Illustrator Gordon Laite

I was on a quest recently to obtain a couple of Alice and Martin Provensen books, and, having scoured my local used bookstores in vain, I came across an illustrator I've somehow missed. The wonderfully detailed and fantastically talented Gordon Laite, having come across my radar, is now the focus of my obsessing, and I'm very pleased to show a number of his examples here. I imagine what suckered me in first is his beautiful linework and pencil illustrations featured in the children's story I nabbed at Rhino Books, The Thirty Gilt Pennies. Another happy surprise for me is the material that he was given: Middle Eastern and Biblical stories, fairy tales, nature subjects... all beautifully rendered by a masterful hand. If you see one of his gems lying around, pick it up and notice all the detail and care...and if you don't want it, I am happy to take it!