July 30th, 2020 — WebinART#10 with Illustrator Janie Secker

We had the pleasure of getting to know our newest represented artist Janie Secker, in #10 in our series of WebinARTs. If you missed it, you can see Janie’s absolutely stunning work, hear about her process, and how MATS let her blossom into be the artist she is today.

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Even in a pandemic, children’s books are selling remarkably well, and we’re receiving book deals for our artists all the time. As a matter of fact, Susan McCabe, Senior Agent here at LRS, dropped by today and remarked at how all of our top children’s book illustrators are heavily booked. In part, that’s why I created this course five years ago–to help our artists make even better pitches, and to find new illustrators in that market. And we’re happy that this is keeping many of our artists busy during this time. Make Art That Sells Illustrating Children’s Books starts today! It’s not too late to sign up and get your first assignment. Join me. Scroll down to see work that our artists have created in the course from previous years.

I regularly fall in love with the artists in my courses. Occasionally one will emerge that is so appealing, so unique, that we are compelled–and thrilled–to take them on. We’re excited to announce (really, to tease you with that fact) that we are taking on a new artist this week! Join me as I will be interviewing them and enjoying their incredible work in our next WebinART this Thursday. Join me for WebinART #10 as I chat with special guest, our newest artist! I’ll reveal who it is this Thursday. (Yeah, a sneaky ploy to get you to watch.) This Thursday, July 30th at special time 7.00 PM ET. Watch for details in your inbox on Thursday morning.

Here’s a little sneak peek of their work. Can you guess who it is? Hints: — This artist’s style is highly rendered and very dreamy. — This artist’s dream job is to illustrate a compendium of insects or magical flowers.

Contact us to assign or license art–we’re happy to help you find the perfect artist or gorgeous images for your project!

July 23rd, 2020 — WebinART#9 with Illustrator Julia Christians

#9 in our ongoing WebinART series features our fabulous artist Julia Christians. Watch the replay to learn how Julia got her first children’s book gig (Hint: Make Art That Sells plays a part!) and has since gone on to be one of our most in-demand illustrators.

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Above: Cover for The Soup Movement (Oxford University Press) Buy it here.

Join me Thursday for our WebinART #9 as I chat with the lively and hilarious Julia Christians and view her gorgeous work. This Thursday,July 23rd at 12.30 PM ET. —– We’ll be broadcasting live on Zoom here on Thursday. See you then! WebinART link here Password: Julia77 Last week’s WebinART and portfolio showcase with Sarah Papworth was a blast! You can catch the replay here; Password: 8R?K4=+9 Find links to our entire WebinART series HERE. Agility Live Magazine

I’m loving our WebinARTs over here at my agency Lilla Rogers Studio where, as you probably know, I interview our fascinating artists and we chat about their work and careers, most Thursdays. As of this writing, I’ve done eight WebinARTS, and I’ve found that I enjoy them so much that we dreamed up “Live with Lilla”, where I’ll be interviewing artists, art directors, editors, and more, over at my school site, Make Art That Sells. I’m thrilled that my very first Live with Lilla interview starts today with someone I’m crazy about, the QUEEN, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, beloved and highly-regarded author-illustrator of over 40 children’s books and diversity expert. We’ll chat about increasing diversity in our industry, what agents and art directors can do, and more. Kim, I hope you’ll join me over on my Make Art That SellsFacebook page. It’s free and open to everyone, 12 noon ET today, July 20th.

Here’s the fabulous Vanessa Brantley-Newton with her newest book of poems for little girls, “Just Like Me”(Knopf/Random House). Available here.

Amazon selected This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer, as the best kids’ book of the year so far, for ages baby to 2! Huge congratulations, Daniel! Published by Simon & Schuster Buy it here.

You get to customize your wall art with Katie’s people and icons! How cool is that? Check it out at Uncommon Goods. Buy it here.

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Tara is available for Bolt Fabric commissions! Left: Available for license Below, left: Fabric for Robert Kaufman

July 9th, 2020 — WebinART#8 with Illustrator Sarah Papworth

Webinar #8 in our series features our successful artist Sarah Papworth. Watch the replay to hear about Sarah’s process combining traditional and digital media, and how she creates jaw-dropping portraits, distinctive hand lettering, and more.

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