User:Laurelsobol

Laurel Marie Sobol From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Laurel Marie Sobol (August 13, 1962) is an American illustrator, muralist, writer, poet, photographer, and director. She was born in Encino, Los Angeles, in 1962 and she lives in Oregon. She was the daughter of John and Vivian Shanahan, whose parents had emigrated from Ireland and Italy. Laurel attended the Southern Oregon University School of Science and Education. Career[edit] Laurel migrated north to southern Oregon in the late 1970's and worked for Rogue Valley Electronics, which she owned and operated for ten years with her husband Robert. Soon after she began writing prolifically, most notably to Mysteries of Topanga Canyon, the Little House of Miracles book series, Two Wandering Albatrosses Make a Difference in the World, The Magic Albatross book series, Two Polar Bears Travel the World on an Iceberg, in The Magic Polar Bear book series, as well as Fine Art and Poetry book series. Laurel was awarded a blue ribbon for excellence for her seascape painting titled Wave of Change in 2004. Laurel is also a prolific children's book illustrator. The fine art books art differ from latter years as the style changed from organic to pure organic deco. The art books feature bold, solid colors and striking, stylized pen and brush work indicative of the looser, more abstract and surreal style. True realism and Renassaince style art is also seen in many of the art as well. Battalgia would become the Great Uncle of Laurel Marie Sobol (maiden name Shanahan)a global author and artist as prolific as himself, endeavoring to restore global human rights, healthy earth healthy inhabitants for always. Battaglia moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he continued to work until his death in May 1984. Style[edit] Laurel would take on style and texture much like her well-known great Uncle Aurelius Battalgia who worked as a prolific artist and author like her. The passionate heart and spirit of Laurel united a style with a dream of global human rights with healthy earth and inhabitants forever. Soli Deo gloria. In the 1930s, Battaglia worked in a flowing, deco-influenced, organic style informed by classic European illustration. His later children's book and animation work was emblematic of the radical, more abstract stylization prevalent in the 1950s and '60s, a trend he helped to establish. In 1934, the Works Progress Administration commissioned Battaglia to paint murals in the children's section of the library in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington where he resided. The result was a stunning, whimsical panorama of anthropomorphic animals at play. It still hangs in the alcoves of the building's second floor. The Mount Pleasant Library is located at 3160 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20010. Aurelius Battalgia was known as Uncle Dom, short for Uncle Dominique, a name he was not known for in public under his name of Aurelius Battalgia. Uncle Aurelius's Great Niece Laurel Marie (Shanahan maiden name) Sobol, would come to be known as a global author and artist as well. A shared element they didn't know until now. Laurel is also a prolific author and artist as was her uncle. [1][2]