Austin Briggs studied hard to become a full fledged painter.  He mastered color theory and pigments and painting technique, and for years hi...

The very first book about the great illustrator Austin Briggs has just been published by Auad Publishing  (previous publisher of books about...

The great illustrator Mark English, who played a dominant role in American illustration for decades, passed away on August 8. Throu...

The esteemed illustrator Robert Andrew Parker is 92 years old, and his vision has become so poor he can no longer read or draw from a model....

Better than words could convey, this illustration from today's New York Times demonstrates the significance of the passing of the era of...

For my final gallery of art from the late beloved MAD Magazine, I've chosen the brilliant Mort Drucker. Drucker's talent graced ...

Jack Davis was a star in the MAD Magazine firmament from the very first issue.  Davis was 25 years old, with a fearless ink brush and a pr...

Paul Coker's art was not as broad or slapstick as the art of most other MAD artists, but in his own quiet way he was every bit as brill...

Wally Wood's art is guilty of some of the same flaws I've criticized in other artists.  His figure drawings retain some stiffness...