Illustrations of the sweet, or the horrible, the furry and feathered, the mundane and magnificent creatures of the world. Animals bring so much much life to our lives. Here are a few of their stories.
Herman the Little Brown Bat
Sherman Squirrel Reads a Tale
Reginald Raccoon and the Moon
The Owl and the Butterfly Blue
Bluebird and the Apple Blossoms
Lost in the Woods
Literary Portraits and Writers Illustrations
My illustrated ode to some of my literary heroes and heroines. I've illustrated some writers that make my heart skip a beat and make my mind soar. All my portraits are hand painted with watercolor and gouache paints over a graphite drawing. This is my little art ode to the incredible world of literature. Anyone else you would like to see?
Edgar Allan Poe and the Black Cat
Edgar Allan Poe Literary Portrait
Emily Bronte and her Wuthering Heights
My illustrated ode to the 19th Century writer, Miss Emily Bronte.
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mark Twain Illustrated Portrait
Mary Shelley and her Monster
Lewis Carroll and the Cheshire Cat's Smile
My illustrated ode to Alice in Wonderland author, Lewis Carroll.
Emily Dickinson and the Geranium Blues
Charles Dickens in Blue
My illustrated ode to the incredible 19th Century Writer of the Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens.
Jane Austen and Her Lost Heart
My illustrated ode to regency era author and romantic literature hero, Miss Jane Austen.
The Importance of Being Oscar
My illustrated ode to 19th Century writer, humorist and gay icon, Oscar Wilde.
The Sad Eyes of Virginia Woolf
My watercolor portrait of the amazing writer, of Orlando and Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf.
Much Ado About Shakespeare
My literary portrait of the incredible writer, port and playwright, William Shakespeare, AKA the Bard. Try to Imagine literature without such works as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, or Macbeth?
Stein is a Stein is a Stein is a Stein
My illustrated ode of the wonderful writer and activist, Ms Gertrude Stein.
A Moonlit Tale of Grimm
The heroes of dark Gothic Fairy Tales, Wilhelm Grimmand Jacob Grimm (AKA the Brothers Grimm).
Bram Stoker and the Vampire's Kiss
My watercolor ode to the fabulous author of Dracula, Mr. Bram Stoker.
The Metamorphosis of Kafka
Notes from Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky literary Portrait.
The Age of Wharton
The Call of the Lovecraft
This Side of Fitzgerald
Soleil et Rimbaud
A Good Flannery is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor Literary Portrait
Leaves of Walt
Walt Whitman Literary Portrait. "Leaves of Grass" author illustration.
Book Illustration test
Editorial Illustration
Editorial
Seeking out small stories to illustrate and tell in the publishing world.
The Opium Dream
An illustration of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia" for Maeva Magazine.
The Wish
Portrait of Poe (the narrator)
An illustration of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia" for Maeva Magazine.
I call him, "Sad Poe".
watercolor and gouache
The Calm Before the Storm
Portrait of Ligeia
An illustration of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia" for Maeva Magazine.
The Revenge
The Return of Ligeia
An illustration of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia" for Maeva Magazine.
watercolor and gouache
Debra Styer, 2016
The Call
An illustration of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia" for Maeva Magazine.
Ligeia awaits her death.
watercolor and gouache.
Victorian Portraits, Edwardian Portraits
The Victorian Era...one of my favorite periods of time. In a swiftly changing world, full of darkness and light, these are a few of my characters trying to make their way in a crazy place. They are all searching for some love and to find their place in the universe.