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John Abbott Nez
I've illustrated over 50 books for children, books of every conceivable range. I enjoy doing different styles... from designed digital art in Photoshop to realistic paintings in acrylic. I'm now also writing and illustrating my own stories, which is fun.
I work mostly in a whimsical style with the goal of conveying lots of feeling in my artwork... happy, sad, sneaky, mad, hopeful, afraid... whatever. I'd guess that's about the main point of any illustration.
Usually I work in traditional & digital mediums... often combining both mediums for best advantage.
I find that Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator greatly expand the artist's toolbox. The combination of traditional and digital mediums allows for amazing new possiblities... and lots of fun.
I have a degree in English and studied illustration at the Parsons School of Design in New York City with Maurice Sendak, among other wonderful teachers. I've done many book projects with Mercer Mayer and Rosemary Wells, as a ghost illustrator.
I live in Seattle, where I enjoy the natural wonders of the Northwest with my family.
Clients Include:
G. P. Putnam
Albert Whitman
Holiday House
Dutton Children's Books
Usborne
Ladybug Magazine
Hyperion
G. P. Putnam
Price Stern Sloan
Golden Books
Random House
Scholastic
Highlights for Children
Silver, Burdett & Ginn
Jim Henson Associates
Mercer Mayer
The Wright Group
Time-Life
D.C. Heath
Holt
Humpty Dumpty
Grolier
Kane Press
Atheneum
Child Magazine
Atlantic Records
McClanahan & Co.
Marvel Books
321 Contact Magazine
Grosset & Dunlap
Seventeen Magazine
New York Times
World Book
Marvel Family Entertainment
Travelers Insurance
Bill Smith Studio
Pearson
MacMillan
Sesame Street Magazine
Pinwheel
CTW
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