For the love of cats!
 

styles
Whimsical, caricatural,
realistic, often with details
that escape the boundary lines

mediums
Watercolor, pencil,
black ink, acrylic paint
Black and white drawing
is a favorite art form

experienced with
Layout and design,
Illustrator and Photoshop

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About my work as an illustrator…

My parents understood the

value of reading, and provided

my siblings and me with excellent

books while growing up.

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The quality of the illustrations in

those books made a strong impact.

Without a doubt they influenced

my illustrative work.

One of the first books I illustrated

is a production I am particularly happy with.

When Heaven Smiled On Our World 

- Fitzhenry & Whiteside Publishing

A more recent book I had  the pleasure

of working on was written by the

Honourable Mayann Francis.

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Mayann’s Train Ride
- Nimbus Publishing

It was shortlisted for the

2016 Atlantic Book Awards
Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award
for Excellence in Illustration.

Creating pictures for both children’s

and adult literature is a challenge I enjoy

and derive great satisfaction from -

taking a writer’s tale and interpreting

it artistically.

The research that is involved in

advance of working on a story

is always fascinating.

An additional pleasure is coming up

with small details to add that are my

contribution to the tale.

As an adult, I continue to be

enchanted by quality illustration.

Books with good stories,

and good art, are vital.

Whether illustrating for children or

for adults, I aspire to create art that

is worthy of a collectable book, like

those I grew up with.

Also, as a person with a physical

difference, I know well the need to

“see someone like me”, in the media,

and in literature. My own experience,

of being marginalized for a physical

aspect of myself that I do not have

control over, of knowing how important

it is to see positive representation of

people who are “different”, combined

with a strong artistic talent, is

something I can “bring to the table”.

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