Since 1968 Carl Wenzel, taught painting and drawing for several public schools in the Central New York area and was also an adjunct professor for Syracuse University and other colleges. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from Syracuse University.  His work is represented in corporate and private collections in the USA and Europe and he has taken part in many solo and group shows. He has illustrated four children’s picture books and his work has been featured in Women’s Day and Better Homes and Garden magazines.