Désirée Iturbide

Désirée Iturbide is a Guatemalan artist, illustrator, and art instructor. Creating art has been her passion since childhood. She especially liked drawing sketches of people and animals. As an adult, she worked as a graphic artist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland before returning to reside in Antigua, Guatemala, where she teaches watercolor workshops. Painting watercolor animals has become her specialty. She has illustrated five children’s books which feature watercolor animals.

Désirée Iturbide es una artista, ilustradora y profesora de arte guatemalteca. Desde niña le apasiona crear arte. Le gustaba especialmente dibujar retratos de personas y animales. De adulta, trabajó como artista gráfica en la Universidad de Zúrich, en Suiza, antes de regresar a Antigua, Guatemala, donde imparte talleres de acuarela. Pintar animales con acuarelas se ha convertido en su especialidad. Ha ilustrado cinco libros infantiles en los que aparecen animales pintados con acuarelas.