mind I tried not to know that I would never be that good. I read where Sorayama said "you have to have that hunger" and I know I have that. I don't want to be "the next Sorayama" or even try to emulate him, I just want the same success, to do what I love to do, like he does. However, I won't deny that he is the biggest influence in my work. I've been working on my technique ever since I saw his work and I'll never stop. Sorayama has been a big insecurity in self-doubt that I try to overcome, it's an ongoing battle. Sorayama will always be the King to me.

In 1994 I was flown down from Seattle to San Diego to try out for a job as an illustrator at Image Comics. They hired me immediately and I worked for quite a few studios within Image; Top Cow, Wildstorm and Extreme. This is where I learned how to paint in Photoshop. It worked exactly like a real airbrush and was a lot easier to make changes to my pin-ups. I started showing submissions to the Tamara Bane Gallery in 1996, but I still needed to raise the calibre on my work. I kept trying until I finally thought I had it down, and the rest is history.