Illustrator

Patricia Storms, Illustrator

Patricia Storms is a cartoonist and freelance illustrator specializing in humorous illustrations for both adults and children. She mainly works in pen and ink, watercolour and Photoshop but is always curious about trying new materials. Illustrating children's books is a dream come true for Patricia. She works in educational and trade book illustration and loves to create funny, entertaining and whimsical illustrations for readers of all ages. One day she hopes to add her own writing to her illustrations.

Patricia loves books just as much as she loves drawing and worked in libraries for ten years before pursuing an artistic career.

Patricia was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, lived briefly in Jamaica and grew up in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Currently, she lives in Toronto with her husband Guy and two fat cats in a 90-year-old house that is full to the brim with books.

Her client list includes Scholastic Canada, Harcourt Canada, Chronicle Books, Barnes & Noble, American Greetings, ChickaDEE magazine and the National Post. Some of her illustrated books include: 13 Ghosts of Halloween, Good Granny/Bad Granny, A Sticky Mess and Fifty Little Penguins. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the National Cartoonists Society and the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers.

Patricia's illustrated blog, BookLust, (http://storms.typepad.com) is a light-hearted labour of love which focuses on her many passions: books, cartoons, art and stuff.

Publications

13 Ghosts of Halloween. Written by Robin Muller; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Scholastic Canada, 2007.

Fifty Little Penguins. Written by Jack Booth; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Harcourt Canada, 2004

Good Granny/Bad Granny. Written by Mary McHugh; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Chronicle Books, 2007

A Sticky Mess. Written by Beth Critchley Charlton; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Scholastic, 2006

Room 2B. Written by R. J. Frampton; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Isobel and Friends. Storybook 9. AEON Institute of Language Education, 2006

Miss Sarah's Guide to Etiquette for Dogs and Their People. Written by Sarah Hodgson; illustrated by Patricia Storms. John Wiley & Sons, 2006