David Wiesner is a children’s book illustrator and author, known for titles like,,and.
Hisdoesn’t have a straightforward portfolio of artwork, but is instead arranged as archived articles, some devoted to a specific title, that include artwork.
Wiesner varies his approach somewhat to be in keeping with the framework of the story. He works primarily in watercolor and gouache; there is a page on his website devoted to his, and some of the posts about individual titles have some work in progress images.
Wiesner’s illustrations have the much desired characteristics for children’s books of being both visually engaging and thought provoking. The also have enough detail to invite the reader to linger over the images.
I had the opportunity yesterday so see some of Wiesner’s originals as part of an exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, PA — “” — that is on display until October 9, 2016.
I was particularly struck by his textural and imaginative illustrations for, a children’s book exploration of painting and the creative process that features lizards who paint.
Wiesner is also the author of, an interactive story/learning app for the iPad. 本帖内容来自网络
