Blackshear's
work has appeared in the Society of Illustrators Annuals,
and in Outstanding American Illustrators Today. He has
received many illustration awards during his career.
Here
you will find other works of Thomas Blackshear outside
of Ebony Visions along with work from his Wife Ami Blackshear.
Ami Blackshear's
Rainbow Babies were inspired by her beautiful watercolor
illustrations. They reflect Ami's faith in God and love
for babies and nature.
The idea of rainbow-colored, butterfly-winged babies in a beautiful garden
came to her while visiting the Garden of the Gods in Manitou Springs, Colorado.
She feels the babies represent a unity and purity of spirit alive in the souls
of all children.
Ami
graduated in 1978 from the American Academy of Art in Chicago.
She began her career as an illustrator for several leading
midwest advertising agencies before marrying the multi-talented
artist, Thomas Blackshear in 1986. The Blackshears relocated
to Novato, California, and Ami began her freelance career
illustrating children's books. Her delicate watercolor
illustrations appear in Diamonds and Toads and A Child's
Book of Angels. Her work has been published by Bantam Books,
Chariot Books, Current, Inc., DaySpring, MacMillan-McGraw-Hill
and many other publishers. Ami, her husband and her parrot,
Rainbow, currently reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
