Featured Illustrator

John Deininger

An artist with a difficult last name to pronounce ("dine-ing-grrrr"), John has spent his life drawing a path towards a dream career: inspiring and educating children through picture books. Not surprisingly, John’s own inspirations come from picture books too (artists like Lizbeth Zwerger, Robert McClosky, Alice Provensen, Steven Kellog, Alexis Deacon - to name a few of hundreds)!

John was a Kreilsheimer scholar at Cornish College of the Arts, where he studied illustration. A member of SCBWI since 2004, he’s received local and national portfolio awards. Currently working as a freelance artist, he lives in Seattle with his wife Jana, three cats, and the rain. He also might be spotted exploring the Northwest’s mountains and meadows.

Click on the thumbnails below to see a larger image. More of John's work may be seen on his website: www.johndeininger.com

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