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composition. Ultimately, his work was much different from any thing anyone else was creating. "You have to do something to catch peoples' attention if you're ever going to make any money." These satirical/parody works of art can be found on his Museum of Humor Ar t website. Clever and familiar, Nelson's early artwork features fictional characters ( The Jetsons, Mickey Mouse) as well as historical figures ( Vincent Van Gogh, Jesus Christ, Albert Einstein) placed in unexpected situations. Take his piece, Cereal Killers, where cereal box mascots are being held up at gunpoint. "I was collaging, taking different periods of time and juxtaposing. I did that for about ten years, and became very well-known for that. I went from that to my King of Pop Ar t and my pop culture series." Nelson wasn't an overnight success. It took time for him to build the following he has today. "I started within my community. I started doing shows. I would do the Beverly Hills show twice a year, and I started getting celebrities buying my work: producers, writers, and what have you. It was kinda word of mouth… Somebody came to visit a Hollywood star or producer and they saw my work and they contacted me. Carrie Fisher probably bought over 200 prints from me. She would buy them and give them as presents." Nelson's collectors include, Britney Spears, Sarah Jessica Parker, Paris Hilton, Howard Stern… WORDS OF ADVICE "If you truly want to achieve any success in life, you've gotta know who you are, and then you gotta know what you want to do. And the third thing is, you just gotta go for it…. Everything you've ever wanted is already in you. You just gotta get it out of you. It worked for me and I think it will work for anybody." Lets Fly Away