Through The Tempests Dark and Wild by Angela Barrett

Smith Illustration Award for The Hidden House by Martin Waddell The Restless Girls (2019) by Jessie Burton.The Most Wonderful Thing in the World? (2015), by Vivian French.The Night Fairy (2010) by Laura Amy Schlitz.Sylvie and the Songman (2009) by Tim Binding.The Snow Goose (2007 edition), by Paul Gallico.Beauty and the Beast (2006), retelling by Max Eilenberg.Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: a Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein (2003) by Sharon Darrow.Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys (2000), by Hans Christian Andersen, compiled by Naomi Lewis.Joan of Arc (1998) by Josephine Poole.The Emperor's New Clothes (1997), by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Naomi Lewis.The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet (1995) by Geraldine McCaughrean.The Ice Palace (1994), by Angela McAllister.Snow White (1991), retelling by Josephine Poole.Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lays of Marie de France (1989), translated by Naomi Lewis.The Snow Queen (1988) by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Naomi Lewis.The Dragon wore Pink (1985) by Christopher Hope.The King, the Cat and the Fiddle (1983), by Yehudi Menuhin and Christopher Hope.Joanna Carey for The Guardian stated Barrett's illustrations have 'a stillness and a quiet atmospheric intensity.' Valerie Coghlan stated in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature that Barrett's 'slightly elongated figures and faces and distorted perspective are frequently used to heighten tension and impart a sense of mystery.' Illustrated works īarrett works in a realistic style with distorted figures, proportions and perspectives. She uses photographs as reference for her compositions. For the 1998 book Joan of Arc, she researched 15th-century art and illuminated manuscripts to create a visual style for the story, using motifs inspired by medieval French fabrics. She is known for her period pieces and the research she applies to her work. Style īarrett's work is mainly created using watercolor, gouache, colored pencils, and ink. In 2013, stamps depicting novels by Jane Austen were illustrated by Barrett and released by Royal Mail for the 200th anniversary of the novel Pride and Prejudice. Barrett's first illustrated book was The King, the Cat and the Fiddle, published in 1983 and written by Yehudi Menuhin and Christopher Hope. She then attended Maidstone art school and later the Royal College of Art. She attended Thurrock Technical College and worked in retail display. She has illustrated picture books, children's books and novels, including various fairytales.īarrett grew up sewing and drawing.

Angela Barrett (born 1955) is a British artist and illustrator.

Through The Tempests Dark and Wild by Angela Barrett