Artist Profile: Peter Driben (1903 — 1968)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Peter Driben was one of the most prominent and prolific artists of the pin-up era. The son of Russian immigrants, he was born in Boston and dropped out of school in order to work and help support his family. Eventually, he was able to take night classes at the Vesper George School of Art. He moved to New York in 1936 and found work doing covers for pulp magazines like Silk Stocking, Beauty Parade, and Flirt. Though Driben is best known for his pin-ups, he also did true crime covers and advertising work.

Artist Profile: Dan dos Santos

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Dan dos Santos is one of the top illustrators in the fantasy and science fiction field. You can see more of his work here.

Artist Profile: Wilbur Thomas (1900–1992)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Wilbur Thomas painted covers for pulp magazines from 1929 until 1940, when he became the art director for an advertising agency. He is best remembered for several covers that he did for Black Mask, which featured shadowy figures caught in sinister acts.

Song of the Day: Let’s Duet (performed by Dewey and Darlene Cox)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

The temperature started to drop on Thursday night. Since Friday, it hasn’t gotten above freezing and all the roads are covered in ice. I’ve been stuck inside for three days now.

But things are getting better because this morning, I woke up and one of my favorite movies was on Comedy Central. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story always makes me happy. I watched it, I laughed, and I forgot about the weather. Today’s song of the day is my favorite song from Walk Hard, “Let’s Duet.”

Artist Profile: Max Ginsburg (1931– )

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Max Ginsburg is a social realist painter who, since entering the art world in the 1960s, has been widely acclaimed for his paintings of New York City street life. Starting in 1980, he supplemented his income through commercial illustration. Up until his retirement from the commercial field in 2004, Ginsburg painted covers for over 800 titles. A small sampling of both his commercial work and his fine art can be found below.

Artist Profile: Aleta Rafton

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Aleta Rafton is an award-winning book cover artist, who has illustrated hundreds of books in the fantasy and romance genre. More of her work can be seen here.

Artist Profile: Jon Paul

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Jon Paul is one of the most renowned artist/photographers in the Romance Novel Cover Art industry. The covers of Jon Paul appear regularly on books issued by the leading romance novel publishing houses. I know that I’ve got more than few of them sitting in my bedroom. More of Paul’s work can be seen at his site.

Artist Profile: Raymond Pease (1908 — 1990)

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Dazzling Erin

Raymond Pease was a painter and an illustrator. Born in Vermont, Pease attended Grand Central Art School and the National Academy of Design in New York City, and received a B.F.A. degree from the Yale University School of Art. He also studied art in Paris at the Ecoles des Beaux-Arts and Academie Julian. Along with painting portraits, still lifes, and portraits of horses, Pease did illustrations for magazines and book covers for Signet and Pocket Books. Pease lived the latter years of his life in Arizona.

A sampling of his work can be found below.