About

Reid A. Peterson is a designer, illustrator and writer who is passionate about the power of creativity and storytelling. Reid has many years of experience as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, since 2007. He also serves as Administrator and Kids Ministry Coordinator at a small church in Owatonna, Minnesota. Furthermore, he oversees various other programs at the church. Reid was born and raised in Owatonna. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design Print from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2013). Reid was ordained as a minister from his church in 2016. Additionally, Reid later graduated from Word of Faith Bible School at this church in 2018.

Outside of church ministry and freelance design projects, Reid also works as a substitute teacher for the Mason City Community School District. Reid enjoys working with fifth-grade and six-grade students.

This website is an art portfolio and online store. In addition to the services and products available on this website, Reid also sells stock graphics on Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Adobe Stock and TeachersPayTeachers, custom services on Fiverr and Upwork, and print-on-demand products designed with original artwork on RedBubble, Society6 and Spring. Reid currently has hundreds of high-res stock images available for download – view here!

Check out Reid’s published books: Amaranthine with Other Short Stories and Poems, Morning of the Ouromor: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems, Arron Steep: The Collected Stories (all under the pen name Arron Steep), The Heroes of Super Island #1 – Phaze Vs. Deathstalker, Sentaku: A Short Story Anthology, and New Beginnings Church Family Recipe Book.

Reid also has a monthly email newsletter called Reid’s Recap. In this email he shares project updates and a free digital download (every month). Sign up now to get access to a first-time subscriber gift bundle! You can watch an expanded version by watching his vlog on YouTube.

While not working on some creative project Reid has many other hobbies. He enjoys reading fiction, playing video games, watching a good film, researching family history, playing and game-mastering Force Journey RPG on Discord as well as managing the game’s wiki. He also spends his time gardening and making improvements around his home. Reid lives in Mason City, Iowa with his wife Jessica.

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Check out the selected works of Reid’s art portfolio or view his complete art portfolio on Behance.

Questions, comments or job inquiries? Send Reid an email.

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