American Illustration

Bernie Fuchs 

Bernie Fuchs illustration career began in the 1950's, when magazines used much more illustration. He is able to capture everyday mundane activities in interesting and captivating ways. one noticeable thing that is captivating about Fuchs work, has to be the way he uses colour, and depicts light in his work. For example, the light hitting the water in one of the paintings above comes across very life like, making the scene more interesting to look at. 

Robert McGinnis

Robert McGinnis is best known for painting provocative pulp, and detective novel covers, depicting women in seductive poses and in various states of undress. He, just like Fuchs, is able to capture mundane everyday things, in an interesting way. I believe this achieved through his very stylised illustrations and choice of colour.