Hi Chris,
I enjoyed your project description - the possible topics, your ideas - and I'm sure I'd equally enjoy doing the illustrations. Of course I'm familiar with of Angus McBride and Hildebrandt brothers and I have a very clear idea about what kind of art you'd like. I'm an old-school illustrator as well, traditionally trained and experienced and although lately I was mostly commissioned children's books art, and I've done several work in similar style, so I might be right for the job.
I understand that you are looking for 22 full colour full bleed cover illustrations (I'd recommend watercolours/gouache paintings) and number of smaller inside illustrations in pen and ink and chalk and paint. Being comfortable with all traditional media, I can meet the requirements in terms of style and quality, and being a professional illustrator, I can commit to deliver in timely manner as long as the deadlines are reasonable.
We can start with single cover illustration and should you are happy with the result, organize the each work as a separate milestone. I charge 10% advance to cover the project fee, but apart from that, I'm fine with any scheme you'd propose. Please disregard both the quote and the timeframe. I'm available to chat, so if you are interested after you check some samples in the porfolio page at https://www.freelancer.com/u/ddimitrovska, I'd be happy to provide more samples, discuss your ideas, rates, deadlines and other terms in detail.
Hope to hear from you,