Brian Dyker Brown

Brian Dyker Brown (www.DykerBrown.com) is an Author/Illustrator working in Atlanta, GA. His first book, "The Heart of a King", has met critical acclaim for its rich, detailed and whimsical illustration that accompany a classic faerie tale. Dyker's commitment to the craft of illustration is evident and his compositions harken back to the golden age of illustration - Rackham, Dulac, Jesse Wilcox Smith and, more recently, Sendiak. He is a retired insurance executive of 35 years who is now fully engaged in writing and illustrating children’s books.

Recent Acheivements

First Place Georgia State University Annual Art Awards - 2019-2020 - Piece is now a part of GSU's permanent collection

Award winner - Atlanta Artists Center - Juried Gallery Show - "Back to the Drawing Board" - July 2021

First Place – Grant Park Shade Festival – 2017

Second Place – Atlanta Artists Center – Juried Gallery Show – May 2019

3rd Place - Atlanta Artists Center - Juried Gallery Show - "Back to the Drawing Board" - Aug. 2020

Newspaper articles –

Dunwoody Crier, Brookhaven Posthttps://brookhavenpost.co/2017/03/18/brookhaven-author-illustrator-creates-richly-illustrated-story-of-duty-bravery-discovery-and-ultimately-love/

http://www.thecrier.net/news/article_294292d4-7655-11e7-8527-e31ae2033855.html

Active Member of SCBWI (Southern Breeze Chapter)

He is currently working on his second book, a book of modern rhymes which is due to launched in early 2022. The book is a collection of uniquely illustrated modern day nursery rhymes, think "Mother Goose" meets "Mother Earth". Dyker says that, "To market, to market to buy a fat pig…" does not resonate with contemporary children. The poems address issues and ideas from the silly to the profound.

Dyker (Origin-Irish family name) in addition to being a noted southern artist, is also an insurance executive. He grew up in a farm community outside Chicago and feels he is a prairie boy at heart. Dyker says he is an above average father to his three great kids and a below average singer/songwriter.

For more information, shopping and cool short videos of illustrations being created please see - www.DykerBrown.com