
I'm David Mattingly, a freelance artist and teacher. I did 54 covers for the #AnimorphsArtist series. I am Professor Emeritus at School of Visual Arts.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Joined August 2008
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I wrote a Substack on seeing the incredible new Jackson Pollock/Lee Krasner exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can read it here:
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I just wrote an article on Substack, complete with illustrations, asking why so many of the artists I admire are gay:
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I just wrote a Substack post about my experiences running for student body president in high school. You can read it here:
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I wrote a post on Substack about a weird thing that happened with my high school yearbook, and how it relates to the Trump/Epstein files. You can read about it here:
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I just wrote a Substack post about the Animorph characters' clothing, titled “Animorphs: What Happened to the Morphing Characters’ Clothes?” You can read it here, complete with illustrations: myadventuresasanillustrator.…
I just wrote a Substack post about the Animorph characters' clothing, titled “Animorphs: What Happened to the Morphing Characters’ Clothes?” You can read it here, complete with illustrations: myadventuresasanillustrator.…
I wrote a Substack post on my struggles after being diagnosed with ataxia. You can read it here:
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I wrote a Substack post on how I created a book cover. You can read it here:
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I wrote a Substack article about illustrating three books by Jack Vance, which you can find here: myadventuresasanillustrator.…
I just wrote a post on Substack about the cover I ripped off from Rembrandt. You can read it here:
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I wrote a Substack article about lyrics, paintings, and the problem of explanation, complete with illustrations, here:
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You can buy signed prints of any of my paintings here:
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I just wrote a story on Substack about my mom and her issues. Please check it out, and subscribe to “My Adventures as an Illustrator.”
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I wrote a Substack about my experiences working on “Dick Tracy” at Walt Disney Studios. You can read it, complete with illustrations, here:
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I spent two years working on “The Black Hole” for Disney Studios
I wrote an article on Substack about my experiences, complete with illustrations, here:
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I just wrote an article on Substack about nude paintings that I love. You can read about it here:
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I was a teacher at the School of Visual Arts for 21 years and at Pratt Institute for 15. I wrote an article on Substack about my approach to teaching.
You can read the complete Substack article, complete with illustrations, here:
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I wrote a post on Substack showing our custom holiday cards through the years, including the fold out Animorphs card I did. You can read about it here:
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How I Became an Official Threat to Scientology You can read the article on Substack about becoming a Suppressive Person (SP) in Scientology, here:
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I wrote a Substack about painting 9 covers for Alan Dean Foster’s Star Trek novelizations. You can read it here:
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You can read my post on Substack about working on "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" here: myadventuresasanillustrator.…



















