My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter

Brian Karas, Betsy and Ted Lewin, Elise Primavera, and Anna Rich.

Despite differences in background, they have much in common with the other distinguished and distinctive personalities who are included: Lisa Desimini, Jane Dyer, Kevin Hawkes, G. However, he envisioned that becoming an artist 'meant I would move to New York City, spend my entire life drawing and painting, slowly starve to death, and, after I was dead, people would start buying my paintings.' Several of the subjects have roots in other cultures: RaLl Col?n, Puerto Rico Keiko Narahashi, Japan Peter S?s, Czechoslovakia. Paul Zelinsky enlivens his autobiography with sly humor, noting 'I was born quite young, at about age zero.' Peter Catalanotto, like most of the thirteen artists profiled, demonstrated his talent early in life. There are no surprises as to quality rather, curiosity is piqued by the seemingly infinite variety of possible responses to the same questions. Yet, like any solid series entry, the familiarity of design and content lives up to expectations it is satisfying and it is good. The introductions alone, succinct and provocative, demonstrate the ways in which the compiler gives added dimension to her project: Volume One presented the idea of illustration as a profession Volume Two touted the value both of practicing old techniques and trying new ones Volume Three introduces the concept of illustration as a means of communication.

A special treat for budding artists and wonderful for teachers.Īlthough similar in format and organization, the books in this remarkable series are not simply carbon copies of one another.

My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter