Howard David Johnson is a contemporary realistic artist and photographer with a background in the natural sciences and history. After a lifetime of drawing and painting, David works in a wide variety of mixed media ranging from oil on canvas to digital media. David's Traditional Realistic Art was exhibited in the British Museum in London in 1996 (3 years before he got his computer) as well as numerous American ones since, such as the Metropolitian Museum of Art. David's realistic illustrations have made appearances in every major bookstore and game shop chain in America as well as magazines and educatiobnal texts around the world.

Some of his more prestigious clients have  included the National Geographic Society, the University of Texas, the University of Cambridge in England, Paramount Studios, Universal Studios, PBS TV. Enslow Educational Publishers, Adobe Photoshop, Auto FX, Doubleday, the History Book of the Month Club, and J. Walter Thompson Advertising, to name a few. Working in a variety of media, David offers his customers a variety of options and more than three decades of experience. As a realistic illustrator, he has not only used the computer, but has been involved in the development and making of software for Adobe Photoshop.  Digital art, colored pencils, pastels, mixed media, and also oil paintings can be commissioned for select projects. 
AUTHORS, David is a down-to-earth man who loves and excels at what he does, and he is willing to work with you to give you the best book cover ever at a reasonable cost. Be sure to visit his website and see his wonderful works.
Linda Ciletti,Author
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