Hi! I'm Charlotte Dennis. (Carly for short.)
I'm an illustrator and artist from Austin, Texas. As a child, drawing was my favorite thing to do - in a notebook in the car, with sidewalk chalk or limestone rocks at the park, in art class at school, or with my mom or siblings at the kitchen table. I was lucky to have a lot of opportunities to make and learn about art at school, in day camps, and at home. I later took representational drawing and painting class too, and it was so fulfilling to learn to render things as I saw them. I then had the pleasure of training in the visual arts through McCallum High School's fine arts program. I went on to earn a BFA in Studio Art at Southwestern University with a focus in painting, as well as a BA in Feminist Studies. I next worked in various jobs while painting after hours in Austin and San Antonio. And then, I went back into the world where I grew up - children's art education at camps, studios, and after-school programs (but now as one of the grown-ups)! I worked at programs in Austin for several years, and for two years in Sydney, Australia. Through these experiences, I became inspired to pursue my early love of illustration and picture books, which is where I feel very lucky to be working today. Drawing still brings me a special feeling of making my own world, and the satisfaction of seeing it materialize in an unpredictable way. I hope to bring many more stories and ideas to life through pictures. Contact: charlottedennisart@gmail.com Member of SCBWI Austin Books: Where Does the Freshest Food Hide? (2024), "Mae We Be Free" Early Readers (Summer 2024), Monarch Readers: Levels 1-5 (2022) and an expanded set (2023) Sign-up for my newsletter to get updates on projects and events. Thrift stores, mending, nature walks, yoga, bookstores, and coffee shops are some of my other favorite things. My husband and I, and Josephine, our wonderful cat, recently moved to the Washington DC metro area. Looking for kids and adults' art classes in Austin? Check out: Amanda Lee Jones Studio Dougherty Arts Center Laguna Gloria Looking in Sydney? Check out: Artspark Studio |
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