Category: Illustration
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Eye Candy for Today: early paleo illustration by Henry De la Beche
Duria Antiquior by Henry De la Beche, watercolor. Link is to Wikimedia Commons page from which you can access a larger image. Very often, scientists have had a secondary role as illustrators, enabling them to visualize the subjects of their investigations. In this watercolor, early 19th century geologist Henry De la Beche paints his interpretations…
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David Hohn
David Hohn is an illustrator living and working in Portland, Oregon. His works have a lively, energetic character that lends itself well to children’s book illustration. With a generally bright palette, nicely stylized drawing and a sure sense of value and atmosphere, he conjures scenes from stories both classic and modern. His website includes a…
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Eye Candy for Today: Hal Foster Prince Valiant comics panel
I place comics artist Hal Foster, creator, author and artist of the early to mid 20th century Prince Valiant newspaper comic strip, among the greatest pen and ink artists of the last two centuries The Prince Valiant strip in its heyday was given a full comics section page. Here, in a single panel from a…
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Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2025!
As I’ve done every New Year’s Eve since 2005, I’ll wish Lines and Colors readers a Happy New Year with one of J. C. Leyendecer’s New Year’s covers for the Saturday Evening Post, in this case marking the arrival of 1925.For more Leyendecker to while away your New Year’s day, check the list of Lines…
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Eye Candy for Today: Kay Nielsen illustration for “East of the Sun and West of the Moon”
Kay (pronounced “kigh”, rhymes with “sky”) Nielsen was a Danish illustrator — active in the early 20th century — who was known in particular for his illustrations for the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon. This is one example.
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Eye Candy for Today: Howard Pyle illustration for Mother Hildegarde
The Princess looks into that which she should not have done., from Mother Hildegarde, part of The Wonder Clock, a collection of new fairy tales with pen and ink illustration by Howard Pyle. I don’t know the size of location of the original (though I can hope it’s in the collection of the Brandywine River…