Artist Miguel Gallardo's murals are now gracing the walls of Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Miguel created many murals for the Pediatric department, including in the game room, visiting...
Our artists Greg Clarke, Tatsuro Kiuchi, and Hanoch Piven are all participating in the Earth: Fragile Planet exhibition that runs from June 3-July 31. The exhibition is at the Museum of American Illustration in New York, and displays the work of 120 artists who express their personal views about the state of the environment. Greg Clarke's piece "Adam's Alehouse" was also a Distinguished Merit winner at the 3x3 competition. He says, "My theme was water, and "Adam's Alehouse" was the result. "Adam's Ale" is an archaic reference to the only available beverage to Adam in the Garden of Eden. At the rate we continue to...
Since January of this year, we have been sending out email promos based on the current month. Artists create the illustrations specifically for this purpose, and we will continue to release them through the end of this year. It's a great way to connect our potential customers with our artists' portfolios and individual websites. Each one also lists some of the current events and special projects for the month. We started with "January Jones" by Owen Freeman, and the February illustration was "The Shortest...
Greg Clarke's "Adam's Alehouse" has received a Distinguished Merit Award in the Self-Promotion category at this year's 3x3 Pro Show. "El Gato Oscuro" was also a Merit winner in the Self-Promotion category. Greg says, "As a self-promotion project, I wanted to create a series of posters for fictitious food/beverage establishments. After completing the 'El Gato Oscuro' piece, I was invited to participate...
Ediciones Sins Entido in Spain has recently published the new graphic novel, Duelo de Carocoles (Snail Duel), with illustrations by our artist Sonia Pulido. Pere Joan created the story about seven friends who get together for a meal. Two of the friends argue over their respective methods of cooking...
So & Co. Books is now selling The Grumpy Old Sailor written by Janice Armstrong and illustrated by our artist Meilo So. The book project took two years to finish. It is the first of four books by the pair. A young boy named Magnus tells the story of the old sailor who lives in the Shetland Islands. Mike McDonnell of The Shetland Times says, "Since Meilo had over all control of the production, the final result is a very professionally finished book which does full justice to the lavish illustrations; the inserted 'spy glass' on the front cover is a nice touch. At one stage, the children in the book burst...
Congratulations to our artists Tatsuro Kiuchi and Kathy Osborn for their winning entries in the AI 29 contest. Tatsuro had two winning illustrations for an essay series titled, "Alleys of Japan in the 1950s." They were for a magazine issued by Zenriren, a Japanese association of hairstylists and barbers. Kathy's...
Our sister company, Paper Road Art Licensing, will be exhibiting at SURTEX again this year at the Javits Center in New York. Sally Heflin says, "What I love about SURTEX is spotting trends within all this amazing artwork, combined with the anticipation of finding the right licensee, manufacturer, or retailer." Paper Road has many new collections created specifically for SURTEX, as well as a backlist...