Barbara Spurll

Readings

I begin with a story, then share samples of how an illustration progresses step by step from initial sketches through to completion of final artwork. This serves as an introduction to a lively session about drawing and illustrative skills for young people, including demonstrations.

School and library visits (Grades 4 to 6), topics include as many of the following as time will allow for:

Special Equipment:

n/a

Book Sales:

Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.

Workshops

I begin with a story, then share samples of how an illustration progresses step by step from initial sketches through to completion of final artwork. This serves as an introduction to a lively session about drawing and illustrative skills for young people, including demonstrations. For workshops children should bring a pencil and some unlined paper.

Workshop visits (Grades 4 to 6), topics include:

Special Equipment:

n/a

Book Sales:

Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.

Biography

My family traded the English fog for the wind-chill factor of Winnipeg, Canada when I was three-and-a-half. I survived the winters and Cream of Wheat, eventually moving east to Toronto to study art at the Artists' Workshop and the New School of Art. I attended George Brown College where I later taught illustration courses to post secondary and continuing education classes. My illustration career began with illustrations for the Toronto Star and has branched into the advertising, institutional and publishing industries. My technique combines the natural quality of water-colours with the brilliance of water-colour dyes.