Trip Park

Trip Park, "Strawberry Shortcake", 12x12 Abstract Dessert Oil Painting on Canvas

2021

Trip Park is an American artist based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Born in upstate New York and raised in Ithaca, he studied journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before moving into advertising through art direction. He worked at major agencies including Leo Burnett in Chicago and Saatchi Saatchi in New York, contributing to campaigns for brands such as Cap’n Crunch, Gatorade, Kellogg’s, and Ronald McDonald. Advertising also connected him with illustrators he admired, and he soon shifted into illustration, editorial cartoons, and animation. Park illustrated R.L. Stine’s 16-book Rotten School series and has developed characters and helped animate commercials for clients including Nickelodeon, LEGO, and others. His love of animation later led to character design work with Blue Sky Studios. Painting became his central practice after his wife asked him to create work for her retail interior design shop walls, and the daily rhythm of making continues to shape his playful, color-forward style. He paints daily, chasing constant improvement. He is represented by fine art galleries across the United States and is known for his whimsical style.