Category: Illustration
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Henry Patrick Raleigh
Henry Patrick Raleigh was a classic American illustrator active in the early part of the 20th century. Raleigh is not as well known as many of the illustrators from the Golden Age and the mid-20th century eras that bracketed his career, and undeservedly so. I can think of few illustrators, or artists in general, whose…
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Thomas Fluharty
After an extensive career as an illustrator and storyboard artist, Thomas Fluharty has turned his focus to personal projects, often applying his classical art training to painted caricatures of pop culture icons. As you explore his website, you’ll find other series, including wonderfully expressive dogs and nicely nasty sharks. You can also find a selection…
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Richard Doyle
Richard “Dickie” Doyle was a Victorian illustrator and cartoonist, known for his work as a fairy story illustrator and as a cartoonist for Punch, the seminal British humor magazine, for which he designed the masthead. Doyles fantasy illustrations, done in ink and watercolor, were colorful and often richly textural. They were innocently charmingly with an…
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Slawek Fedorczuk
Slawek Fedorczuk is an illustrator, character designer and concept artist based in Warsaw, Poland. Fedorczuk has a springy, energetic style with blocky geometric shapes forming much of the natural environment, giving his image a cartoon-like verve. His palette ranges from muted to high-chroma, depending on the demands of the image, with touches of texture adding…
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Thomas Bossard
Thomas Bossard is a French painter, illustrator, muralist and stage set designer. His paintings have a lively, cartoon-like charm and wry humor that reminds me of idiosyncratic cartoonists and illustrators like Ronald Searle and Edward Sorel. Bossard paints in oil on panel, and I find the surface texture of his approach contributes greatly to the…
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Some wise suggestions for artists from Neil Gaiman’s 2012 address to the University of the Arts
For those who are dismayed, as I am, at the recent turn of events, and the likely devastating effect it will have on the state of the arts here in the U.S. (see my before the fact storm warning to that effect), I offer some insightful suggestions about art in the face of adversity from…