Laurence Chubb Evans

Background

Mr. Evans was born in Vacaville, California, United States, on January 5, 1939. He was a son of Laurence Moore and Dorothy (a secretary) Evans.

Education

In 1960 Laurence Evans graduated from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA.

Career

Mr. Laurence worked as an illustrator, graphic artist, and freelance writer. He was a creator of numerous puzzles, including Hidden Jigsaw Puzzles, Knight and Day, The Princess Returns, and Hidden Animals, all by Great American Puzzle Factory, and 3-Dimensional Mazes Jigsaw puzzles, barren Paper Company. Creator of 3-dimensional maze calendars and posters as well as a maze designer and illustrator for Klutz Press. Contributor of article on 3-dimensional mazes to Omni magazine

Achievements

• Laurence Evans was notable for his numerous works.

Works

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  • How to Draw Prehistoric Monsters

    (A gradual approach to the depiction of extinct reptiles, ...)

  • 3-Dimensional Lateral Logic Mazes

    (Designed with an eye towards lateral thinking and 3-dimen...)

  • How to Draw Monsters (English and Spanish Edition)

    (Gives advice on anatomy, perspective, and shading, and sh...)

  • The World of Nature Invisibles

    (Includes eighteen detailed drawings of various habitats, ...)

  • Gnomes games: Based on the book Gnomes

    (Includes hidden picture puzzles, mazes, cryptic codes, an...)

  • Lateral Logic Mazes for the Serious Puzzler

    (Take mazes to a new dimension! Walk through doors, play p...)

  • Invisibles: Hidden picture puzzles

    (Hidden Picture Puzzles. Detailed pictures with images "hi...)

  • 3-dimensional Monster Mazes
  • 3-Dimensional Optical Illusions to Color & Construct

Views

Quotations: "I grew up in a time when there was no such thing as television. I would sit in front of the radio and listen to the wonderful mysteries and comedies presented in the evening. I remember once my best friend Tommy and I left a movie early ... to rush home to listen to the latest segment of I Love a Mystery with Jack, Doc, and Reggie. This show was on for fifteen minutes around nine PM and we just couldn’t stand to miss an episode.

Like many others born in the pre-TV era, I developed a real sense of imagination, which I carry with me to this day. My books require an interactive response from the reader. The 3-D mazes cannot be solved unless the viewer projects his thoughts beyond the obvious. Even though one of my latest books, Optricks, was created entirely on the computer, it requires a whole variety of interactive responses from the viewer. Each optical illusion must be studied carefully to see the hidden elements.

I hope that the one million plus young people who have read my books and worked my puzzles have been able, just for a moment, to push themselves into that elusive dimension that requires imagination and concentration. And while they were there, they had a really fun time."

Connections

Mr. Evans married Judy Miller, but later they divorced. He then again married Rosalee Evans (a writer and poet). Mr. Evans has three children: William Sherman, Laurence Mark, Lisa Marie.

Father:

Laurence Moore

Mother:

Dorothy Evans

Wife:

Judy Miller

Wife:

Rosalee Evans

Son:

William Sherman Evans

Son:

Laurence Mark Evans

Daughter:

Lisa Marie

References

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