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The Ravenous Sky

Art Director: Jeanette Levy

Client: Bloomsbury

Shadow Staircase

My wife and I threw a bunch of drawing prompts in a bowl to inspire a project idea and this was the result after pulling "Buried", "Shadow" and "Staircase".

The Nest

The Grove

Art Director: Lucia Baez

Client: Penguin Random House

On the Horizon

Mourning Shadows

Art Director: Christine Foltzer

Client: Tor Books

Flirting Danger

Sweetness All Around

Art Director : Jeanette Levy

Client: Bloomsbury

Extreme Upper Managment

Art Director: Shawn Speakman

Client: Grim Oak Press

The Voidz

The Bone Shepard

Art Director: Jeanette Levy

Client: Bloomsbury

The Last Tour

Dragon Horde

Art Director: Shawn Speakman

Client: Grim Oak Press

Black Hole Descending

Following Phee

Art Director: Shawn Speakman

Client: Grim Oak Press

The Crimson Crown

Art Director: Ella Laytham

Client: Penguin Random House

PlotNaut

Art Director: Daniel Nayeri

Client: PlotNaut

Lucy's Dream

Art Director: Shawn Speakman

Client: Grim Oak Press

Chauncey

Art Director: Shawn Speakman

Client: Grim Oak Press

The House on the Cerulean Sea

Art Director: Shawn Speakman

Client: Grim Oak Press

Phoenix Rising

Art Director: Shawn Speakman

Client: Grim Oak Press

Distant Lights in the Darkness

Art Director: Terri Dube

Client: Sky & Telescope Magazine

When We Flew Away

Art Director: Elizabeth Parisi

Client: Scholastic

The Dallergut Dream Department Store

Art Director: Kathleen Oudit

Client: Hanover Square Press

Keeper of the Rend

Art Director: Michael McCartney

Client: Simon & Schuster

A Crown in the Dark

Art Director: Erin Helmrich

Client: Fifth Avenue Press

Brooklyn Brick Series (5)

At the End of the River Styx

Art Director: Rosie Stewart

Client : Page Street Publishing

Volunteers Needed

Art Director: Mike Petteys

Client: National Labor Union

Fraternity

Art Director: Madeline Morales

Client: Abrams

Under the Smoke Strewn Sky

Art Director: Christine Foltzer

Client: Tor Books

Fantasy Map

The Winter Knight

Art Director: Jessica Albert

Client: ECW Press

John Rzeznick Concert Poster

Who We Were in the Dark

Art Director: Kelley Bradly

Client: Penguin Random House

The Raven Man

Client: Wizards of the Coast

Rose/House

Art Director: Bill Schafer

Client: Subterranean Press

Stars in My Heart

Art Director: Terri Dubé

Client: Sky & Telescope Magazine

Brooklyn Brick Series (4)

Brighter than the Sun

Art Director; Sasha Illingworth

Client: Little Brown and Company

Heating or Eating

Art Director: Mike Petteys

Client: National Labor Union

Racer's Ring

The Witch & the Tsar

Into The Windwracked Wilds

Art Director: Christine Foltzer

Client: Tor Books

As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

Art Director; Sasha Illingworth

Client: Little Brown and Company

Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Art Director: Terri Dubé

Client: Sky & Telescope Magazine

Fascinating Fungi

Hidden Giants

THE BROOKLYN BRICK SERIES (3)

Gallant

Art Director: Paul Zakris

Client: Greenwillow Books

Killing Time

Art Director: Kathleen Oudit

Client: Inkyard Books

Dilation

The Graveyard Riddle

Art Director: Christopher Stengel and Elizabeth Parisi

Client: Scholastic

An Arrow To the Moon

Art Director; Sasha Illingworth

Client: Little Brown and Company

Who Could Be Watching

Art Director: Terri Dubé

Client: Sky & Telescope Magazine

Dead Wednesday

Art Director: Carol Ly

Client: Penguin Random House

Along the Saltwise Sea

Art Director: Christine Foltzer

Client: Tor Books

The Brooklyn Brick Series (2)

Find Me in the Woods

Inspired by "Up and Vanished" and Payne Lindsey's investigation into the missing persons case of Kristal Reisinger, this illustration shows Kristal reaching out and guiding Payne to the answers behind her disappearance in the woods of Crestone, Colorado.

The Fish God of Anxiety

A personal piece about the feeling of being trapped by your anxieties

The Cobalt Mask

Art Director: Whitney Manger

Client: Sesame Workshop

How to Become a Planet

Art Director: Carla Weiss
Client: Algonquin Books

Riverdale

Art Director: Heather Daugherty
Client: Scholastic

Yesterday is History

Art Director: Nicole Hower

Client: Sourcebooks

Over Growth

The Apocolypse Seven

Art Director: Mark Robinson

Client: HMH

A Man of the Universe

Personal Illustration about a type of meditation called “Zones of Awareness” in which you imagine a small point of warm light in your body, that slowly expands out of your body and encompasses the entire universe.

Over the Woodward Wall

Art Director: Christine Foltzer

Client: Tor Books

Meet Me at the Robot Tree

Comin' Outta Your Ears

Art Director: Terri Dubé

Client: Sky & Telescope Magazine

Born a Tornado

Lightbringer

Art Director: Nicole Hower

Client: Sourcebooks

The Kingdom of Back

Art Director: Kristie Radwilowicz

Client: Penguin Young Readers

Drowned Country

Art Director: Christine Foltzer

Client: Tor Books

Caught My Eye

Babies in Space

Art Director: Dan Bishop

Client: Discover Magazine

Before I Disappear

Art Director: Katie Klimowicz

Client: Macmillan Publishing

This Savage Song

Art Director: Paul Zakris

Client: Greenwillow Books

Our Dark Duet

Art Director: Paul Zakris

Client: Greenwillow Books

Death of a Scam Artist

Art Director: Kathleen Oudit

Client: World Wide Mystery Books

Everything Sad is Untrue

Art Director: Elizabeth Parisi

Client: Levine Querido Publishing

Creation

A personal piece about the creation of everything

Sorry For Your Loss

Art Director: Cat San Juan

Client: HarperTeen

Riverdale #3

Art Director: Jessica Meltzer

Client: Scholastic

Silver in the Wood

Art Director: Christine Foltzer

Client: Tor Books

The Light Jar

Art Director: Christopher Stengel
Client: Scholastic

Riverdale #2

Art Director: Heather Daugherty
Client: Scholastic

Kingsbane

Art Director: Nicole Hower
Client: Sourcebooks

Peace On Earth

This illustration was for a print series called “The Peace Prints” which donated all of the proceeds to “Everytown for Gun Safety” in response to the Parkland High School shooting.

Here is a link to an article about this series

http://spinemagazine.co/articles/peace-prints

A Match Lit in Prague

A personal piece inspired by my time in the Czech Republic

The Similars

Art Director: Nicole Hower
Client: Sourcebooks

Furyborn

Art Director: Nicole Hower
Client: Sourcebooks

Robot Rock

A piece based on Daft Punk's Robot Rock for the Society of Illustrators' "Drawn to Music" exhibition.

Flower

The Chateau

Art Director and Designer: Henry Sene Yee
Client: Picador

Giving For Good

Art Director: Emily Aldrich
Client: University of Minnesota

Biological Aging

Art Director: Erin Otwell
Client: Science News

The Smith & The Devil

Art Director: Alison Mackey
Client: Discover Magazine

Where I Live

Art Director: Joel Tippie
Client: HarperTeen

Honey Gem

The Ravenous Sky

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Shadow Staircase

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The Nest

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The Grove

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On the Horizon

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Mourning Shadows

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Flirting Danger

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Sweetness All Around

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Extreme Upper Managment

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The Voidz

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The Bone Shepard

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The Last Tour

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Dragon Horde

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Black Hole Descending

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Following Phee

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The Crimson Crown

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PlotNaut

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Lucy's Dream

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Chauncey

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The House on the Cerulean Sea

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Phoenix Rising

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Distant Lights in the Darkness

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When We Flew Away

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The Dallergut Dream Department Store

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Keeper of the Rend

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A Crown in the Dark

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Brooklyn Brick Series (5)

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At the End of the River Styx

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Volunteers Needed

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Fraternity

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Under the Smoke Strewn Sky

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Fantasy Map

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The Winter Knight

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John Rzeznick Concert Poster

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Who We Were in the Dark

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The Raven Man

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Rose/House

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Stars in My Heart

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Brooklyn Brick Series (4)

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Brighter than the Sun

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Heating or Eating

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Racer's Ring

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The Witch & the Tsar

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Into The Windwracked Wilds

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As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt

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Fascinating Fungi

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Hidden Giants

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THE BROOKLYN BRICK SERIES (3)

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Gallant

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Killing Time

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Dilation

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The Graveyard Riddle

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An Arrow To the Moon

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Who Could Be Watching

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Dead Wednesday

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Along the Saltwise Sea

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The Brooklyn Brick Series (2)

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Find Me in the Woods

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The Fish God of Anxiety

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The Cobalt Mask

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How to Become a Planet

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Riverdale

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Yesterday is History

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Over Growth

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The Apocolypse Seven

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A Man of the Universe

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Over the Woodward Wall

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Meet Me at the Robot Tree

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Comin' Outta Your Ears

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Born a Tornado

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Lightbringer

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The Kingdom of Back

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Drowned Country

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Caught My Eye

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Babies in Space

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Before I Disappear

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This Savage Song

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Our Dark Duet

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Death of a Scam Artist

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Everything Sad is Untrue

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Creation

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Sorry For Your Loss

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Riverdale #3

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Silver in the Wood

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The Light Jar

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Riverdale #2

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Kingsbane

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Peace On Earth

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A Match Lit in Prague

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The Similars

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Furyborn

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Robot Rock

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Flower

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The Chateau

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Giving For Good

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Biological Aging

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The Smith & The Devil

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Where I Live

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Honey Gem

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