Charles Addams
Tim Burton
Maurice Sendak
Edward Gorey
Dr. Seuss
Tove Jansson
Hayao Miyazaki
Ghost stories
Full moons
Spooky autumn nights
Interesting clothes and jewelry
Unusual pens and pencils
Reading in the middle of the night
And being scared...but only a little
New Jersey native, Dea Lenihan, is an artist, author, and illustrator whose work can be seen on book covers and in museums and galleries. As an illustrator, in 2013, Dea was recognized and showcased by the ERIC CARLE MUSEUM of Massachusetts, where they featured her illustrations from the book, OPEN PILLOW. Later, she was commissioned to illustrate additional books and book covers in the middle-grade novel space. She is the creator of 13 bestselling coloring books and subsequent YouTube Channels, ART BY DEA and DOODLEBUG ART, which boasts an impressive 300 videos where adults and children alike can learn her illustration techniques. Yearly, she is commissioned to decorate the doors and windows of the famed RIALTO THEATER of Westfield, New Jersey, for ADDAMSFEST, a month-long celebration of the work of Charles Addams, creator of The Addams Family. Some of Dea’s more unique work has been creating the, I AM A WRITER, yearly planner, her Easter egg designs which were featured in PARADE MAGAZINE, her logo and graphic art designs for business, and the commissioning of portraits for private collections.
Vincent van Gogh
Cezanne
Salvador Dali
Georgia O'Keefe
Frida Kahlo
Yayoi Kusama
Mary Blair
MoMA
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Guggenheim
Philadelphia Museum of Art
New Museum
Center for Photographic Art
The Hemingway Home