Neil Haley Interviews Author and Illustrator Rebecca Evans

Rebecca Evans grew up near Buffalo New York in a family chock full of musicians, artists, and crazy people with a love for life. She started drawing as soon as she could hold a crayon and just never stopped, knowing she wanted to be an artist when  she grew up. Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Art from Messiah College with a concentration in Drawing and Illustration, and also completed coursework from the Tyler School of Art. She worked for nine years as an artist and designer before returning to her first love: children’s book illustration. MHer experience includes illustrating children’s books, teaching art at the Chesapeake Center for Creative Arts, and publishing artwork with magazines and multiple publishing houses. She is the illustrator coordinator for the SCBWI Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia region. In addition, EB Lewis has been her illustration mentor since October 2013.

Rebecca now lives in Maryland and enjoys spending time with her husband and four young children, while working from her home studio during every spare moment.

Please visit her website at http://www.rebeccaevans.net/