Pilar (Pili) Rey de Castro is a Visual Artist and Author Illustrator of two children’s books. She lives and works from her home studio in Milton, Ontario. Her love of nature inspires her to paint flowers and landscapes with vivid colours and expressive brushstrokes. Her paintings have been exhibited in different galleries across Ontario. Artists that influence Pili in her art are Monet, Picasso, van Gogh and Kahlo.