Category: Illustration

It’s easy to assume that illustrators in the U.S. live near the centers of of publishing, like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. While that may be true for a high percentage, the modern era of instant communication, web site portfolios, FedEx and FTP delivery of digital image files makes it practical for illustrators to…

Simplicity is an enigmatic and elusive quality. We often say we admire and desire it, but seldom feel we have reached it. French/Italian illustrator Yan Nascimbene manages to achieve that quality often in his serene and engaging illustrations that dwell on the enchantment of the ordinary. Obviously very influenced by the simplicity and charm of…

Herbert Block, who signed his name Herblock, was one of the most influential and widely respected American editorial cartoonists in the 20th Century. His remarkable career, most of which was spent on the staff of the Washington Post, spanned much of the 20th Century and extended into the 21st, from 1929 to 2001. Herblock did…

Hey you! Yes, you! Are you an American citizen? Did you vote yet? No? Well, go ahead, I’ll wait. … … … … … … … … Back already? That was easy enough wasn’t it? Feels good, doesn’t it? Very important too, and not just for the obvious reasons. Things like funding for the arts,…

Art and mathematics have a long but somewhat strained history. Well, that’s not quite true. It isn’t the intersection of art and mathematics that’s problematic, but our limited ability to understand and appreciate that relationship. So images that are the result of mathematical calculations are immediately suspect as “not art”, and I’ll be the first…