I came across one of Rob Hunter’s penguin book covers somewhere online, and damned if I wasn’t completely impressed. I saw his Moby Dick cover and it made me actually want to buy Moby Dick. I fucking hate Melville, so that is pretty incredible. His illustrations are so playful, and yet so well done it almost makes me sick. It’s rare to find a good illustrator who can create such a powerful voice in their work. And by voice here I mean the ability to convey a message, tone and concept all without words in an image. His work hearkens back to the real illustration golden age before every kid with a computer could make some multi-colored flower explosion behind a leggy model. I’m glad people like Hunter are still out there being more talented than everyone else. It helps me sleep.

Robert Hunter

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