He started his career as an animator, working from 1942 on at CBA, the same animation studio where a few years later he would be joined by future Belgian cartoonists André Franquin, Peyo, and Morris).
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He draws in both a realistic style, and a cartoon style (similar to other Franco-Belgian cartoonists, such as Peyo, Albert Uderzo etc. inspired by the Marcinelle style), with a fondness for drawing majestic landscapes of the American West.
Vela Peeva was born on March 16, 1922 to ethnic Bulgarian parents Peyo and Katerina in Kamenitsa, a part of present day Velingrad.