Favorite Illustrator
(So sorry I'm posting late again...time just gets away from me!)
From the time that I was very little, I adored Eric Carle's books. They were colorful and lively and so different from anything else out there! (As a matter of fact, his work has been my inspiration for me to branch out with my art and head in a very new direction.) He's known the world over for his classic The Hungry Caterpillar and has even had an entire museum dedicated to his work.
My favorite was Brown Bear, Brown Bear -What Do You See? I think it was that book that led to my lifelong obsession with colors and animals. 
This week's topic was a hard one for me. I only get to pick ONE illustrator? Do you know how hard that is for me? I have a favorites folder of over thirty artists bookmarked on my computer that I find inspiring and delightful. Obviously, I hemmed and hawed over this for a while.
What would make one stand out over the others? There would probably be an emotional attachment. If I saw a new book by this person, I would probably automatically purchase it without thought. They would also have to inspire me in some way. So, while I adore Marie-Louise Gay's art for it's whimsical nature, sigh and smile over the gorgeous books of Holly Hobbie, and love Peter Reynold's work for its pure truths and simplicity, I have to say my favorite is a classic. (I'm probably stretching the rules here, huh Courtney? :P .)
From the time that I was very little, I adored Eric Carle's books. They were colorful and lively and so different from anything else out there! (As a matter of fact, his work has been my inspiration for me to branch out with my art and head in a very new direction.) He's known the world over for his classic The Hungry Caterpillar and has even had an entire museum dedicated to his work.My favorite was Brown Bear, Brown Bear -What Do You See? I think it was that book that led to my lifelong obsession with colors and animals. Reading to my son every night, Carle's books have become a staple in our nighttime routine. As a result I've started looking at them with a new eye. I've tried to find the reason I, and so many others are so drawn to his art. (And how I can incorporate what I love so much of his into my own work!) 
What do you think it is?
2 Comments:
I agree Dee, Eric Carle's work is so eyecatching and so simple. His books (Olivia has quite a few!) always stop me in my tracks. I think I am most attracted to the texture along with his use of color. I call thes boks, and a lot of others filled with color and texture - 'touchy-feely' books. the textures are so delicious, the colors are so rich, that if you touch them you can feel them.
Olivia now starts to pick out her board books from her toy bins — they are the first thing she goes for — and she sits there for ages intensely studying each page until her nose hits the book. it's so cute! I do hope she becomes an artist like her mummy and daddy, but of course she can be whatever SHE wants to be!
haha! I agree with you. It would be neat if Connor had an interest in art, but of course we would support whatever he chooses. :)
I am definitely attracted to texture and bright colors. :)
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