CF Payne is an artist/illustrator whose artwork has

graced the covers of Time Magazine, Readers Digest,

Sports Illustrated, The New York Times Book Review and

Sunday Magazine, MAD Magazine, der Spiegel, U. S. News

and World Report, The Atlantic Monthly, Texas Monthly,

Boys Life and more.  He has been commissioned to paint

countless politicians, authors and entertainers.  He

has illustrated 10 children’s picture books, including

“The Remarkable Farkle McBride” and “Micawber” written

by John Lithgow.

His artwork has been exhibited at “The

Cincinnati Art Museum, The National Portrait Gallery,

The Norman Rockwell Museum, The Society of

Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, The

Selby Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design

and numerous college and university galleries.