Great Inspiration

The Dillons have always been a great inspiration to our studio . . .

Leo and Diane Dillon — Boy at the Window — 1977

Peacock's Tail

Move in close to admire this clever drawing . . .

Leo & Diane Dillon — The Peacock's Tail — 1965

Full of Wonder Illustrators

This is one of the most wonderful illustrations of the 1970s, by the most full of wonder illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon—created with pastel, watercolor, acrylic and marbleized paper.

Leo & Diane Dillon — Child of the Morning — 1977

artwork above and below © 1981 Leo and Diane Dillon

for the Dell book Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge

pencil preliminary sketch

Ice Maiden

For just $4,481 and 25 cents, someone owns this very nice Heritage Auction piece of Diane and Leo Dillon mixed-media art.

Lucky person. Oh, but we're lucky we get to see it : )

Diane Dillon/Leo Dillon — The Ice Maiden —1993

'Retro-Renaissance'

I love Diane and Leo Dillon, as artists and as people. I can't believe it's been nearly 18 months since I posted about them, but here's what I said then, that still holds true now:

Husbands and wives rarely work together well, or so I've heard. But Leo and Diane Dillon are so good together, they literally work on top of each other's work. My wife and I aspire to work similarly, but we have found how difficult that is.

I met and talked with the Dillons at a book signing and was so impressed with their loveliness.

My wife and I are working on a book project together right now where we literally blend our efforts together. We are constantly inspired by the Dillon's work and lives.

Here is a lovely group of 'retro-renaissance' works by the Dillons:

Armadillo Woman

Sketch for Armadillo Woman

Owl Woman

Sketch for Owl Woman

Cricket Woman

Grasshopper Woman

These are all © Leo and Diane Dillon.

Don't forget everything on this Blog is copyrighted by somebody!

Good Together

Husbands and wives rarely work together well, or so I've heard. But Leo and Diane Dillon are so good together, they literally work on top of each other's work. My wife and I aspire to work similarly, but we have found how difficult that is.

I met and talked with the Dillons at a book signing and was so impressed with their loveliness.

This illustration is, of course, from their spectacular Ashanti to Zulu.