![]() ![]() In my freshman year, I became a Christian and soon my attitude began to change toward a career in the fine arts. Downs said, "I went to college to be a sculptor and a painter. During his junior year at Indiana, Downs created a comic strip, Downstown, for the campus newspaper, Indiana Daily Student. in fine arts, with an emphasis in graphic design. He attended the Indiana University at Bloomington, becoming a Phi Beta Kappa and graduating in 1976 with B.A. ![]() ĭowns graduated from Parkway West High School in 1972. Although his comics were influenced by Charles Schultz's Peanuts, Downs was unsuccessful selling his work. In high school, Downs began to doodle single-cell comics, often drawing on paper towels at the can factory where he worked as an evening janitor. Downs came in first place for an oratory contest sponsored by the Des Peres Optimist Club, later coming in third place in the regional contest sponsored by the Optimist Clubs of St. While in 7th grade at Parkway Junior High School. Louis County, Missouri, with his parents Charles and Bobbie Downs. Background ĭowns grew up in a non-religious household near Town and Country, St. Tim Downs (Born 1954) is an American comic artist and author best known for his Downstown comic strip and the Bug Man series of Christian mystery novels. ![]() ![]() Novelist, Comic Artist, Religious Speaker ![]()
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