Engel, Tonya: - Tonya Engle is a self-taught painter and children\'s book illustrator, including the pictures for Our Lady of Guadalupe and Impossible Moon and the jacket art for Hurricane Child .
Engel lives in Houston, Texas..
This art style was the perfect complement to Maya Angelou\'s lyrical storytelling.
Early in her career, she explored abstract painting but soon began to concentrate on figurative form mixed with emotion and expressionistic narrative.
Her work is inspired by Southern folk artists.
Engel, Tonya: - Tonya Engle is a self-taught painter and children\'s book illustrator, including the pictures for Our Lady of Guadalupe and Impossible Moon and the jacket art for Hurricane Child