ABOUT PAULA BIRD
Editorial and Children's Illustrator

email:pgbird@earthlink.net

After working for ten years as a scenic illustrator for theatre and film productions, I returned to school to pursue a career in illustration. Though I loved the social and collaborative aspects of scenic art, I longed to design my own work. I was accustomed to painting scenery from 6 feet to 60 feet or more,so I was surprised to find what an enormous task it can be to fill an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper.

Most of my work is done in acrylics. I also like doing experimental collage work to justify my scavenging-recycling fetish.

As a scenic artist I have painted at several theatres throughout New England including the Huntingdon Theatre and the American Repertory Theatre in the Boston area. Television and film credits include painting for Zoom and the History Channel, "Passionada," "Osmosis Jones," "What's the Worst That Could Happen," and "Meet Joe Black."

I have been published in Harvard Magazine and Senior Golfer for editorial work and hope to continue in that venue as well as pursue illustration in the children's market.

- Paula Bird