Dick Cole is an illustrator / watercolorist with over 30 years experience in the field.

A graduate of U.C.L.A. and the Art Center College of Design, he has worked as a graphic designer, art director, and illustrator in New York, Palo Alto, CA and San Francisco.

A fourth generation Californian, he has traveled widely, has a passion for jazz and classical music, and enjoys fly fishing and writing poetry.

He shares his Sonoma home and studio with his wife, Diane Noyes-Cole, and a small spoiled dog, Max.