Billustration

Hey SF Bay area folks, ever wanted to own a ​B​ill Russell?

I'm ​o​ffering some choice pieces from m​y archive of original scratchboard illustrations.​ Many are framed and priced to sell​ at $49, $79​, ​$129 and $1​79.

I'll be in the main gallery at MarinM​OCA in Hamilton this Sunday, October 13 from 11am to 4pm.

Artists at the MarinMOCA campus ​w​ill have their studios ​open to visitors. Visit the studios, take a friend to lunch at Béso Bistro​ next door, and hike and birdwatch on the Bay ​Trail​ nearby.

I hope to see you​ Sunday!

Stephen King's novels Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game are thematically linked by events happening during the same solar eclipse. This frontispiece illustration of mine is from Dolores Claiborne.

Stephen King's Dolores Claiborne printed frontispiece illustration

I crosshatched before I scratchboarded.

Taking the deep dive...

Folks, this is my first official 'Histories of Reportage' post on Substack....about artist Earl Thollander, famous for his ‘Back Roads’ series of illustrated books. Check it out...and subscribe!

Earl Thollander: Sketching the World’s Back Roads Thollander’s claim to fame were his ‘Back Roads’ illustrated books. His true desire, as a reporter-artist with wanderlust, was to just slow down, observe and appreciate the world in all its diversity.

Lots of vintage billustrations coming soon to the All Things Bill Store!

The Compound Gallery has relocated to Emeryville, California, offering a gallery, print shop and an online shop. I have a few of my prints available for purchase in their online shop, including Kit Carson: Guide & Hero, a 22 x 12″, 2-color letterpress print that incorporates hand-set 19th C. wood type, printed by Ross MacDonald of Brightwork Press of Newtown, Connecticut.

Kit Carson Print | Billustration Blog The Compound Gallery has relocated to Emeryville, California, offering a gallery, print shop and an online shop. I have a few of my prints available for purchase in their online shop, including Kit Carson: Guide & Hero, a 22 x 12", 2-color letterpress print that incorporates hand-set 19th C. wood ty...

Today, raise a scotch or a few. It's the birthday of 18th C. Scottish poet Robert Burns!

My favorite Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem is The Green Street Mortuary Marching Band able2know.org/topic/922-1