About Me
I am Edward J. Stonehill, born and raised in New York City. As an artist, I follow in the footsteps of my grandfather, who was an illustrator, cartographer, and commercial artist on the East Side of Manhattan. Throughout life, art has been a constant companion.
Growing up, I was surrounded by my grandfather’s paintings and illustrations, which I always admired. Art has always been an important cultural touchstone in my family. Being in New York City gave me the opportunity to regularly visit some of the best museums in the world.
While art remained part of my life, some of my most active joys were reading, playing trading card games like Magic: The Gathering, and enjoying my collection of Marvel trading cards. I had the advantage of being introduced early by my father to a world of the written word, where I could enjoy a countless number of tales, legends, fantasies, and narratives. I gravitated toward books in science fiction such as the classics by Verne and Wells, and even Star Wars novels, to fantasy from authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and later George R.R. Martin.
It became apparent to me that through my art, I could explore some these places captured in my favorite stories and games that I would frequent and return to the real world to share some of these experiences. Dipping into these wells of interest fuel my passion to create art.