Illustration and Words
Artist Statement
Fifth in a family of seven, Amanda made due with whatever second hand art supplies she could get her hands on. Inspiration came from the masters as well as contemporary fantasy artists featured on her favorite book covers.
To feed her passion for discovery, she spent many hours reading any book she could get her hands on, visiting natural history, art and science museums delving into the mysteries of dinosaurs, Saturniidae, horses, and even those wily humans.
Amanda illustrated Diego, a Galapagos giant tortoise, a nonfiction picture book, raised money through art sales for the IAFF, exhibited a show on seahorses and their kin and her work was selected for exhibit at the New York State Museum.
Amanda was born in Arizona and went to art school in the West (Colorado); lived in the South (Texas), and the North (Minnesota) and now resides in the East (Pennsylvania).
LLUSTRATION CLIENTS
Mims Publishing
Arabian Rock Art
Project Seagrass
Fusedjaw.com
Futurewise
Carnegie Museum
of Natural History
Phipps Conservancy
WRITING CLIENTS
Highlights Children's Magazine
Bicycle Times
Dirt Rag
Buffalo Spree
City Paper
TESTIMONIALS
"... For such a book, anatomy is crucial, but to elevate the story to a different level, the illustrator must also be able to tell a story with their art. Amanda does that skillfully, using images to build drama and excitement.
It’s the small things that matter. - Darcy Pattison, 1 5 d e c e m b e r 2 0 2 2 | i n d i e | k i r k u s . c o m