Hi, I'm Nicole! I was born in Highland Park, Michigan in 1969. I have an older sister, a younger sister and a brother. I grew up on Long Island, NY and in Massachusetts. I graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, MA. I always loved children's books and I always loved to draw. Right now I live in Spencer, Massachusetts with my husband and two dogs.

I work in watercolor and pencil, using cold press paper and Winsor-Newton colors. I like to paint people, and am especially interested in facial expressions. I also love to paint nature, wildlife, and fantasy.

Here is a list of books I have illustrated:

"Josias, Hold the Book" by Jennifer Reismeyer Elvgren.
     Boyds Mills Press, 2005.

"Lights Out!" by Angela Shelf Medearis. Color-Bridge Books, 2004.

"A Day With Daddy" by Nikki Grimes. Color-Bridge Books, 2004.

"I'll Do The Right Thing" by Jean Alicia Elster. Judson Press, 2003.

"I'll Fly My Own Plane" by Jean Alicia Elster. Judson Press, 2002.

"Moving Day Surprise" by Tina Stolberg. Bebop Books, 2002.

"I Have a Dream, Too" by Jean Alicia Elster. Judson Press, 2002.

"Fatuma's New Cloth" by Leslie Bulion. Moon Mountain, 2002.
**2003 Children's Africana Book Award Winner!**

"Just Call Me Joe Joe" by Jean Alicia Elster. Judson Press, 2001.