Laura Winslow was recently chosen to be the Artist & Illustrator for Upriver to Morning.

Laura Winslow grew up in a home filled with creativity. Her mother was a watercolorist and instilled in her the love of the medium and the artist eye. After working in advertising art and selling her illustrations at Henri Brendel’s in NYC, Laura married, and raised a family. To keep up with her art, she taught art classes to children, and she is still involved in teaching art, and doing workshops.

“I love to instill the wonderful principals of art into students,” says Laura, “and turn their eyes and hearts to appreciate beautiful art and enjoy doing it themselves. I am now illustrating children’s books, a dream come true, and thoroughly enjoy working with authors to bring to life their characters and stories in full color.”

Laura illustrated Tish McFadden’s previous book, Song of the Redwing.