What I do
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I am a professional illustrator with over 18 years of experience illustrating children books and corporate material such as:
- Advertisement
- Annual reports
- Billboards
- Informational booklets
- Association magazines
- Museum kiosks
- ...
I predominantly like to use watercolors, pastel, airbrush, colored pencils, pen, ink and acrylic paint.
Thought I prefer positive and colorful art, my rigorous academic training allows
me to execute works using a very wide variety of media and styles.
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Where I come from
I studied for five years at the Prague University of Fine Arts after graduating from a High School of Fine Arts.
I then moved to Gatineau, Quebec, Canada where I now have my studio.
My successes
I am proud to say that I have so far illustrated more than
40 books for children.
In particular, my series of books with Marilyn Baillie (Small Wonders, Amazing Things Animals Do), published by Maple Tree Press and the Canadian Geographic Society, had a lot of success and won several awards from:
- The Animal Behavior Society,
- The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- The Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
These books feature full page realistic animal illustrations that were revised by professional biologists for accuracy.
I currently have two monthly articles being published in the province of Quebec
in a magazine called
“Enfants”:
- Brico-folies avec Romi » and
- Je cuisine avec Romi ».
My current book projects
I am also authoring and illustrating a series of four books based on my drawing lessons for children:
I am currently working on a fifth book entitled "Je bricole avec Romi" (Making crafts with Romi).
In the media
The television and several radio stations, magazines and newspapers have made reports on my work lately.
How to contact me
You can view more of my work as a
children's book illustrator or as a
commercial illustrator or send me an
e-mail. I will be glad to give you more details and have a chance to work with you :-)
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