1977
Gary Blehm created the Penman character drawing flip-page style animation in his English book at 12 years of age.

1980
Gary created his first "Find Two Identical Penmen" poster while trying to find a way to market a stick figure.

1989
Gary published his first Penmen poster and began distribution through various retailers and distributors.

1990 - 1995
Eight Penmen posters were completed and being distributed, a Penmen book was published by Harcourt
Brace, and a Penmen comic strip was syndicated nationally through Creators Syndicate.

1995
Gary bought his first computer and built penmen.com.

1998
Gary implemented flash animation into his artistic repertoire, gaining recognition through animation projects for a wide variety of national/worldwide corporate entities.

2005
PenWorld and Wine Enthusiast Magazines both commissioned Gary to create Penmen strips for their publications.

2006
Gary completed a 6 episode animated adventure series entitled, "PENMEN" for a European kids' Television Network.

His latest project, a Penmen poster series based on his animated television episodes, is scheduled to be released in early 2007.

He resides in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with his two sons and pens.