Christina E. Rodriguez

Web:
www.christinarodriguez.com

Blog:
christinaerodriguez.blogspot.com

Media
Watercolor, gouache, and watercolor pencil

Biography
Born overseas to multicultural parents, Christina Rodriguez grew up as an "Air Force brat," moving from place to place. Christina loved to draw and paint, and wherever she lived, she excelled in her art classes. She was awarded several generous scholarships to the Rhode Island School of Design where she earned a fine arts degree in Illustration.

Currently, Christina works as a freelance illustrator for many clients nationwide. Reviewers have described her painting style as bold, vibrant, full of detail, and highlighted with an old-fashioned sense of realism. In addition to illustrating children's books and magazines, Christina dabbles in graphic design, creating items such as note cards for nature centers, logos, and wedding invitation ensembles.

In her spare time, Christina enjoys cooking authentic Mexican cuisine, volunteering as Illustrator Coordinator with the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, hula-hooping, and hiking along the St. Croix River. She lives with her husband and their dog in a renovated 19th-century church in the birthplace of Minnesota.

Books Illustrated:
Storm Codes; We are Cousins / Somos Primos; Un dia con mis tias / A Day with my Aunts; Mayte and the Bogeyman / Mayte y el Cuco and Boon the Raccoon and Easel the Weasel