Artist Spotlight: Isao Takahata by Don Low


Today's artist spotlight is the illustrator and comics artist Don Low, who created this tribute to Isao Takahata, surrounded by characters from his Studio Ghibli animated features. You can follow Don Low's work at his website, which I highly recommend. Great work!

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