Quotes by Mary Grandpre - Page 1

I loved to draw. I always did. I started when I was about five years old.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Draws
Five Year Olds
Years
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I get to show the reader the essence of the book without giving anything away.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Essence
Reader
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Awards are great, but they're not who you are, and pop culture isn't who you are.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Awards
Culture
Pops
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I grew up as this little Catholic girl who just wanted to make beautiful things. I expressed myself with paint.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Girl
Beautiful
Catholic
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I think kids need to be allowed to be more creative and learn more about artists these days, so I'm all about that.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Kids
Artist
Thinking
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When I'm not working on a children's book, I'm painting abstract paintings. That's probably the most joyous thing for me as an artist. But I do love children's books.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Artist
Book
Children
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I will be sad. I've gotten very attached to Harry and all that goes on in his world, I guess I'll just be kind of tasting every bit of it because it will be the last one.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Sad
Be Kind
Goes On
Tasting
World
Attached
Gotten
Harry
Just Be
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In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting, but still add an element of wonder and the unknown.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Add
Artwork
Character
Creating
Fog
Harry Potter
Realism
Setting
Wonder
Unknown
Element
Harry
Potter
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It's like a candy store for an illustrator, I connected with Harry pretty quickly and loved the way J.K. described everything; she's such a visually thinking person. You can't pass that up.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Candy
Connected
Candy Store
Harry
Illustrator
Pass
Quickly
Store
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I was quite nauseous every day at school - I had some real stomach problems. The thing that saved me was sitting in church and trying to get into these statues and windows and colors. Truly, it transported me. And I can see it now in my own work - my pictures have kind of that look.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Color
Real
School
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When I illustrate a cover or a book, I draw upon what the author tells me; that's how I see my responsibility as an illustrator. J.K. Rowling is very descriptive in her writing — she gives an illustrator a lot to work with. Each story is packed full of rich visual descriptions of the atmosphere, the mood, the setting, and all the different creatures and people. She makes it easy for me. The images just develop as I sketch and retrace until it feels right and matches her vision.
Mary Grandpre / Illustrator
Book
Responsibility
Writing
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