Our Art Consultants
Can you imagine that we love Chuck Jones Art as much as you do? Hard to imagine, huh?
Beyond the brilliant work of the innovative Chuck Jones, the Chuck Jones Gallery is also proud to showcase the artwork of many other talented artists and consultants. You can find a list of some of our featured artists on the navigation of our site. There you will see basic information and pictures and a link to dive in deeper and see their artwork that is for sale. Below you will find more information about our brilliant art consultants.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Learn more information about us below!
Mike Dicken
National Sales Director
Year Started: 1991
Hometown: Corona del Mar, CA
Gallery Location: San Diego
Hobbies/Interest/Family-Pet-Info: Mike loves to spend time with his family and his dog, Yogi.
Fave Music and/or Book: Doors, Rolling Stones, Sun Also Rises
Fave Travel Spot: Anywhere in Europe, Hawaii
Fave Quote: “Every artist has thousands of bad drawings in them and the only way to get rid of them is to draw them out,” Chuck Jones
Fave Cartoons: Bugs at Piano, Stop on the Lot, Bugs and Bull II
Fave LJE Art: Robinhood Daffy, Bugs and Bull, What’s Opera, Doc
Joel Shapiro
Sales Manager
Year Started: 1997
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Gallery Location: San Diego
Hobbies/Interest/Family-Pet-Info: Joel enjoys cartoon gag writing, searching for the best cheese pizza and learning about WWII history and its aftermath
Fave Music and/or Book: Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis
Fave Travel Spot: San Diego, Bahamas, Spain
Fave Quote: “The only thing an adult can give a child is time,” Chuck Jones
Fave Cartoons: Torso, Two Draped Figures, Bus Queue London
Fave LJE Art: What’s Opera, Doc?, Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century, Bully for Bugs
Michael Fiacco
Director of Special Exhibitions
Year Started: 2016
Hometown: Tribes Hill, NY
Gallery Location: Palm Desert and various locations
Hobbies/Interest/Family-Pet-Info: Michael has many interests including hiking, gardening, sailing, glamping, traveling; He lives with his husband, Michael and their two canine daughters, Candy and Angelina
Fave Music and/or Book: Classical Music; A New Earth
Fave Travel Spot: Italy
Fave Quote: “Only this moment is life,” Nhat Hanh
Fave Cartoons: The Scweam, Bugs at Piano, Torso
Fave LJE Art: What’s Opera, Doc? Rabbit of Seville, Bully for Bugs
Toshi Sanchez
Gallery Director
Year Started: 1999
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Gallery Location: Santa Fe
Hobbies/Interest/Family-Pet-Info: Toshi loves baseball and coaching his sons
Fave Music and/or Book: Most genres from 80’s to early 2000’s
Fave Travel Spot: Belize
Fave Quote: “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be,” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fave Cartoons: The Great Chase, Nude Duck Descending, Meter Leader
Fave LJE Art: Rabbit Punch, Bully for Bugs, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Darnell Renee Crossley
Art Consultant
Year Started: 2019 with Chuck Jones Galleries; Selling art for 12 years
Hometown: Michigan
Gallery Location: Orange County & Remote
Hobbies/Interest/Family-Pet-Info: Darnell has also been a professional photographer for 20+ years and a yoga instructor; She is married with 4 adult children and two Dachshunds, Angel and Dodger (yes, they are baseball fans)
Fave Music and/or Book: Jazz – Darnell could listen to Chet Baker all day long; She is currently reading ‘Women Who Run with the Wolves’ and is now one of her favorite books along with ‘The War of Art’
Fave Travel Spot: Loves Bali and she can’t get enough of Sedona, Arizona
Fave Quote: “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears,” Nelson Mandela.
Fave Cartoons: Any Pepe le Pew, Foghorn Leghorn and any combination with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
Fave LJE Art: Original Tom Everhart, Original Grinch and Max, Original Ben Olson with Pepe le Pew
