keith Negley

I want to get in touch with Keith Negley and hopefully interview him as part of this brief, he currently lives in Washington so I will have to find a way conduct the interview over long distance. The best way would most likely be a skype interview as I could record it, watch it back and take notes afterwards. A phone call would be more difficult to record and an email would be too impersonal and not allow me to ask follow up questions.

On keith Negley's website it lists the postal address of his studio, I would like to send him a letter and possibly some of my work. I think this is a much better idea than sending an email which as I said before is impersonal and more likely to be ignored. If I don't manage to interview Keith Negley I need to stay positive and not be put off asking. The main thing for now is to chose some work of mine that is relevant to Keith Negleys practice or that I think he might appreciate or get his attention. I also want to start coming up with a list of questions I would like to ask. I need to make sure they are appropriate questions that will help inform my practice.

- What adjustments did you have to make to your work when you transitioned into illustrating children's books?......which was the most difficult?

- How did you get your work published?.... did you work to a brief or was it personal work?

-What makes up the majority of your work?... children's books, editorial, etc?

- What would you say are the most important lessons you have learnt as a professional illustrator?