Category illustration

Preserving Pulp-era Art Techniques

Thrilling Wonder Stories Fall 1945 copy by contemporary pulp illustrator, Sara Light-Waller. Original by Earle Bergey Jr.

How do you preserve pulp-era art techniques in contemporary pulp art? In my search for pulp art authenticity, I’ve spent years studying the original pulp masters. I’ve recreated dozens of pulp magazine covers—brushstroke for brushstroke. My goal was to learn…

Clay Ferguson Jr. Cosmos Art

The Ultimate Cosmos cover

This is the companion post to Rocketeer Podcast #65 posted on Substack on 5 Clay Ferguson Jr. This information comes directly from The Ultimate Cosmos (2025) by First Fandom Experience Project. Henry Clay Ferguson, Jr. (1914–1995) was a major contributor…

Recent Pulp Copies

This is just a short update about some of the pulp copies I’ve been doing lately. These are all made with markers (either alcohol or paint markers) highlighted with colored pencils. All of them are Copyright, Sara Light-waller, 2024. All…

Landscape of Darkness – my illustrated novelette

Landscape of Darkness book cover

I’m delighted to announce the release of my illustrated novelette, “Landscape of Darkness.” It’s light reading, a space opera to curl up with coverlet and a cup of tea on a cold Winter evening. The physical book launched as a…