About the Author and Cover Illustration for Montecito in Review 2022
Karen Folsom is a Santa Barbara-based illustrator and commissioned portrait artist. Her work includes children’s books and promotional material. She illustrates book and music covers as well as posters and murals. She wrote and illustrated The President’s Pet.
Her concept and editorial work has been featured for clients in entertainment, hospitality, foundations, and private ventures.
She is a member of The Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (SILA) and The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
When not working prodigiously, she can be found being walked by her dog.