Allen Forrest

“New York Noir #9,” by Allen Forrest

Graphic artist and painter ALLEN FORREST was born in Canada and bred in the U.S. He has created cover art and illustrations for literary publications and books. He is the winner of the Leslie Jacoby Honor for Art at San Jose State University’s Reed Magazine and his Bel Red painting series is part of the Bellevue College Foundation’s permanent art collection. Forrest’s expressive drawing and painting style is a mix of avant-garde expressionism and post-Impressionist elements reminiscent of van Gogh, creating emotion on canvas.

Aimee Flom

“Sacrificial Lamb,” by Aimee Flom

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, AIMEE FLOM is a graduate from the Pacific Northwest College of Art with a degree in illustration. Working with a mix of traditional and digital she combines brushwork, pens, and Photoshop to create iconic images exploring her various obsessions with mythology, monsters, and all things that are beautifully strange. When not drawing, listening to podcasts, or keeping her head in the clouds she can be found in the kitchen making a cup of earl grey tea. Her work is online at flomdrawn.tumblr.com and flomdrawn.com.

Grace Zhu

“Drowning,” by Grace Zhu

GRACE ZHU is a freelance illustrator currently studying Computer Science. She has been drawing traditionally and digitally for more than nine years, most of it self-taught. She enjoys reading and playing video games in her spare time, and dislikes pastries unless they’re covered in ice cream. Her work is avilable online at gracezhuart.com.