Book Cover of the Month: April

I always love seeing the book covers for this coffeehouse mystery series. Cathy Gendron created this illustration for the book. When she graduated from college with a BFA she had a serious desire to draw. Cathy's first job was in the ad department of her local newspaper. It was here that she discovered editorial illustration, which perfectly connected her love of reading with a passion for art. After a short stint as art director for the Detroit Free Press, Cathy determined that she didn’t enjoy the management side of the business. She quit and has been making pictures ever since.

Per her website:  "Working traditionally, Cathy applies thin glazes of oil color over a casein underpainting. Her images have appeared in numerous publications for the editorial, book and corporate markets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, Newsweek, US News and World Reports, Utne Reader, Seventeen, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Kensington Publishing, IBM, Target and Saatchi & Saatchi."

Cathy has won awards from Communications Arts Magazine, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Print Magazine, Society of Publications Designers and the Detroit Creative Directors Council.