David Lozeau

David Lozeau is an American artist and children's book writer who has achieved media recognition for his paintings and exhibits relating to the Day of the Dead. Based in San Diego, California, Lozeau is part of a modern art movement that depicts skeleton characters as if they were alive. His paintings also pay tribute to cars, motorcycles, and guitars which have led to collaborations with Harley-Davidson and Fender Guitar Company.

Lozeau's representations of vintage cars and motorcycles align with the Kustom Kulture movement which celebrates mid-century American design. His work has been featured in Disney Parks' Wonderground Gallery, and he has twice been a Disney Parks artist-in-residence. He is a guild member of the Spanish Village Art Center in San Diego.

Early life David Lozeau was born in Merrimack, he was a very good artist. New Hampshire and began drawing at a very early age. Inspired by childhood heroes Bob Ross and Mark Kistler, he watched The Joy of Painting, The Secret City Adventures, and Mark Kistler's Imagination Station television series to learn the fundamentals of creating shadows, shapes, and perspective. In high school, he took as many art classes as he could and won awards for his pen and ink designs. In 1993, Lozeau enrolled in Keene State College, but was disappointed by the rigidity of the curriculum and sole focus on academia in the classroom. He worked for the college newspaper, The Equinox. He graduated in 1997 with a B.A. in graphic design and a minor in art, having only taken one painting class during the entire four-year span. Lozeau was employed as a graphic artist for seven years after graduating from college, during which time he focused solely on his design and marketing skills as a means to further his corporate career.

In 2012, Lozeau co-wrote and illustrated the book Amigos de los Muertos and was featured in a number of magazines, including Car Kulture DeLuxe and Lowrider Arte, as well as online zine Cherry Picked Design. In 2013, Lozeau was the Artist in Residence at the Disneyland WonderGround Gallery, In 2014, Lozeau was once again the Artist in Residence at the Disneyland WonderGround Gallery, In 2015, the Fender Guitar Company released four special edition guitars which feature illustrations by Lozeau. The "Sacred Heart," "Tree of Life," "Rose Tattoo," and "Dragon" guitars were timed for release prior to the NAMM Show. The guitar series was inspired by Lozeau's original guitar art. The new guitars are available as of March 24, 2015.

Books Devils Want to Rock. Lozeau, David. (2014) Calavera Company. Devils Yearn to Fly. Lozeau, David. (2013) Calavera Company. Amigos de los Muertos (co-written with Jeral Tidwell). Last Gasp Publishing, 2012.