Piece description from the artist
Walking around Capitol Hill, the dome of the US Capitol Building looks tall from wherever you look. But you can't forget the second dome on Capitol Hill, just across the street: the US Library of Congress. Sitting side by side with the Capitol Building and Supreme Court, the Library of Congress is one of the most beautiful buildings in DC. Walking through the ornate lobby is stunning, but the gem of the building is the view of the Reading Room. Standing floors above the reading rotunda behind a window, making sure you don't disturb the readers and researchers below, you can feel the learning in the air.
John Paul Snead is a Washington, D.C., based artist and illustrator whose primary tools include an iPencil, micron pens, and palette knives.
He is a Co-Founder of Lola & Pear Publishing, a small publishing company based on Capitol Hill that focuses on children's books, particularly those that tell stories of rescue dogs. John Paul has illustrated all three of Lola & Pear's books: The adventures of Duke, The Therapy Dog, Mommy Didn't Say That, & Rosie to the Rescue.
John Paul's favorite collection, "The 175ers," is a series of pen and watercolor pieces on 6"x9" paper that was exhibited at Theater Tuscaloosa in Alabama during the run of a production of Cabaret. The collection, using rough pen figures and pink watercolor, depicts the persecution of homosexuals by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany.
He lives in DC with his husband and tabby cat.
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