I have taught figure drawing and artistic anatomy since 1990. I have a book out, "Rey's Anatomy:Figurative Art Lessons from the Classroom".

As an educator I have worked hard to make my passion for anatomy more accessible to more students and professionals seeking a more interactive mode of studying or using anatomical reference. In this web site, I along with my designer Yariv Newman,have tried to give a taste of what I am striving to achieve but in a larger scale sometime in the near future. Please use my email to reach me if you are interested in any of the work that you see here or for any help that I can avail myself to you."

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
Adjunct Instructor
2005-2012

Artistic Anatomy
Courses taught include two figure-drawing classes, with a broad overview of anatomical information and instruction about how to approach the human form. Methods of understanding light, shadow and composition are also a component of the instruction. Deep knowledge of anatomy for the artist is taught through ECORCHE’, which is an anatomical sculpture. Class format includes lecture, group and individual instruction for students on their projects.

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Associate Professor
1998 – 2020

Anatomy, Ecorche & Imaginatomy
Courses taught include Anatomy, Analysis of Form and Principles of Drawing. Instruction includes lectures in figurative drawing and extensive compositional training. Class structure includes lectures, group process and one on one instruction. I developed and introduced a course called Imaginatomy. In this class, illustrators, entertainment designers and other students are given intense exposure to human anatomy and then must use this knowledge of human anatomy to make up an imaginary creature. They are required to justify the anatomical logic. The finished project is an anatomical model of their “Creature”, half skeleton and half layered with muscles. The students must do the research to provide the scientific taxonomy of their animal.

DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION
Contract Instructor
2005 – present

Hands on instruction for animators and animation artists in anatomy. Classes include lectures in an anatomical ecorche’. Two-month intensive exposure into human anatomy.
DISNEY and ABC EMPLOYEES
As of 2010 I also created a class for the non art employees at Disney studios and ABC (Owned by Disney Corp.)

DISNEY/PIXAR
2012 was asked and I did help create the character for a Pixar movie due to be released in 2014, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, working title. I designed the anatomy of the giant using my expertise in anatomy and the mechanics of the body. I have also led talks at Disney about how the creature would walk, eat, etc.

LOS ANGELES ACADEMY OF FIGURATIVE ART
2004 – Present
I teach five classes at LAAFA:
Anatomy/ecorche, following the format of the masters in previous centuries. The class is lecture based. Students make an anatomical model in this 10-week, 40-hour course. Lectures provide the foundation of anatomical knowledge for figurative artists at a very high level.

Figure Drawing. In this class I focus on classical figure drawing and academic anatomical understanding.

Imaginatomy, as with Art Center but with Figure Drawing as a prerequisite.

2D Anatomy. In this class each student learns anatomy through very detailed pen and ink drawings of each area of the human form. Most of this course is taught without a model. The students learn anatomy through studying the anatomy of reference from the old masters.

Head Drawing. In this class students learn about the skull and the muscles before they begin to learn about the facial features and eventually form and structure.

GO FOR BAROQUE
1992 - 2018
Personal private and semi-private art instruction in the home for all ages.

ART CENTER FOR KIDS
2001 - 2003
Developed and taught figurative drawing to children.

IDYLLWILD ARTS
2003 and 2004
Taught advanced drawing class at the Arts Camp in Idyllwild, California. This was an intense two-week, 60-hour course in drawing concepts and figurative art.

MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL
1995
Taught art concepts at this private girls high school.

RAGAN ACADEMY/BARNSDALL PARK
1994
Figure drawing for high school aged students.

RANDOM GALLERY
1993-2003
Taught a figure drawing workshop.

CHARTER OAKS HOSPITAL
1993
Started an art therapy program for teenage boys who had been born with drugs in their systems.

KIDSART
1990-93
Taught multi-media art Northridge, Tarzana and Montrose studios.

LEARNING TREE UNIVERSITY
1990-91
Taught artistic anatomy and linear perspective.

LOS ANGELES ACADEMY OF FIGURATIVE ART
2009, August
See Florence Through the Eyes of the Artist, Rey Bustos. Sketching and museum tour of the Renaissance art of Florence, Italy.

CGMA Computer Graphics Masters Academy
2014- Present
This is an online school where I teach artistic anatomy to global students.

ONLINE CLASSES AND RECORDED LECTURES:

NEW MASTERS ACADEMY (Artistic anatomy and a class in 3D anatomy/ecorche')

GNOMON SCHOOL OF VISUAL EFFECTS (Artistic anatomy)

ANIMUM SCHOOL OF ANIMATION, SPAIN (Recorded class in artistic anatomy)

LOS ANGELES ACADEMY OF FIGURATIVE ART (Artistic anatomy and 3DAnatomy/Ecorche')

VISULARIUM (Artistic anatomy lectures)

FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR
1989 – 2004
Clients included: LA Gear, Pepsi, USC Medical Center, LA Weekly magazine (covers), Plain Truth Magazine, Pasadena Weekly (cover art) Westside Weekly, Independent Weekly, Location Update magazine, Legal and medical illustration.
2011
I was used in an INFINITY car commercial for their 2012 G37. I am seen drawing a part of the car.

EXHIBITIONS

Currently representation by San Marino Gallery.

1990
Group show in Reid Gallery, Carmel, California.

1994
Group show, Sarah Bain Gallery, Anaheim, California.

1995
Group Show, Random Gallery, Highland Park, California.

1996
Solo show, Kaldi Gallery, South Pasadena, California.

1997
Solo Show, Gordon Biersch Restaurant, Pasadena, California.
Group show, Occidental University.

1998
Group Show, Random Gallery, Highland Park, California.

1999
Solo Show, Aubergine Gallery, La Canada, California.

2000
Group Show, Random Gallery, Highland Park, California.

2001
Solo show, Vroman’s Staircase Gallery, Pasadena, California.

2002
Solo show, Random Gallery, Highland Park, California.

2003, 2005, 2007
Solo Shows, San Marino Gallery, Pasadena, California.

2008, November
Solo Show, San Marino Gallery, Pasadena, California.

2009, November
Solo Show, SoPas Gallery, South Pasadena, California.

2010, November
This show showcased the art that I do on the blackboard as I lecture. The work will be displayed on 24 4’X 8’ and 24 4’X4’ bendable blackboards that will serpentine through the gallery space. This show was immensely popular and was subsequently taken to other venues.