Michael
J. Deas, an award-winning artist, is well-known
for his stamp images. He has been awarded five medals by the Society
of Illustrators, including two gold medals for stamp design. He
was one of seven contemporary illustrators featured in an exhibit
entitled “Visual Solutions: Seven Illustrators and the Creative
Process” at The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
His clients have included Columbia Pictures, Reader’s
Digest, Random House, Chiat/Day, and a number of
advertising agencies.