DON BLANDING
Art Gallery

A portrait of Albert A. Allenback in the Canadian Army
created with pastels in Ontario, February 1916

This early, unpublished pen-and-ink drawing by Blanding
served as a bookplate for his personal books (ca. 1918)

An example of Blanding's early advertising work,
this two-color illustration is from a Blaisdell Hotel brochure (ca. 1921)

A portrait of Miss Eloise Fernandez (ca. 1922)

A portrait of Fanny Heaslip Lea (ca. 1922)

From the cover of Fioretta; a tale of Italy (1922)

This pen & ink drawing of a kamaaina appeared in the first edition
of Paradise Loot (1925), only to mysteriously disappear from later editions.
It would appear on the front of the sheet music for Alohaland,
a song by good friend R. Alex Anderson

A self-designed advertisement (ca. 1925)

Very seldom did Blanding's work get reproduced in color,
as this example from Flowers of the Rainbow (1926)

A romantic image from Vagabond's House (1928)

A rare painting - this is a panel
which was done in collaboration
with Earl Cohan-Challenger (ca. 1929)

Another collaboration with Earl Cohan-Challenger
taken from the front of Hula Moons (1930)

Illustrating beautiful, mysterious women
was a specialty of Blandings, as in this
example from Songs of the Seven Senses (1931)

Another Illustration from Songs of the Seven Senses

Occasionally, Blanding would have prints made
of his drawings, as in this Carmel scene from
The Rest of the Road (1937)

Hawaii was a favorite theme for Blanding,
as shown in this drawing from Today is Here (1946)

Blanding was in awe of the Sea, as is apparent
in drawings such as this. The detail in this
drawing from Today is Here is exquisite

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