His art style evokes images from the 1920s and 1930s,[2] and over the years Cabarga has created many products associated with Betty Boop.

At age 14, Cabarga began selling cartoons to underground newspapers such as the East Village Other, Rat Subterranean News, Screw, and Gothic Blimp Works.

Cabarga was the first American illustrator to draw the Nintendo character Mario, in a poster for the video game Donkey Kong in 1981.

In 2014 Cabarga transitioned from graphic, book, logo, and font design as his primary occupation to that of fine carpentry and cabinet-making.

Cabarga is based in Southern California, where he plays ukulele and piano with the CA State Old Time Fiddlers Association.