The Little Nuthatch — picture book illustrators

Leo and Diane Dillon are an artists couple I have admired since childhood when I read Wise Child based solely on the gorgeous cover they had illustrated (note: loved the book!), from there I started to notice their illustrations elsewhere and began seeking them out. They are awesome artists, creating fabulous multicultural picture books with the most amazing textile designs! The Race of the Golden Apples: Wind Child: Their son is also a talented sculptor with work in Wind Child and some of their other books.

Hilary Knight is famous as the illustrator of Eloise. Eloise is of course fabulous, but I am more inspired by his fairy tale art such as  Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and The Owl and The Pussycat. I find the art in these picture books to be particularly stunning, especially Beauty and Beast with it's art nouveau style. Beauty and the Beast: Cinderella: But you don't have to take MY word for it! ♥ (That's some Reading Rainbow love.)

My birthday was two weeks ago, and I ordered some birthday gifts for myself on the wonderful AbeBooks. They slowly trickled in, and now I have them: Birds of the World, Remarkable Birds, and Trina Schart Hyman's Self Portrait. They are all everything I could have hoped for! And only $15 for all! Later on you will see all the Birds of the World and Remarkable Birds I am drawing, inspired from those books! For now, let me show you a couple pictures from Trina Schart Hyman's Self Portrait: Trina Schart Hyman is my favorite artist of all time. I...