I first discovered Harry Clarke and his beautiful illustrations in Tales of Mystery and Imagination by E. A. Poe. An illustrator and stained glass artist, Clarke's use of negative space to create interesting and but not too busy patterns is a fascinating take on the pen. Though his illustrations came second to his stained glass, the pictures he made for contemporary writers of his day to me are more beautiful than any window he ever could have made. A particular favorite of mine is the illustration of the doomed men upon a seafaring vessel. He uses a number of techniques - hatching, stipple, graphic - to create a crazy image.
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