MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR

Ellen Beier says: "Here are some views of my studio and desktop during the making of The Christmas Coat . . . beginning with the books that helped me learn about life at Rosebud in South Dakota, in the winter of 1945. You can see that I look at many books, photos and pictures to do my research."     

Ellen's studio

Books for reference

Watercolors

Sketchbook

Working at night

Before I start to paint I make a miniature - and even a mini-miniature - of the book, called a dummy. Some photos of this process follow.

Putting the text in the dummy

Making the dummies

Sketching

Studio desktop

Link to interview with Ellen Beier on Cynsations website
Link to Ellen Beier's website