From Bernard Most’s website: The question I am asked most is: “Why did you make so many books about dinosaurs?” Many years ago, when one of our sons, Glenn, was your age, he really loved dinosaurs. I remember coming home from my job as a graphic artist and writer in advertising and reading something Glenn...
Ben Mahan lives on a farm in Morrow County, Ohio close to the area where he grew up. He is married and has two daughters. From an early age, he loved to draw and look at the pictures in books and magazines. This early love of art helped him to develop an interest in illustration....
Elly MacKay works from the attic of her old Victorian house in Owen Sound, Canada where she lives with her husband and children. She creates unique images through using layers of paper, light and photography. Elly attended the Nova Scotia College of Art for printmaking but also had an informal education in paper arts by...
Born in Norwalk, Connecticut on Oct. 26, 1941, Steven Kellogg has written and illustrated more than one hundred picture books. In a career highlighted by countless accolades, Steven has the distinction of being the first illustrator to donate his entire life’s work to the Mazza Museum. On Nov. 12, 2011, during the Weekend Conference, Steven...
Molly Idle has been drawing ever since she could wield a pencil. But while she started scribbling before she could walk, her professional career as an artist began slightly later… It was upon her graduation from Arizona State University, with a BFA in Drawing, that Molly accepted an offer to work for DreamWorks Feature Animation...
Bagram Ibatoulline was born in Omsk, Russia, and educated at the State Academic Institute of Arts in Moscow. He has worked in the fields of fine arts, graphic arts, mural design, and textile design. His first book was Philip Booth’s Crossing (Candlewick), named a 2001 Best Book by Publishers Weekly. Bagram is adept at painting...
