David Palladini (April 1, 1946 – March 13, 2019)[1] was an American illustrator,[2] best known for his Aquarian Tarot deck (Morgan Press, 1970) and its reworking as the New Palladini Tarot (1997, U.S. Games Systems), and illustrations of children's books, especially The Girl Who Cried Flowers and other tales by Jane Yolen (T. Y. Crowell, 1973).
Palladini illustrated the second edition of a novel by Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon (Viking, 1987).
[citation needed] Depending on retention of the illustrations subsequently, that may be his most widely held work in WorldCat libraries.
[citation needed] David's artistic memoir, The Journal of an Artist, a bracingly honest look at a man who chose to honor his authentic path by devoting his life to art, was published by Black Swan Press in 2011.
He spent the last years of his life in Newport Beach, California and continued to paint, write, and exhibit his work.