Born in Mexico City in the early 1900s, Miguel Covarrubias (at age 14) began making illustrations for Mexican educational publications. At age 19, on a grant from the Mexican government, he moved to New York City in 1924. A contemporary of artists Diego Rivera and Frido Kahlo, he was soon absorbed into the “smart set” […]
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Fantasy illustration art of American artist and author Larry Dixon. Popular in role-playing groups, Larry Dixon is especially gifted in the rendering of raptors or birds of prey. The following is a collection of illustrations of men, women, and creatures from the Winds Of Fate series, a trilogy set in the magical realm of Valdemar. See
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These funny cat illustrations are whimsical and silly. Created by British artist Zoë Stokes. Charmingly drawn, these illustrations of the English rural countryside and a cozy cottage with the antics of the neighborhood cats will steal your heart and make you laugh. Any cat lover will recognize the characters of cats, drawn with humor and
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Wild bird prints by James Fenwick Lansdowne (August 1937 – July 2008). James Fenwick Lansdowne was a Canadian wildlife artist. His detailed watercolors of birds are similar to the Audubon prints but less stark. Lansdowne shows his birds in natural settings, and with a pleasing spark of personality. The prints that are shown here measure
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This sweet collection is from a series of children’s books called “The Kiddie Wonder Series”. The series employed different artists, the two below were created by M. Greiner, and C. M. Burd. The different styles are evident in the pictures below. These are small color offset lithographs created in 1926 New York. They measure approximately
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