Who is Paula Rego?

Paula Rego is an artist who uses pictures to tell stories, just like how you use drawings to show what happened in your day.

Imagine you have a favorite toy that comes to life when you play with it, that’s kind of what Paula does, but with pencil, paper, and sometimes even color. She creates characters, people or animals, who do things like laugh, cry, run, or hide. These characters are like friends in a book, and each picture is a page telling part of a story.

Paula often draws families, animals, or even little people who look like they’re jumping out from the paper. Sometimes her characters are silly, sometimes sad, just like how your day can be both fun and tiring.

She uses big colors and strong lines, so everything feels lively and exciting, as if you could reach into the picture and touch it.

Paula has been telling stories for many years, and her pictures are now in museums all around the world. It’s like having a favorite storybook that everyone gets to read, except instead of just reading, people can look at the pictures up close and see all the little details.