Originally from Baltimore, I’m currently living in Port Jefferson, NY. I love the worlds of grounded fantasy, magical realism, and nearly anything MG. I illustrate for US and international publishers such as HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Xiaoduo Media. My big love is in high stakes moments suggestive of high-drama and I’ll squeeze these into a composition whenever possible. I’m currently illustrating and writing CANTICLES, a MG novel that will take you from Baltimore to Venice to . . . Notables: 2023 Illustration West 61 2020 Gold Medal Winner, Clavis Publishing Key Colors Competition 2020 & 2018 shortlisted for regional IBBY Award 2017 recipient of the SCBWI Martha Weston Grant You can find me painting to audiobooks while I rescue pollinating insects from my workspace. Say hello or send me an interesting project: amalillustration@gmail.com