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second was Voyage Through the Universe. The series are usually comprised of twenty volumes.
About once a month, Mr. Wagner will meet with an art director or designer at the Time-Life offices in Alexandria. They provide him with reference materials for his illustrations, and look at drawings in progress. Once the drawings are approved, Mr. Wagner airbrushes them with watercolors. This can take another four to six weeks to complete.
He prefers watercolors to acrylics, and he must be extremely careful not to spill any water on the artwork. Just one little drop can ruin hours, or days, of hard work.
Mr. Wagner attended two years of intensive art courses at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. MIt is all art, my kind of school,” he said. The courses covered a little bit of everything O fashion, airbrushing, lettering, etc.
After finishing classes at the Art Institute in 1966, Mr. Wagner did freelance art work for many companies in Washington, D.C. O The Na- t tional Education Association, Gallaudet University, The Washington Post, and others.
During his career, he has received awards from The Illustrators’ Chib in Washington, D.C., The New York Art Directors’ Club, and Print Magazine.
Mr. Wagner moved to Rappahannock County with his wife, Kerri, in 1987. They are proprietors of Sycamore Hill House, a very popular bed and breakfast that has received rave reviews from several magazines. Besides the spectacular view from Sycamore Hill House, they are also known for their extensive gardens.
Mr. Wagner jokes that he has two jobs. One is his job doing illustrations for Time-Life, and the other is being co-owner of a bed and breakfast. He said, “Sometimes the B&B
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