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At the height of her success, Jessie Willcox Smith was making $12k a year, or $330k in today’s money. She was among the first female members accepted to the Society of Illustrators.
Encouraged by their teacher, Howard Pyle (the grandfather of American Golden Age Illustration), they went on to become three of the most successful illustrators of their time.
In my digital painting class, I had my students use the palettes of certain masters (Sargent, Sorolla, Zorn, etc) to do a portrait, here was the demo I did based off this Anders Zorn painting
The snow outside is UP TO MY WAIST so I'm already dreaming about summer. 🦋Here's a throwback to my cover for @KimberleyGLittl's lovely When the Butterflies Came for @Scholastic! 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
A recent NANCY DREW DIARIES cover. Also the only one I've done so far where she has an updo!
Now, in 2019, I’ve done art for 85 books, and I still feel like I’m just getting started. ♥️
In 2009, I was 22 and I had just gotten my first picture book job.
I worried that it was a fluke, that after this one book, I might not get any more book work.
Throwback to an old Farder Coram sketch.
I remember his daemon being described as a really beautiful cat and I was like yeah I've known cats like that.
Fall is my favorite season. Time to bake stuff and wear cute sweaters! 🍂🍁