Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Spike, Tonya, Giant Steps, 20* below and the Jets
More pics here-
http://wireimage.com/ItemListings.aspx?igi=477851&nbc1=1
and here-http://filmmagic.com/ItemListing.aspx?cgl=477717&EventI=0&navtyp=CAL&ym=20111
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
TUNE IN TOMORROW - Jan. 12th
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee authors of the new book that I illustrated, Giant Steps to Change the World, will be on both the Today show and The View tomorrow morning to talk about our book.
NBC’s TODAY SHOW at 8:51am
ABC's THE VIEW at 11am
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The Book Maker's Dozen
Ever wonder what children's book illustrators have to say about their work and the industry? How do they get work? How long does it take to finish a book? Come out, sip wine, and hear not one or two, but thirteen illustrators discuss their work and answer your questions.
Panel discussion will be moderated by illustrator/author John Bemelmans Marciano.
The Book Maker's Dozen: Sean Qualls, Selina Alko, Sophie Blackall, Brian Floca, John Rocco, Aileen Leijten, Peter Brown, Dan Yaccarino, Brett Helquist, Sergio Ruzzier, Boris Kulikov, David Gordon, and John Bemelmans Marciano
*Oh, and did I mention books and limited edition prints from the book makers will also be for sale.
Hosted by PowerHouse Arena
Map & Directions
Thursday, Dec. 2nd 7-9pm
Powerhouse Arena (DUMBO)
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-666-3049
Hope to see you!
Friday, November 12, 2010
At the Brooklyn Museum
Looking for something to do this Saturday? I'll be signing books at the Brooklyn Museum alongside a plethora of other Brooklyn illustrators and authors. Hope to see you!
A Meeting w/ Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee! Giant Steps to Change the World!
Ever since I moved to Brooklyn, I've always wanted to meet Spike Lee...Now it's finally happened!!! Spike and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee wrote an outstanding children's book that they asked me to illustrate! And here's the video of them chatting about it. Look for it in Jan. 2011! View on Youtube
Friday, October 15, 2010
Skit-Scat and all that Jazz - ELLA!!!
SKIT-SCAT RAGGEDY CAT: ELLA FITZGERALD, my latest book, has received two starred reviews!!!
Written by Roxane Orgill, the book focuses on Ella's early life in Yonkers, where she would dance in the street to earn money. After her mother dies she and her younger sister go to live with their aunt in Harlem.
Young Ella had a tough time living with her aunt. She began singing on the streets again as she did in Yonkers.
It was at the Apollo Theater's Amateur night where her true talent came through. Too nervous to dance, she sang instead and thus, a star was born.
Publisher's Weekly calls it "An unforgettable portrait of an artist whose faith in herself carried her when little else did."
And School Library Journal says "Qualls firmly establishes himself as a leading illustrator of jazz biographies for children. He uses rich reds and blues to illustrate the history of this quintessentially American art form."
My earliest memories of Ella was this tv commercial she did for memorex.
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