by EdKoehler | Jun 7, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
In my inaugural post I promised to explore the value of humorous art for children’s books, educational material and the like. The world in which I usually work, religious publishing, is a serious world. As well it should be, because the mission of my publishers...
by EdKoehler | May 31, 2015 | Art and Whimsy
Welcome to Art and Whimsy This is the first post in my new blog on the type of art I know best, whimsical children’s art. I use whimsical in a rather broad way to describe children’s art. The illustrations that fill my career can be categorized as...
by EdKoehler | May 30, 2015 | Museums
On my FB page (and my FB business page: www.facebook.com/EdKoehlerIllustrator) I’m posting photos of museums that I’ve visited. Then I ask you try to identify the museum. It’s for fun, but it’s mostly to encourage visiting museums. I’m...
by EdKoehler | Nov 21, 2014 | Children's Books
This is a spread from a new book I illustrated for Concordia Publishing House. The book is about Samson and Delilah. This is the moment when Delilah gets Samson to reveal the source of his strength. Since the book is for children, I got to exercise freedom with...
by EdKoehler | Apr 14, 2014 | St. Louis
I’m pleased to announce that Happy Birthday, St. Louis!, my children’s book celebrating the 250th birthday of our fair city, is on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Publisher’s weekly Best Seller list for Children/Young Adult books. Author Carolyn Mueller...
