I've aways loved illustrations. Before the advent of Illustrator and Photoshop (and all their fellow travellers), illustrations were drawings and paintings done by actual people. This is not to put down Photoshoppers (I am one). I have, many years ago, done drawings and pen and ink and, let me tell you, there is no undo selection! When you lay down a wash there is no going back and adjusting the density.

This site sells the originals used for illustrations in myriad books and magazines.

Illustration House

In addition to select exhibitions each year, the gallery holds twice - annual premier auctions of fine illustrative paintings and drawings and two absentee "Back Porch" auctions. The gallery publishes various catalogues corresponding to its auctions & exhibits.

Back Porch Auction XII

"The Viking ship starboard" "The Viking Ship" , Author: Edwin W. Foster St. Nicholas Magazine August, 1898; ink and wash en grisaille,

Advertisement: Caterpillar Diesel tractor clearing lumber. Caterpillar ca. 1950's; gouache

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