Painting with a purpose

Watercolor illustration by Jo Myers-Walker from the book When I See Through My Eyes by author Anne Marie Kraus

We can each use our abilities to make a contribution
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I paint better when the work has meaning, and I enjoyed working with Anne Marie Kraus to illustrate her book “When I See Through My Eyes,” with its message of tolerance and inclusion. Anne Marie agreed to share a few pages from the book here. She also composed music to go with her rhyming text, and the book includes piano-vocal sheet music.

From Anne Marie’s website:

“Four diverse children describe life through their eyes. As they wonder about others who see things differently, a joyful discovery unfolds. Can we find a way to connect with others who have a different way of viewing the world?”

You can find more information — and listen to a recording of the song! — on Anne Marie Kraus’s website.

Watercolor paintings by Jo Myers-Walker illustrate the book When I See Through My Eyes by author Anne Marie Kraus

Some more of my illustrations accompanying Anne Marie’s “story in verse”

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