Ron brooks illustrator biography template

This is the memoir of an imperfect man who attempted to produce the perfect illustration, over and over again. Most would say on most occasions he succeeded. He was driven to this by invariably a perfect set of words, in his view, to give justice to. In doing so he has produced a number of our country’s defining picture books – contemporary classics – ‘must haves’ for libraries and discerning homes around Australia and beyond.
After reading his autobiographical, thought provoking tome I am given to wonder how many more distinctive, original, and timeless renderings could have been added to the oeuvre had not his demons, on occasions, got the better of him.
As a ground breaker matcher of image to word many regard Brooks as peerless, but this title shows he is a dab hand with prose as well. He over cooks at times, particularly in his praise for his partners, those authors for young people with their perfect combination of phrases. There is no doubt though that he does draw every last drop of emotion from his heart to place on the printed pages of this engaging book. There were passages I loved. Early on, in describing his difficult, but at the same time, idyllic childhood – not an oxymoron – there is his portrayal of the landing ma

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