Find me online at the links below.
KidLit Artist's Blog
Find me online at the links below.
KidLit Artist's Blog
Find me online at the links below.
KidLit Artist's Blog



MY INSPIRATION:
As a child, I roamed the mountains near my home in Sunshine Canyon. From that time, nature has been a steadfast inspiration in my life and work.
I inherited my artistic parents' love of art, books and nature and was encouraged to refine my skills as an artist.
I studied fine art, graphic design and illustration at various universities. Ultimately I combined my love of science and art, and earned a degree in Biological and Pre-Medical Illustration from Iowa State University.
As an artist, I've worked in various fields: scientific illustration, animation, graphic design, nature painting, licensing and gift design.
I recently updated a gallery of my nature art.
You can view some of my earlier paintings at:
CHILDREN'S BOOKS & AWARDS
After many years, I turned my artistic attention to my strongest, heart-felt passion - making stories and illustrations for children. I have illustrated two children's books:
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Numbers in a Row, An Iowa Number Book, (Sleeping Bear Press)
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Effie's Image, (Prairieland Press)
My work has also been published in Cricket Magazine. I am a member of SCBWI and am the past Illustrator Coordinator and Webmaster for SCBWI-Iowa.
My illustration, ”Firefly Forest,” was the Grand Prize Winner at 2014 SCBWI Bologna Illustrator Gallery, Bologna Book Fair.
That same year, I was selected for the 2014 SCBWI Portfolio Mentorship Award at the SCBWI Summer Conference. My portfolio was one of six chosen out of two-hundred.
My first picture book manuscript "I AM GOOSE" (Clarion) was released on Feb 18, 2020. Illustrated by Vanya Nastanlieva. Here is a link to the trailer and book reviews.
In June 2022, A Wish for Twins was released by Doubleday. It is my debut Author/Illustrator picture book.
Please contact my agent if you are interested in viewing my dummy books, manuscripts or illustration work.
Allison Remcheck at Stimola Literary Studio.
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Thank you for visiting! ​
Dorothia


