Len Shalansky’s illustrations combine compassion and sensitivity with excellent draftsmanship. His illustrations of people on the street – children, women, couples express resignation of a hard, but not necessarily tragic life. In many of these pieces, the negative space makes as strong a statement as does the drawing itself. Len works mostly in pen, dyes and pencil with gouache.

Born In New York City and educated at Pratt Institute and Cooper Union School for the Arts, Len moved to Rhode Island over 30 years ago to join the art staff of Hasbro Industries. Over the years Len has become an established and well recognized illustrator and designer, with a client base of more than 20 well known publishing companies and product firms. He has had exhibits at the Providence Art Club, Watercolor Club, Gallery 401 and the Donovan Gallery.