Journalist, founder of magazines, writer; Jean Olivier Héron is also an illustrator. He lives at L'lle d'Yeu, on the French Atlantic coast with his wife and their 4 children. He is now preparing illustrations for a youth edition of the Bible.

After having worked a long time with acrylic painting, he discovered pastel in coloring his series metamorphoses "Comment naissent les bebs?" (How are babies born?), "Comment naissent les bateaux? (Boats), "Comment naissent les Avions?" (Airplanes). The first board of the boat series was drawn when the artist founded the French yachting magazine "Voiles et Voillers" (Sails & Sailors) in 1971. And yes, you can expect more in the "How are...born?"

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