Jonathan Bean

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Studio Views: A New Freedom

Studio Views: A New Freedom

Jonathan Bean,  Feb 14, 2014

I began using ink and watercolor at a time when I was trying to break some of the rules I learned during a very good but rigid high-school art education. The studio I attended was based on a classical master/apprentice model. My teacher was blunt: he wasn’t teaching you to...
Building Our House: Author/illustrator Jonathan Bean's 2013 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech

Building Our House: Author/illustrator Jonathan Bean's 2013 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech

Jonathan Bean,  Dec 11, 2013

Photo: Shara HardesonIt’s always a bit of a shock to get pulled out from behind my lonely drawing desk and plopped down in front of people, let alone a crowd. But when it’s a crowd of book lovers, family, and friends, on an occasion such as this, it becomes a...
At Night: Author/Illustrator Jonathan Bean’s 2008 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech

At Night: Author/Illustrator Jonathan Bean’s 2008 BGHB Picture Book Award Speech

Jonathan Bean,  Jan 01, 2009

First of all, I want to say what an honor it is to be here this evening. I have been drawing ever since I can remember. At some point I realized that by becoming an illustrator I could get paid to draw all day. I thought if I could get...
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