Amy HoodJun 6, 20218 minPortrait Highlight - Sarah Parker Remond - African American abolitionist, lecturer & physicianSarah Parker Remond (1826 - 1894) African American slavery abolitionist, lecturer and physician. Born free in Salem, Massachusetts to...
Amy HoodMay 26, 20214 minLindy Hop Portrait Highlight - Frankie Manning - American dancer, instructor, and choreographerFrank Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer. He was one of the prime creators of...
Amy HoodMay 22, 20214 minPortrait Highlight - Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia - campaigner for women's suffrage in New ZealandMeri Te Tai Mangakāhia (22 May 1868 – 10 October 1920) was a campaigner for women's suffrage in New Zealand, a suffragist who inspired...
Amy HoodApr 27, 202110 minPortrait Highlight - Mary Wollstonecraft - English writer, philosopher, advocate of women’s rightsMary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797) English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights. Mary was born to Elizabeth Dixon and...
Amy HoodApr 25, 20217 minPortrait Highlight - Ella Fitzgerald - American jazz and swing singerElla Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996) American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She...
Amy HoodApr 22, 20214 minGood Rockin' Tonight - Creating Colour - Part 2Hello and welcome back folks! In the previous post I began explaining how I go about drawing one of my illustrations; reference photos,...
Amy HoodApr 15, 20216 minGood Rockin' Tonight - Creating Colour - Part 1Though I do try to share step-by-step naratives on Instagram, I thought, for a change, it might be fun to break the process down even...
Amy HoodApr 7, 20215 minPortrait Highlight - Billie Holiday - American jazz and swing singerBillie Holiday (1915 – 1959) [Eleanora Fagan] was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music...
Amy HoodMar 15, 20215 minPortrait Highlight - Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) American lawyer and jurist, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the...
Amy HoodNov 8, 20203 minRemembrance Day Print ReleaseI do believe it was in my last post that I declared my fascination with the Second World War; the commaraderie, the fashions, music and...
Amy HoodMar 31, 20201 minWomen's History MonthWell, what a month it's been. Understatement of the millennium Amy, I hear you say. Indeed. At the start of March I was setting out on...
