Saturday, January 11, 2014

Ariel Sharon


An illustration I'd done of Ariel Sharon for the AP. I am posting in an homage to the news of his passing away:http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/11/world/meast/obit-ariel-sharon/

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Zora Neale Hurston

Today Google honors the birthday of Zora Neale Hurston: http://zoranealehurston.com

I was given the honor of creating cover art for a biography of her and it was one of my favorite jobs as an illustrator. Many thanks to WH Freeman and art director Maria Epes.

In researching who she was, I read 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' and was profoundly moved. It helped to inform how I would treat my illustration of her. 

Listen to Ruby Dee read an excerpt from the audio book of 'Their Eyes' here:
http://zoranealehurston.com/audio/their-eyes-were-watching-god1#audio