Check out the gorgeous work of Alessandra Maria, a Brooklyn artist/illustrator!

www.alessandramaria.com

My work is now in the permanent collection of the National Museum of American Illustration in Newport, Rhode Island.  And, two more of my illustrations are for sale in their museum shop. Here's the link: http://www.americanillustration.org/

Great Review of The Watcher in the Shadows by Chris Moriarty!

This is April Conant, reviewing on her very popular blog, Good Books and Good Wine: http://goodbooksandgoodwine.com/2013/09/the-watcher-in-the-shadows-chris-moriarty-book-review.html#more-5809

A Face Out Watcher in the Shadows!

This is a good sign--found in an independent store!

Fans of The Inquisitor's Apprentice, take notice.

Do have a look at this link. The endpapers illustration will be auctioned by PBA Galleries in San Francisco on June 27th:  http://www.pbagalleries.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/10/lot/1805/?url=%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F10%2F%3Fpage%3D5 

One of my favorite possessions. A 1946 First Edition of Forty Illustrators and How They Work. Take a look at the studio of illustrator Harrison Cady, pictured below. It seems that rents have gone up in the city--just a tad. But, not only that, I think prices for illustrations have kind of been on a plateau since the 1970s. Tad Crawford, where are you?

Here is the New York City studio of Harrison Cady, notable illustrator for Life Magazine, Good Housekeeping, and Ladies Home Journal. In 1895 Harrison Cady arrived in New York City at the age of eighteen with thirteen dollars in his pocket. He became successful enough not only to work in the studio pictured above, but he also bought a summer home in Rockport, Massachusetts, which he filled with "an assortment of art objects". He made the acquaintance of other notable artists of the time, such as Charles Dana Gibson. Talk about a golden age of illustration! 

pencil study and finished ink for Secrets of Shakespeare's Grave

Here's a pencil study of Central Park and the finished ink done last year for Chapter 22 of Secrets of Shakespeare's Grave.