User:Meganw917/Roy McClanahan Graphic Designer

Roy E. McClanahan II is an American national award-winning graphic designer. He has rendered more than 50,000 graphic design pieces, including print and web-media. He is notably known for his creation of the Web site for the Grammy-Nominated "The Inspirations", a singing duo based in Rhode Island. The Web site can be found at www.lucybeesrecords.com. He is also known for his many illustrations in over fifteen books and periodicals. One of the books, "Scarf Tying Magic", by Bobbie Jean Thompson of Image Reflections, Inc., depicts over four hundred illustrations of different ways for women to wear a scarf. The book appeared on "Late Night With David Letterman" in a humorous spoof. The book, then, soared to be that particular publisher's second best seller, selling nationwide.

McClanahan was also hired in September, 1997 to produce a booklet written by famous quill pen maker, Nancy Floyd, containing a prayer for Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, just after she had been awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor, June 2, 1997. The book was to be presented to all 400 members of congress. McClanahan travelled with Ms. Floyd to Washington D.C. visiting the Capitol and the United States Supreme Court building, where Ms. Floyd supplied her quill pens for official use. In the Senate Halls, he bumped into former Senator Bob Dole, a then Presidential candidate. Mr. Dole asked, "What are you doing here, son?" "I'm helping a friend with her congressional booklet for Mother Teresa.", McClanahan explained. "That's great!", replied Mr. Dole, "I wish you good luck!" He then had his picture taken with the late, South Carolina State Senator and former South Carolina State Governor, Strom Thurmond and one with Virginia State Senator Mark Warner.

McClanahan began seriously drawing with graphite and pen and ink at the early age of 13. He enjoyed drawing many scenes and imaginations from his mind. He rarely illustrated from a still life form until his college years. Many of his early illustrations were of made-up and known super heros and fantastic alien scenes depicting what it may look like on other planets and universes. Other illustrated studies included various parts of the human body, most notably the hands. The hands were extensively illustrated by McClanahan as these, in his own words, are "the most difficult to master"  Some of his works can be seen at his official Web site, www.remcographics.com. Unfortunately, many of his early works are lost to misplacement or simply destroyed over the years.

He was born January 17, 1961 to Betty L. and Roy E. McClanahan in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has two sisters, Kimberly L. McClanahan Lank and Theresa A. McClanahan. Roy was raised on an orchard-farm, owned by his grandfather, Roy McClanahan, that produced a variety of apples.