It was the Looney Toons cartoon short “Duck Season, Wabbit Season” that changed the world for Tony Loughran. Right then, at five years old, he became obsessed with art. Growing up, when most boys were dreaming of becoming the next Joe Montana or Magic Johnson, Tony was dreaming of being the next Chuck Jones or Jack Davis.

In high school he realized the potential of being a professional artist. He sold his cartoons to fellow students. His teachers, trying to steer him more towards his studies, would commission him to do artwork in exchange for better grades. This valiant effort failed, and only encouraged him to pursue his dream of being an illustrator. After high school, he went to Ringling School of Art and Design to study Illustration.

Tony has produced illustration work for national advertising campaigns, cartoon character development for animation, humorous illustration for children's books, book covers, corporate design, pet portraits, fine art commissions and has been showcased on the pages of magazines and newspapers in the United States and internationally. His medium and techniques vary from traditional pen & ink and watercolor, oils and acrylics as well as computer generated images in Photoshop, Corel Painter and Illustrator. He's fast and versatile - a true professional with more than fifteen years of experience.

Tony lives and works in Kansas City, Missouri with wife-to-be and fellow artist Beth Barnett. They gain creative inspiration from each other, their three cats and Abby, their goofy greyhound.