I and other NPAA members are/were commercial artists. This means our work was done for someone other than ourselves. We were paid to execute work for advertising, editorial, merchandising, promotion, and communication purposes. I worked for Lord Corporation in several capacities generating cartoon, illustration, photography, design, and decoration for many projects and assignments.NPAA provides an avenue for commercial artists now to see what's truly inside ourselves and to share that work now with other members as well as community attendees who view our exhibitions.