|
Rebecca Green
Rebecca "Becca" Green is an American illustrator, author, and painter who is known for children's books.[1] BiographyRebecca Green was born in Owosso, Michigan. She has also lived in Osaka, Nashville, Phoenix, and Denver.[2][3][4] She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design with a bachelor of fine arts in illustration in 2010.[5] CareerGreen was named 21 of 100 creative forces in Phoenix in the Phoenix New Times.[6] She has illustrated more than one dozen books written by other authors. She has written and illustrated one book, How to Make Friends with a Ghost (Tundra Books, 2017),[7] which the Jim Henson Company began developing for a series in 2021.[1] Green is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.[8] Critical receptionPublishers Weekly wrote of Green's illustrations in Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet (Kids Can Press, 2018): "The stylized colored-pencil illustrations from Green offer realistic scenes of Bangladeshi village life in muted hues and portray the closeness of Iqbal’s family"; Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Green's illustrations are earthy and colorful and perfectly capture the soul of the story".[9] Publishers Weekly called her illustrations in A Year with Mama Earth (Eerdmans, 2019) as "stylized, textural".[10] Kirkus Reviews noted her work in Becoming a Good Creature (HMH Books, 2020) was "visually pleasing illustrations... rendered in a warm, earth-hued palette, and they have an uncomplicated design that effectively complements the story’s wise, authentic narrative".[11] Kirkus Reviews said Green's work in Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer (Schwartz & Wade/Random, 2020) was "muted, stylized".[12] About the same book, Publishers Weekly said, "mixed media illustrations by Green in dusky pastels provide period atmosphere with fancy costumes, dramatic lighting, and figures that look just a bit like marionettes".[13] The woodcut and German expressionistic appearance of the illustrations in Kafka and the Doll (Viking, 2021) made an impression on one reviewer.[14] A starred review by Booklist noted, "Green tops off her muted scenes of button-eyed figures in, alternately, autumnal and far-flung settings."[15] In a starred review for A Bear Far from Home (Anne Schwartz/Random, 2022), Booklist wrote, "Green’s marvelous folk-style illustrations take their cues from medieval artwork, framing scenes with thick, gold borders and flowery flourishes".[16] In another review, her work was noted for "presenting varied human skin tones throughout"; the review continues, "Green’s stylized gouache and pencil renderings complement through their use of ornate, medieval-inspired borders and floral flourishes".[17] Kirkus Reviews said Green's work in Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers: A Story Inspired by Loujain Alhathloul (minedition, 2022) was "beautifully representational".[18] Kirkus Reviews commented that her first book as both writer and illustrator, How to Make Friends with a Ghost (Tundra Books, 2017), had "a sophisticated, rather adult aesthetic."[7] Selected worksAs illustrator
As writer and illustratorReferences
External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia
