Jon Francis was born and raised in Laguna Beach, an early California art colony of Plein Air Painters.  While still in high school, he won awards for his art in the Orange County Fair.  He went on to earn his Bachelor of Professional Arts at The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles with a degree in Advertising Design and then spent 10 years in New York working in advertising and as an art director for many national campaigns.

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