Invented Images

Illustrations of Laurie Allen Klein

Illustrations

I was never without a pencil or a piece of paper growing up. I have some of my first sketches, dating back to the dawn of time and drawn on all sorts of random scratch paper (paper place mats were a particular favorite) and I can still recall the stories I made up about them. Even now, there is a story behind every picture and I simply have to share it. In #2 pencil, charcoal, color pencil, paint, ink or scratchboard - the right image, in the right style, can illuminate, enhance, clarify, explain, or entertain. That is the definition of illustration - and that is why I draw.


Walrus - 2019

Color Pencil
Walrus - 2019  

Manatee - 2018

Color Pencil
Manatee - 2018  

Sea Lions - 2017

Color Pencil
Sea Lions - 2017  



Mako Shark - 2016

Color Pencil
Mako Shark - 2016  

Bottlenose Dolphin - 2015

Color Pencil
Bottlenose Dolphin - 2015  

Killer Whale - 2014

Color Pencil
Killer Whale - 2014  

Gentoo Peguin - 2013

Color Pencil
Gentoo Peguin - 2013  


SeaTurtle - 2012

Color Pencil
SeaTurtle - 2012  

Freight Dog

Color Pencil
Freight Dog  

Citrus Flight 1!

Color Pencil
Citrus Flight 1!  

Slipping the Surly Bonds

Color Pencil
Slipping the Surly Bonds  

Shark! The Herald Angels Sing

Color Pencil
Shark! The Herald Angels Sing  


The Are of Being Curious

Color Pencil
The Are of Being Curious  

My Muse...

Color Pencil
My Muse...  

Galway Girl

Color Pencil
Galway Girl  

Behind the Dolphin Smile

Color Pencil
Behind the Dolphin Smile  


What's Gnu?

Color Pencil
What's Gnu?  

I Crow, Therefore I Am...

Color Pencil
I Crow, Therefore I Am...  

Pangolin Perhaps

Color Pencil
Pangolin Perhaps  

Sea Serpents

Color Pencil
Sea Serpents  


Tasha and Taliesin

Color Pencil
Tasha and Taliesin  

Meet the Holiday

Color Pencil
Meet the Holiday  

Four Faces of Santa

Color Pencil
Four Faces of Santa  

Auld Lang Syne...

Color Pencil
Auld Lang Syne...  


Star Whale

Color Pencil
Star Whale  

Turtle Tracks

Color Pencil
Turtle Tracks  

African Painted Dog

Color Pencil
African Painted Dog  

Welsh Painted Corgi

Color Pencil
Welsh Painted Corgi  


Page and Monarch

Pencil
Page and Monarch  

Taleweavers

Pencil
Taleweavers  

Tali Who!

Pencil
Tali Who!  

Song for the Children

Pencil
Song for the Children  


The Ghost of Christmas Who

Scratchboard
The Ghost of Christmas Who  

Believe...

Pencil
Believe...  

Greensleeves

Pencil
Greensleeves  

Pelican Tourists

Pencil
Pelican Tourists  



Endangered Species

Color Pencil
Endangered Species  

AeroBATics

Color Pencil
AeroBATics  

Long Gone Sharks

Color Pencil
Long Gone Sharks  

Amazon River Dolphins

Color Pencil
Amazon River Dolphins