Carol Schwartz lives in Connecticut and is Assistant Professor in Illustration at The University of Hartford. She studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, and Rhode Island School of Design and received her MFA from the University of Hartford. Her award winning science and nature illustrations from 60 picture books spark wonder for children. Her paintings have been included in exhibitions throughout the country. She combines gouache and digital mediums to create her work and finds joy in bringing attention to the small things in nature and painting them in great detail. Sea life, insects, and botanicals are Carol’s favorite subjects to illustrate.