Marty Noble of Santa Barbara, California is an artist & illustrator. She drew inspiration for her art from this 'jewel of the Pacific' city.  All four of her grandparents attended art school together in the 1920's  Ethnic peoples of the world developed as her favorite subject matter and a passion.  Her appetite for other cultures grew as she traveled in her early 20's to  Mexico, Guatemala, Europe, Israel and Egypt.  The beauty she discovered in these areas inspired her batik paintings that were then sold through galleries in Southern California over a period of 20 years.  More recently she has traveled to Thailand and Vietnam and more recently, New Zealand Commission work became predictable and in the 70's she changed her medium to watercolor and explored opportunities with art publishing firms. Greeting card companies were the first to publish her designs and over time her focus shifted completely towards illustration. The majority of assignments in the last several years have come from Dover Publications, a publisher of design books for artists, children’s activity books, adult coloring books and a broad range of other subjects. Dover's parent company, Courier is the fifth largest publisher in the world.  She has supported herself for 45 years as an illustrator.…  Marty Noble of Santa Barbara, California is an artist & illustrator. She drew inspiration for her art from this 'jewel of the Pacific' city.  All four of her grandparents attended art school together in the 1920's  Ethnic peoples of the world developed as her favorite subject matter and a passion.  Her appetite for other cultures grew as she traveled in her early 20's to  Mexico, Guatemala, Europe, Israel and Egypt.  The beauty she discovered in these areas inspired her batik paintings that were then sold through galleries in Southern California over a period of 20 years.  More recently she has traveled to Thailand and Vietnam and more recently, New Zealand Commission work became predictable and in the 70's she changed her medium to watercolor and explored opportunities with art publishing firms. Greeting card companies were the first to publish her designs and over time her focus shifted completely towards illustration. The majority of assignments in the last several years have come from Dover Publications, a publisher of design books for artists, children’s activity books, adult coloring books and a broad range of other subjects. Dover's parent company, Courier is the fifth largest publisher in the world.  She has supported herself for 45 years as an illustrator.WWWW…