All through October, Alphabet Soup is celebrating turning three. We have heaps of writers and illustrators stopping by to answer THREE QUICK QUESTIONS and today we are lucky to hear from Frané Lessac, illustrator and author. Her books include Simpson and His Donkey, Ned Kelly and The Green Sash and many more!
On her website, Frané says “Travelling continues to be a major source of inspiration for my work as I render my impression of a country and its way of life in oil and gouache paintings.”
1. Where do you like to draw/paint/sketch?
I love to paint in my garden studio. I planted bright flowers in primary colours outside the big windows. My walls are covered with art painted by friends and favourite children’s book illustrators. It’s also full of objects that I’ve collected from my travels around the world.
Best of all, my cat and dog come in and join me when I work.
2. Can you name a book you’d recommend to our readers?
I’m a picture book person and enjoyed, Flood by Jackie French and beautifully illustrated by Bruce Whatley. It features a lone cattle dog during the recent Queensland floods.
3. Can you offer a word or phrase that kids could use for inspiration if they have illustrators’ block?
Paint as you like, and live happy.
Find out more about Frané Lessac and her books—visit her website and her blog and check out more of her artwork here.
© October 2011 “Three Quick Questions with Frané Lessac” by Rebecca Newman (Alphabet Soup magazine)
(Psst … check back tomorrow, when author Wendy Orr answers our Three Quick Questions!)
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