C. F. Payne is a freelance illustrator based in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. An R.F.A. graduate of Miami University, over the last 20 years concentrating on the editorial market C.F. has worked with numerous publications, including Time, Esquire, the New York Times, Worth, Boys Life, Forbes and MAD. He has received recognition from Communication Arts, Step-By-Step, the Society of Publication Designers, the Society of Illustrators of New York and Los Angeles (receiving both Gold and Silver awards), Print and How. He has received the Hamilton King Award for the Society of illustrators of New York. He currently teaches illustration at Columbus College of Art and Design. He lives with his wife Paula and children Trevor and Evan.