3x3 Pro Show Winners - Tatsuro Kiuchi Wins Two Bronze Medals
The 3x3 Pro Show has awarded two Bronze Medals in the Editorial category to Tatsuro Kiuchi. His entries had more than a majority of the judges' votes as well as one or more judges listing them as their favorites. The two entries are "Traveling with Four-legged Friends" and "Golf Orphans." "Traveling" was a rejected sketch for a New York Times...
Posted By Sally Heflin July, 21.2008
Sarah McMenemy illustrates Everybody Bonjours!
Last spring, Knopf published Everybody Bonjours! By Leslie Kimmelman and Illustrated by our own Sarah McMenemy. It's about a girl and her family on a tour through Paris being welcomed everywhere. Publisher's Weekly's...
Posted By Sally Heflin July, 17.2008
Miguel Gallardo wins Top Prize
Miguel Gallardo has won the Catalonian National Culture Award for his graphic novel, Maria y Yo. This is the first time the prize has been awarded in the graphic novel category. He was awarded one of the two first prizes and will accept the award on October 25 in a ceremony covered by the national television station. Miguel has been featured...
Posted By Sally Heflin July, 15.2008
Paul Rogers, Marco Ventura, and Tatsuro Kiuchi are Selected for CA 49
Communications Arts recently honored Paul Rogers, Marco Ventura, and Tatsuro Kiuchi in their 49th annual publication.
Ten pages from Get Ready: The Los Angeles Earthquake Sourcebook by Paul Rogers were selected in the Unpublished category. The book is part of a year-long...
Posted By Sally Heflin July, 15.2008
Miguel Gallardo illustrates Real Life Romance
Chronicle Books has published Real Life Romance: Everyday Wisdom on Love, Sex, and Relationships by Leah Garchik and illustrated by our artist Miguel Gallardo. The book's material comes from Leah Garchik's award-winning daily gossip column for the San Francisco Chronicle. It is a compilation of advice and commentary on the world of romance, sex, and relationships.
Posted By Sally Heflin March, 07.2008
200 Best Illustrators Worldwide cover features Hanoch Piven
Hanoch Piven's "Kim Jong Il" illustration has been chosen for the cover for this year's 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide by Lurzer's Archive. "Kim Jong Il" was originally created for an article in Time Magazine. The book features more than 400 works of art, and 20,000 copies of the book will be distributed to art buyers in 35 different countries. We...
Posted By Sally Heflin February, 15.2008
Greg Clarke is featured on Illustration Mundo
Greg Clarke is currently being spotlighted on the Illustration Mundo website, the biggest international website devoted to illustration. The site was conceived and put together by Nate Williams, an American-born illustrator now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Along with some of his work, you can see a few photos of Greg's studio. The article can...
Posted By Sally Heflin February, 12.2008
Rutu Modan wins award at Angouleme International Comics Festival
The graphic novel "Exit Wounds" by Rutu Modan has won the "Revelation of the Year" award at the International Comics Festival in Angouleme, France. This is the main comics festival in Europe and it promotes new perspectives in comic book art. This is the first time that an Israeli artist has been given an award at the festival...
Posted By Sally Heflin February, 04.2008
Kathy Osborn's image is on the cover of The New Yorker
The February 4 issue of The New Yorker magazine features Kathy Osborn's image of Humpty Dumpty sitting on top of the New York Stock Exchange. It's called "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall." Kathy created the image a few years ago, but it was not used until now. See The New Yorker's website below for more details on the issue.
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 31.2008
Hanoch's Bugs Adorn Israeli Hospital
Hanoch Piven has completed an art project at the Rabin Medical Center in Israel, in conjunction with Roy Mordechay and the Artish Group. It consists of sculptures and painted walls promoting hand-washing to prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria. Ordinary objects are shown with the germs to show how trivial objects can carry bacteria. The artwork appears in the lobby and on posters throughout the hospital. The bugs are not happy since they are held ...
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 31.2008
Society of Illustrators 50th Annual Show
Six of our artists have been selected for the prestigious Society of Illustrators 50th annual show. Greg Clarke, Evonrude, Kathy Osborn, Hanoch Piven, Paul Rogers and Marco Ventura will all participate in the Society show and have their entries published in the "Illustrators...
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 10.2008
Limited edition pillow by Joe Morse
Last fall, Joe Morse created one of 18 decorative pillows by prominent North American artists for the bepo + mimi project. His pillow is titled "Never Again," and, like the others, contemplates the oddness of daylight savings time. The pillows were sold until the middle of November 2007. They are 20" x 20" with a duck feather insert and a wool...
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 08.2008
Andrew Davidson creates museum mural
Andrew Davidson created a stunning mural for The Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is about 24 feet long and hangs in the museum. The mural, titled "Countryside Mural 1750 to 1950" took several weeks to paint. It shows a panorama...
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 07.2008
Joe Morse creates Tiger Woods image for golf tournament
Joe Morse was selected to illustrate the promotional materials for the Target World Challenge Golf Tournament held in December. The three-quarter figure oil painting of Tiger Woods adorned the tournament badges, tickets, pairings guide and magazine. It was also featured in a full-page ad that ran in the Los Angeles Times newspaper...
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 03.2008
Target teams up with Greg Clarke for light-up gift card
Greg Clarke recently designed and illustrated an interactive Target gift card that lights up when you press the Target logo. The art director encouraged him to think "interactive," so when Greg was submitting the concepts for the design, he conceived a mouse outside a house hanging lights that can actually glow. The gift card was also featured in...
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 03.2008
Tatsuro Kiuchi passes the cheer for Starbucks
Starbucks has chosen Tatsuro Kiuchi to illustrate their annual Holiday campaign. It's all about spreading holiday spirit by sharing and giving to strangers and doing good deeds. This year the promotion is called "Pass the Cheer," and it includes three animated television commercials, called "Ski Lift," "Bear Hug," and "Window Washer." You...
Posted By Sally Heflin December, 06.2007
Peter Malone writes and illustrates Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale
The Penguin Group has published a book for children called Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale by Peter Malone. It is the story of Francis Beaufort, the developer of a graduated wind scale for sailors in the early 1800s. The full-color paintings show a visual representation of the...
Posted By Sally Heflin December, 06.2007
Marco Ventura illustrates Royal Mail stamps
On November 6, 2007, the Royal Mail issued a set of six renaissance-style "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" stamps illustrated by Marco Ventura. The stamps feature four angels, Peace, Joy, Goodwill, and Glory, and they commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of...
Posted By Sally Heflin December, 06.2007
Line drawings by Ilene Winn-Lederer beautify The Golden Dreydl
Last spring, Ilene Winn-Lederer illustrated the children's book, The Golden Dreydl, by Ellen Kushner. She was chosen because of her unusual drawing style and her knowledge of Judaic art and history. Ilene feels that the project was a most joyful challenge. The author, Ellen Kushner, was surprised to discover that Ilene's drawings...
Posted By Sally Heflin November, 27.2007
Java Junkie mini-book illustrated by Miguel Gallardo
This spring, Running Press will be publishing a mini-book called Java Junkie: The Coffee Addicts Companion by Jennifer Leczkowski. Miguel Gallardo produced the whimsical illustrations for it. The book makes fun of how addicted our society is to coffee. Java Junkie has fun...
Posted By Sally Heflin November, 21.2007
Museum exhibition features Christopher Wormell artwork
Christopher Wormell recently created linocut prints for the Equiano Project. The Equiano illustrations were commissioned by Pat O'Leary of Environmental Graphics for an exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in Birmingham, England. The project celebrates the life...
Posted By Sally Heflin November, 13.2007
Matthew Cook travels to Afghanistan
Last year, Matthew Cook spent a month in Afghanistan drawing scenes for the British army. The drawings show troops on patrol and the daily life of soldiers and natives in this battle-scarred country. He is planning an exhibition in London next year.
Posted By Sally Heflin November, 02.2007
Matthew Cook creates illustrations for Atonement advertising
Universal Pictures will be releasing a film called Atonement in December 2007. The film has already been released in the United Kingdom. Matthew Cook was commissioned to draw behind the scenes at the filming. He covered the...
Posted By Lilia Chelela November, 02.2007
Ed Parker Illustrates The Story of Thanksgiving
Ed Parker recently illustrated a miniature edition of The Story of Thanksgiving for Running Press publishers. The book details the first Thanksgiving between Pilgrims and Native Americans, including the fantastic food, friends and family. The paintings show tranquil landscapes, scenes...
Posted By Lilia Chelela October, 30.2007
Matthew Cook is cover artist for Playing for Pizza
Doubleday, a division of Random House, has chosen Matthew Cook to illustrate the cover of the new novel by John Grisham, Playing for Pizza. The story is about an unsuccessful American football player who goes to Italy to play for the Parma Panthers. The cover illustration portrays a typical Italian village center with an athletic-looking ..
Posted By Lilia Chelela October, 30.2007
Traveling Hughes family in Hanoch Pivens art enhanced minivan!
This past March Mark Peter Hughes quit his day-job as a healthcare data cruncher to become a full-time writer, and now he and his family are traveling all over the country in a minivan wrapped in Hanoch Pivens cover illustration for Lemonade Mouth published by Random House...
Posted By Sally Heflin July, 19.2007
Mary Woodin's watercolors of birds from SIGHTINGS won a spot in CA
In twelve interwoven essays, Sam Keen, the New York Times best-selling author of Fire in the Belly, shares moments of spirituality and insight that he has experienced while bird watching. Mary Woodins watercolors bring to life the humble wildlife honored in this touching book.
Posted By Sally Heflin July, 18.2007
Marco Ventura captures the Florentine Masters of their trades
Marco Ventura was commissioned by the advertising agency Plus in Italy to paint the portraits of four great Florentine masters of their trades. The ad was for the city of Florence to attract interest in the festival in the month of May...
Posted By Sally Heflin June, 01.2007
Joe Morse art is main graphic for Burger King's 3 on 3 Tournaments
Joe Morse first did this painting as proposal for book publisher for a book of Basketball Poetry. The book idea never got off the ground so we posted it on our site as promotion. A designer working with an agency ...
Posted By Sally Heflin June, 01.2007
LUCY DAVEY paints the town with her STARBUCKS campaign
Lucy Davey, fresh out of college, landed one of the most coveted campaigns in the industry, a complete print and outdoor STARBUCKS campaign during the 2006 Holiday Season in all the major cites of the World...
Posted By Sally Heflin February, 01.2007
ARCHIVAL prints by HANOCH PIVEN
Finally archival prints selected from the collection of the great cultural icons of the world. Check out the GALLERY section of our site for ordering details for prints of HOMER SIMPSON, EMINEM, ELVIS, EINSTEIN, WOODY ALLEN, FIDEL...
Posted By Sally Heflin December, 01.2006
CASEY AT THE BAT Baseball Prints by JOE MORSE
ARCHIVAL limited edition prints from the critically acclaimed book, CASEY AT THE BAT. Collect a print by JOE MORSE from one of the best known baseball stories of all time. Visit the GALLERY section of our website for ordering details...
Posted By Sally Heflin December, 01.2006
HEAR MY BABY site for PHILIPS
Beegee Tolpa worked with the creative team at Tribal DDB in New York to create a character and storyline that best represents the target market for a new baby monitor by Philips.
Click on the link to see the story book launch of this new...
Posted By Sally Heflin October, 03.2006
MTA Posters
Paul Rogers to illustrate a series of posters featuring new trains and improvements to various public transportation lines, and the posters have gotten some press of late. There was a short notice in Los Angeles Magazine-Buzzcuts, calling the Los Angeles MTA posters by Paul Rogers instant...
Posted By Sally Heflin April, 07.2006
PIVEN Workshops
In late January Hanoch Piven visited the Oncology Department at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel. He spent three days conducting art workshops with both young children and teenagers affected with cancer as well as with doctors, nurses and other professionals from the department. Hanoch explains the basis for inviting him to...
Posted By Sally Heflin February, 10.2006
Super Illustration in DETROIT
Last week I attended The Illustration Event , "OuTtHeRe2", The Agents: A Panel of Illustrators' Representatives at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Joseph Daniel Fiedler is the illustration instructor along with Gil Ashby who is the Chair of Illustration. The other agents attending were...
Posted By Sally Heflin February, 10.2006
Jazz ABZ
Jazz ABZ has been awarded the IRA Children's Book Award in the Young Adult Nonfiction category!
Jazz ABZ will be honored at the Young Adult Literature Luncheon at the IRA conference this May. Children’s Book Awards are given for an author’s first or second published book written for children or young...
Posted By Sally Heflin January, 30.2006