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Christ-Centered Art
would like to provide you
the opportunity for to
get to know our artists
through art trivia.
Currently we have the
following trivia available
for Hala Wittwer.
What Art Nouveau painter
inspired Hala to paint
fantasy art?
Kay Nielsen
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Hala Wittwer was born and raised in
Western Montana. Although she spent much
of her time drawing, most of her childhood
involved studying music. It wasn't until Hala
went to college that she discovered her love
and potential for the visual arts. Hala began
her art education at Ricks College located in
Rexburg, Idaho, with an emphasis in graphic
design.
One day, while browsing through the library,
Wittwer uncovered a book of fantasy art
from the late 1800's to the early 1900's.
The work of Kay Nielsen and other Art
Nouveau artists made Hala realize that
fantasy art was her true passion. From that
point on, Hala focused her education on
drawing and painting. She completed a
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration
at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah
in 1996.
As Hala's college days ended, she began
working in-house for a company that
produced educational software and books
for children. For the next 4 years, Wittwer
spent her days at the office doing children's
illustrations and animations and nights in her
studio painting her own work. By the end of
1999, Hala became established enough as a
free-lance illustrator so she could quit her
day job and free-lance full time. Wittwer has
remained in Utah and currently works at her
home studio where she enjoys having the
luxury of painting what she wants to paint.
Wittwer's artwork has been published with
Harper Collins, Scholastic, Penguin/Putnam,
Simon and Schuster, Tor Books, Hyperion,
and many others. Wittwer has been able
to paint book jackets for such classics as
Peter Pan, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little,
The Trumpet of the Swan, and The Wind
in the Willows. Wittwer has also painted
covers for Julie Andrew's 30th anniversary
edition of Mandy and Alan Arkin's novel
Cassie Loves Beethoven.
Hala Wittwer's first limited edition art print
entitled A Work of Ark was published by
Somerset House in 2000. This original art
painting and others have been exhibited at
the Springville Museum of Art in Utah. In
February 2004, Hala's artwork was exhibited
in the 46th Annual Society of Illustrators
Exhibition in New York City and published
in the 46th Society of Illustrators Annual.
Two of Hala's paintings have also been
published in Spectrum 10, the annual for
the best contemporary fantasy art.
Hala is currently illustrating a book entitled
Meow. It is a collection of cat stories from
around the world by Jane Yolen, and is
scheduled to be released in 2006. You can
keep updated on her latest work, future
print releases, and other merchandise
available by visiting artbyhala.com.
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