A couple pieces from the archives. On two occasions I had the opportunity to do some custom illustration work inspired by the old pen and ink spot illustration style found in books from the early-to-mid 1900s.

Book interior spot illustration often comes with many artistic and printing constraints. I enjoy seeing the decisions illustrators made within those constraints—particularly decisions around what is shown and what is suggested.

"C. S. Lewis's Role in The Lord of the Rings" for Crossway

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"The Life and Work of C. S. Lewis" for Covenant Seminary

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