ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank Mary Ann Hall, Heather Godin, Lydia Anderson, and the rest of the team at The Quarto Group for their help in guiding me through another book publishing experience. I have enjoyed honing my own skills and techniques while creating this volume of Draw Like an Artist. Animals, in all of their weird, wild, and wonderful forms, are both a joy and a challenge to capture. Thank you to my husband Adam, for his unwavering support of my creative career from the very beginning, and to my daughter Lily for being a cheerleader, critical eye, and fellow explorer of the natural world. Many thanks to my colleagues at Crush Illustration for providing a professional support network that, as a freelancer, has been a lifeline these past three years. And finally, a huge thank you to my parents for giving me a childhood of hiking, camping, and playing in the woods.