| Carol Heyer Author/Illustrator |
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I'll be doing the Portfolio Mentorship at the upcoming SCBWI Writer's Day 2019! I know there are so many talented SCBWI'ers, so I can't wait to see all of the beautiful artwork! Below is a link to the website and signup. There are some amazing featured speakers, and the spotlight on local talent is always so inspiring! It's going to be a spectacular day!  
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Here is a link to a great site that showcases "Mother Earth's Lullaby, A Song for Endangered Animals. Instead of reading the story it is sung like a beautiful nighttime lullaby. Click on the YouTube link below to see the posting and hear the song.  PoseSpace.com has just posted an interview/Q&A with me on their blog. This is a great site for artists. Art Models books has photos and discs, with three hundred and sixty degree high resolution images. The site offers hundreds of downloadable files of models, men and women, in various poses. They are really wonderful and so useful to keep your life drawing skills strong and for assignments or illustrations. I hope you enjoy the article.  You can click on the link below to go to the site and read the entire article.  TRAC 2019 Invitational Art Show contacted me to display three of my figurative fantasy paintings. This year the theme, IMAGINE is meant to explore the relationship between imagination and representation! Exactly what I love doing! Working my love for portraiture, and figure work into my fantasy art! There are numerous incredible figurative artists connected with TRAC 2019 The Representational Art Conference, among them Boris Vallejo, and Julie Bell, two of my favorites. Early in my career I was drawn to Boris' art and bought all of his books. (I still have them). He was a big influence on my early art and definitely one of the reasons that I followed the fantasy genre. I'm still blown away by his work and Julie Bell's art is always stunning.  I'm thrilled to have been invited to participate in this prestigious show. www.carolheyer.com/fantasysci-fi.html My painting "The Root Doctor" won a Finalist Award in the CFA, The Circle Foundation For the Arts contest. This piece is part of an ongoing fantasy series I've been working on.  NOTIFICATION: "We had a total of 863 participating artists and selecting only a few winners was a difficult task. I am excited to let you know that you are within the 150 artists selected for an award. Your painting is really unique. "The Root Doctor" really stood out." Myrina Tunberg Georgiou CFA Director Humphrey's First Palm Sunday has just been released as a board book! It's so great to see the new format. The book is beautifully done, colors, story et al. I'm very excited to see this new incarnation.  Kathy Temean did a post on her Writing and Illustrating blog showcasing some of the angels that were on her site in the last ten years. I was happy to have a few of my angels included. Click on the image below to go to Kathy's site:  Here are a few pictures of Humphrey's visit to the library! He brought his favorite book to read, Humphrey's First Christmas of course!!! You can see more photos of Humphrey, along with his special friends, at CARRIAGES, CAMELS AND CRITTERS. Click on the photo below:  I just received the link to Mother Earth's Lullaby: A Song for Endangered Animals on the Tilbury House Publishers site! It's a beautiful page and I can't wait to share it!! When you click on the image below it will take you to the site!  I recently did a project for Reading A-Z. They worked in conjunction with a Mexican team on an ancient myth, El Conejo En La Luna, translation, The Rabbit In The Moon. The story is based on the legend of Quetzalcoatl and his encounter with a little rabbit who offered itself to the starving god. Quetzalcoatl touched by her offering elevated her to the moon. Then brought her back to earth, leaving her image to live forever in the moonlight. Here is part of a lovely letter I received from A-Z after the projects completion. "Just a notice that the artwork for this legend is officially approved. The editor thought it turned out beautifully! Also, another member of the Spanish team sent her compliments . . . "The art for this book is rather moving. It looks like fine art. This story is engrained in the folklore of Mexico, so it deserves fine art. Very beautiful." I was thrilled! Below is my painting of Quetzalcoatl in human form.  I thought this story was meant for me on so many levels! I love ancient myths, "dragons" and of course rabbits! The area I live in is called the Conejo Valley, or Rabbit Valley. I have always had rabbits running through my yard, every day and every night! Also, when I was a little and looking up at the moon with my grandmother, I always saw a rabbit! There are a lot of configurations for the rabbit in the moon, but my art director let me use the one that I've always imagined! Below are a few additional images from the book. |
AuthorI'm a writer/illustrator of children's books and fantasy! Love my family, friends, goofy camels, and nutty dogs. Archives
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