©DON TATE ILLUSTRATION

I have developed a variety of illustration styles. I mainly use oil or acrylic paint for books, but also use the computer for magazine or newspaper illustrations. Please see my Flickr page for updated art samples. Animal gallery Animals are one of my favorite subjects. I can stretch and distort an animals facial features without offending anyone. Except maybe cat lovers Myths and legends gallery My book career started with myths and legends. This subject has offered me the greatest creative freedoms Picture book gallery Walking into a bookstore and finding my books displayed alongside names like Brian Pinkney and Floyd Cooper has been a longtime dream of mine. Here are a few illustrations from my dreams come true All kinds of people gallery I enjoy painting realistically, however it sometime can be creatively limiting. For that reason I've developed a sort of stylized realism Editorial gallery I was amazed the first time I had an illustration published in the newspaper. I finished the illustration about noon. When I returned from lunch, one of 200,00 copies was laying on my desk. Now that's scary. Magazines, coloring books, mazes and games Fun, computer generated activities for children.