Maxfield Parrish's landscape of a still winter night gives us a feeling of tranquility.  As you look at this picture, you're on a pl...

This week the great Paul Coker Jr. passed away at age 93.  Over a long career working for diverse clients such as Rankin/Bass, Hallmark card...

Many of the most famous fine artists of the 20th century aspired to be commercial artists.  Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, ...

Milton Glaser had guts.  Here is his unconventional drawing of Count Basie. . On this blog we've seen many imaginative pictures of a pia...

I’ve previously suggested that cross hatching is rarely the best use of an artist's time. It involves much busy work in the service of a...

"In the days of the frost seek a minor sun."  -- Loren Eisley The 1950s and 60s were great decades for American illustration.  Mag...

I’ve previously written about Alice and Martin Provensen , the husband-and-wife illustration team responsible for more than 50 children'...