CJ is an absolutely incredible artist, and he was recently featured in Task and Purpose for his work as a combat artist in the Marines.
I speak from personal experience when I say CJ is an even better person than an artist, and this quick article on his role as a combat artist doesn't do him justice. He's faithful, humble, hard working, and positive in all things. He's the kind of person you count yourself lucky to meet if you ever do.
Here is some of his work from his website
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In June, Baumann was sketching a Marine Raider unit at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina prepping for a training exercise, along with Capt. Michael Reynolds, who is another applicant to the program. The field is a small one in the Marine Corps. Baumann is the only active-duty Marine along with a handful of civilians who participate in the program. Another Marine, Staff Sgt. Elize McElvey, left active-duty in 2020.
As the lone active-duty combat artist, it's on Baumann to coordinate when and where he goes to draw, and as an additional MOS, it comes second to his duties as a logistics officer. Still, since joining the program in 2015, Baumann has embedded as a combat artist on deployments to Iraq, Africa and Norway producing artwork that is available to the National Museum of the Marine Corps and whichever units are profiled.
I speak from personal experience when I say CJ is an even better person than an artist, and this quick article on his role as a combat artist doesn't do him justice. He's faithful, humble, hard working, and positive in all things. He's the kind of person you count yourself lucky to meet if you ever do.
Here is some of his work from his website
