I always think of the wonderful advice I received from my twin cousins when they were in art school in the late '30s. People sometimes ask me what advice I would give to young artists. The only audience I keep in mind is that four-year-old in me. I like to use simple shapes, bright colors and a lot of white space. How would you describe yours?Įric Carle: My aim with my work is to simplify and refine, be logical and harmonious. My style began to develop early in art school, and through the years, it hasn’t changed very much, but it has refined itself. Tomie dePaola: My illustration style is heavily influenced by folk art-strong simple shapes, bold lines, color, color, color and a deceptive simplicity. How would you describe your artistic style, and has it changed over time? After that, I started to create my own books, both words and pictures, and really it was then that I had found my true course in life. saw an ad of a red lobster that I had designed and asked me to illustrate his Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Well, I was set on fire! I was so inspired by this book, and the opportunity to illustrate it changed my life.
I’ve always been curious to know, what inspired you to become a creator and illustrator of picture books?Įric Carle: My career began as a graphic designer and for a number of years I worked as an art director for an advertising agency in New York. I never swayed from that early declaration. Tomie dePaola: When I was only four years old, I announced to my family in particular and to the world in general that I was going to become an artist, and write stories and draw pictures for books. They recently had a conversation about their careers as picture book authors. Tomie dePaola is the author and illustrator of Strega Nona: Her Story and countless other books.
Eric Carle and Tomie dePaola: Author One-on-OneĮric Carle is the creator, author, and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other children’s books.
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