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Erin Maala

Each work begins with a paper structure that is photographed and edited digitally and with multimedia. Using this method, each illustration pops with multi-dimensions, texture, and color.


  • The search for the missing and identified at the border.

  • Exposing the war crimes of Seal Team 6.

  • Winter is Coming.
  • Space
    Space
    The search for another Earth.
  • Archaology
    Archaology
    How social media is changing the field of archaeology.

  • Aaron Judge - All Rise!

  • Accompaniment to a poem about Virginia.

  • The so-called devil winds of California.

  • Vegan dates Hunter - for HONOLULU Magazine.
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Erin Maala is an illustrator or designer, originally from New Jersey but currently living with her cats in Los Angeles, CA. Since cutting her teeth in creativity at Pratt Institute, she's worked for publications and one-off commissions.

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Bernard Lee

by Bernard Lee on 12/04/2018 in SILA Member Artists

I have created illustrations for a wide range of editorial and publishing clients including Variety, Scientific American, VICE, Macmillan, as wells for the film and video game industries. One of the primary subject matters that I enjoy painting to revolves around history. Whether a historical event, person, or philosophy, things of the past have always intrigued me to read extensively about and to research visual reference material for my artwork.

As most of my illustrations are done entirely traditionally, my process requires an extensive amount of pre-planning. This includes steps such as doing multiple sketch iterations, refined color studies, photoshoots, costume rentals, and more. When I begin working on finals, I first lay down a detailed pencil drawing with washes of transparent acrylics layered on top to key in basic colors. Once that is done, I go in on top and render out the final in oils using my color studies as a fairly rigid guide.

  • Lincoln Portrait
    Lincoln Portrait
    Oil on Board
  • Corinthia
    Corinthia
    16"x24", Oil on Wood
  • Lincoln
    Lincoln
    16"x24", Oil on Wood
  • Joseph
    Joseph
    14"x18", Oil on Board
  • Absolution
    Absolution
    10"x10", Oil on Board
  • The Tyrant Wind
    The Tyrant Wind
    15"x30", Oil on Board
  • Empire
    Empire
    20"x28", Oil on Board
  • The Glory of Kings
    The Glory of Kings
    Oil on Board
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by Chad O’Dell Roberts on 01/31/2014 in SILA Member Artists

Traditional and Digital Artist with over 45 years of experience. Author and Illustrator of “The Big Book of Monsters, Volume 1” Theater Director and Designer on over 100 productions, worldwide. Storyboard Artist, Animator and Set Design and Construction for multiple stop-motion animated films.

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” – Francis Bacon

  • Fenris_SoI2017
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    "Fenrir" from "The Big Book of Monsters, Volume 1"
    Mixed Media
  • Alligator01_500
    Alligator01_500
    "Alligator" Merchandising
    Mixed Media
  • BaldEagle01_500
    BaldEagle01_500
    "Bald Eagle" Merchandising
    Mixed Media
  • Lion01_500
    Lion01_500
    "Lion" Merchandising
    Mixed Media
  • Mummy
    Mummy
    "Love Never Dies - The Mummy" Promotional
    Digital
  • 12_LookingGlass_Royals
    12_LookingGlass_Royals
    "White King, White Queen, Red Queen and Red King" from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass"
    Digital
  • 05_GhostHost
    05_GhostHost
    "Ghost Host" Promotional
    Digital
  • 10_JacobMarley
    10_JacobMarley
    "The Ghost of Jacob Marley" from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
  • 11_Ganesha
    11_Ganesha
    "Mr. Ganesha" Concept Art for "Bobzilla"
    Digital
  • 13_NeedsMorePepper_sm
    13_NeedsMorePepper_sm
    "Needs More Pepper" from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland"
    Ink, on paper
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Sally Lee

by Sally Lee on 09/26/2015 in SILA Member Artists

Award-winning illustrator/author, Sally O. Lee earned her BA in Studio Art and Art History (with distinction) from Colby College and then went on to study graphic design and painting in Boston (Art Institute of Boston) and in New York City (New York Studio School). She has had several shows of her work and received an art grant from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conceive and create a series of paintings, and from this came her 2002 exhibition- A Journey Into Abstraction. Some of Ms. Lee’s paintings are in various private collections in the US. In recent years, Ms. Lee has begun to write and illustrate children’s books. Some of them deal with the struggles of living with some form of handicap…or, as the author prefers to call it, imperfection. Many of her illustrations have been published and she has earned both academic and public recognition for her important work in children’s books. She has had illustrations published in Worldlink Magazine, IEEE Magazine, and several other publications. Sally lives and works in Massachusetts with her cats, Dominic and Vinney. She has written and illustrated over 30 books for children. Sally Lee writes “My children’s books are an extension of my work as a painter. Writing is a new addition for me, and I am enjoying it very much. And creating the illustrations is a perfect way to continue my painting in a new direction and a nice way to complement my writing. I hope to write and illustrate many more”. Ms. Lee has won several Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards and The Family Choice Award (3 times). Sally most recently became a member of the SILA – Society of Illustrators – Los Angeles.

  • catnap-1
    catnap-1
    Cat Nap 1
  • girlrug
    girlrug
    The Girl who was Blue
    This is the cover of my book, "The Girl who was Blue"
  • catorangechair2
    catorangechair2
    Cat Nap 2
  • beachscenewc
    beachscenewc
    Beach Scene
  • clarencemini
    clarencemini
    Clarence, The Cake Thief.
    from my book, The Cake Thief (cover)
  • Depression
    Depression
    Depression
    I am working on an article with a friend about depression and was describing to him that depression felt like being under water. So I did this illustration.
  • catrug2
    catrug2
    2 Cats on Rug
    A self-promotional piece.
  • poolgirl
    poolgirl
    Girl in Pool
    A self-promotional piece.
  • Rainy Day
    Rainy Day
    Rainy Day
    I saw this photo and it struck me so I did a watercolor of it.
  • redshoe2
    redshoe2
    Red Shoe
    A self-promotional piece.
  • faceSILA
    faceSILA
    Self Promotional - New website design.
    This is my new web site design, www.sallyleebooks.com. Watercolor and pen and ink and Photoshop.
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