A favorite Easter picture book is reformatted in a low-priced hardcover edition. At Easter time we think of fresh new grass, baby animals and warm golden sunshine. We think of baskets full of candy and brilliantly colored eggs. But most of all, at Easter time we think of Jesus and all that He did for us.
I'm a full time illustrator and writer. Before beginning my freelance career I worked for a movie production company as production designer and writer of feature films, including Thunder Run, and May Day.
I've written/illustrated twenty-eight children's picture books. My most recent projects are HUMPHREY'S FIRST PALM SUNDAY, ONCE UPON A ROYAL SUPERBABY, and THE LITTLE SHEPHERD'S CHRISTMAS. My art has appeared on everything from book covers to bookmarks. I've done work for DISNEY RAY BRADBURY, SCHOLASTIC, PENGUIN PUTNAM/Henry Winkler, and many others.
For me, writing and art have always been inextricably bound. When I worked in advertising I wrote copy and did design work; in the film industry, I had the opportunity to do both writing and art direction; and now in children's books I am able to write and illustrate. I've found it impossible to write without seeing an illustration and equally impossible to do a painting and not be able to write a story around it. Visualization is the key to both writing and art. Making a character, place, or thing real and believable is my goal in both arts.
