Ernest and Celestine: Street musicians

About Authors

Illustrator Gabriel Vincent "appeared" at the age of 53, in 1981. Artist Monique Martin lived in Brussels before that moment , a graduate of the Brussels Royal Academy of Arts, talented painter and graphic artist. She was appreciated by critics and the public, her works eagerly bought - but Martin found it increasingly difficult to "let go" her paintings from a workshop to a stranger's house, forever parting each time. In the early 1980s, the artist found a solution: drawings "went out of the house" easily if they became illustrations and would immediately reach many people. She came up with a nickname (by her grandparents) and became an illustrator named Gabriel Vincent. Vincent depicts adults as bears and children as cubs. But their experiences and concerns are quite human: how to explain to the foster daughter why she was left on the street? What to do if there is absolutely no money for Christmas Eve gifts ? With the soft heart of Ernest and the cheerful nature of Celestine, many difficulties are overcame. Gabriel Vincent's books are first and foremost lessons of love, friendship and understanding.

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