The artist, Rumen Petkov, with signature RumenPe, was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. he directed more than fifty short animation films and one feature film, The Treasure Planet. Many of his animated films have won international awards in Germany, Japan, Finland and most notably, a "Palm d'​ Or"​ at the 1985 Cannes film Festival for the short film, Wedding. Mr. Petkov's film Monkeys was named one of the ten best animated films in the world at the Hiroshima Festival in Japan.Rumen Petkov also did illustrations and comic strips for the magazine Rainbow.Mr. Petkov moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1990. He worked as an animator, character designer, storyboard artist, and director for Warner Brothers, Universal, Klasky Csupo and Animation Cottage. He directed shows such as Johnny Bravo, Dexter Laboratory, and cow and Chicken. He also helped revive Tom and Jerry and Woody Woodpecker.Since 1998 Mr. Petkov has been teaching layouts and directing at CalArts University of Los Angeles.ART For Rumen Petkov, his love is painting. He is ready to present his sequence of thirteen oil-on-canvas paintings titled, "​ The Epic Mystery of Ancient Times".