Pauline Diana Baynes is best known to the world through the covers and interior illustrations of The Chronicles of Narnia, and the lesser works of Tolkien like Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham. While remarkable, those books don’t showcase Pauline’s incredible talent and variety of craftsmanship. This book, A Companion to World Mythology, does.

Throughout the book Baynes displays a range of styles and techniques. In some places trompe l'oeil in detailed realism and in others loose and free and totally linear. This technique allows her to layer these side margins up with depth, detail coming forward and simplicity as backdrop.

Watch and listen as Karen and I flip through this big book on my Youtube channel. I happen to have 5 copies of this book and would be happy to sell them to anyone interested at $40.00 each. Email me, you won’t regret it, this book is brimming with inspiration at every turn.