2/17/22

Our latest mystical art by our artists. Get ready to swoon.

If you haven’t checked out our 6th Annual Lilla’s Menagerie, don’t wait!

 

Today we’re featuring brand-new mystical work by our artists–from astrology to palmistry to mermaids. We’re getting lots of commissions in this area, so we asked our artists to create work on this cool theme (a personal favorite).

 

Click on this special link to see all the brand-new work that you’ve been waiting for, available for licensing or for ideas to commission.

 

If prompted, enter this password: shinynewart

 

Once in the gallery, be sure to click “View All”.

 

A few of our favorite mystical images
Scroll down to see a few of our favorites from the 250+ new images we received.
Contact us if interested. See more of Erin‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Tara‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Sarajo‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of John‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Kelly Anne‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Katie‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
2/15/22

You’re gonna swoon over some of our top favorite greeting card images from the Menagerie.

Today we’re excited to share with you some of our favorite greeting card art our artists have created for the Menagerie.

 

If you haven’t checked out our 6th Annual Lilla’s Menagerie, don’t wait!
Simply click on this special link to see all the brand-new work that you’ve been waiting for, available for licensing or for ideas to commission.

 

Enter this password: shinynewart

 

Once in the gallery, be sure to click “View All”.

 

Above: Check out this gorgeousness.
Scroll down to see some of our top favorites from
the 250 new images we received!

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Helen‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Kelly Anne‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Rebecca‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Kay‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Janie‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Maruga‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Kate‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells

 

2/10/22

REVEALED! Six of my very favorite brand-new children’s book images by our artists.

Today I’ve gathered six of my favorite children’s book-inspired images by some of our artists from the Menagerie.

 

If you haven’t checked out the brand-new collection of over 250 stunning images by our artists in our 6th Annual Lilla’s Art Menagerie, don’t wait!

 

Click on this special link to see all the brand-new work that you’ve been waiting for, available for licensing or for ideas to commission.

 

If prompted, enter this password: shinynewart

 

Once in the gallery, be sure to click “View All”.

 

Above: Banner by Ruth Burrows

 

Check out this selection of inspiring children’s book-style imagery our artists have created to inspire you to commission them for their next book. (You know what else? These images would make amazing puzzles or kid toys and games, too.)

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Rebecca‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Charlotte‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Åsa‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Maruga‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Kendra‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Bambi‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Kate‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart
Many of these artists are heavily booked, so contact us now to chat about your project. We’d love to hear about it!
Still haven’t seen the Menagerie gallery?
Click this link (password: shinynewart)

 


 

Hurry! Last day to sign up
for my new MATS class Character Play
Created by Jenny Miriam for a recent Make Art That Sellscourse
Click here to see your teachers, children’s book art director Zoe Tucker and toy and game agent Riley Wilkinson, talking about all about the incredible insider information you’ll get when you sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play!
We’ll teach you how
to make characters in our newest course, Character Play.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells

 

2/8/22

THE BIG REVEAL IS HERE! Our 6th Annual Art Menagerie with our largest collection of brand-new work by our artists.

Illustration by Tara Lilly
Animation by Natasha Dewitz

 

TODAY’S THE BIG REVEAL! It’s our 6th Annual Lilla’s Art Menagerie–our biggest ever, with over 250 brand-new stunning images to show you, our favorite art directors. Our aim is to provide you with inspiring new work in the themes you look for most.

 

A few months ago, agents Susan McCabe and Kim Fleming created inspiring trend boards for our artists based on our clients’ most requested themes and concepts. We let the boards loose on our artists, and boy, did they run with them! You’ll find art that’s perfect for so many projects from kid books, greeting cards, toys, games, fabric, apparel, editorial, and much more.

 

Art Directors: Be quick! Many greeting card companies snap up images on the first day of our Menagerie (today!)
Do you commission work? You’ll be sure to be inspired by what you see. Simply reply to this email.

 

See the work! Just click on this special link to see all the brand-new Menagerie work that you’ve been waiting for.
Enter this password: shinynewart

 

Once in the gallery, be sure to click “View All”
Illustration by Tequitia Andrews

 

Want to see more brand-new Menagerie images by
in-demand artist Jenny Miriam?
Click here! Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us to license this image or commission work. To see more of Ruth‘s brand new work and that of our other artists for the Menagerie, click here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Charlotte‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us to license this image or commission work. To see more of Kate‘s new work and that of our other artists for the Menagerie,
click here. Password: shinynewart

 

Tara submitted 20 new pieces of art for the Menagerie–wow!
Contact us to license, and see all of Tara’s beautiful work for the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

Contact us if interested. See more of Tequitia‘s work for
the Menagerie here. Password: shinynewart

 

See more art!
Be sure to click this link, (password shinynewart)
to see the collection of a whopping 250+ brand-new pieces by our artists and snap up images or be inspired for your next project.
Illustration (right) by

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
2/7/22

More Menagerie sneak peeks never before seen!

Above: Art by Hsinping Pan

 

Our 6th Annual Art Menagerie is ready to burst onto your screen TOMORROW!
We know you’re gonna love the incredible brand-new work that our artists have created in response to our custom assignments.

 

 

Scroll down! I’ve selected a few sneak peeks to show you, just to give you an idea of the incredible gallery of work you’re going to see this coming tomorrow–over 250 images have been created just for this event!

 

Contact us to license now!

 

Contact us to license now!
Q: How will I access the work?
A: You’ll get an email on Tuesday, February 8th at 10AM ET with a link and a special password where you can instantly view the work.
Be poised to pounce! Many images will get scooped up for licensing deals. Don’t license, but looking to commission? No worries! But hurry, because many of our artists will get booked up.

 

Q. What will I see in the Menagerie gallery?
A. You will see fabulous new art never shown publicly before, ready to be snapped up. You’ll find a vast array of images suitable for greeting cards, puzzles, journals, fabric, children’s books and much more!
Take a look at these extraordinary images our artists created for the Menagerie coming up on Tuesday. Thinking cards, journal covers, puzzle imagery? Yes, these are available for license!
Want to see more incredible work? Stay tuned. Watch for your email on Tuesday for the link to the gallery.

 

Contact us to license now!

 

Contact us to license now!

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
2/4/22

REVEAL! Menagerie SNEAK PEEK! Free Zoom tomorrow!

Above: Art by Åsa Gilland

 

Our 6th Annual Art Menagerieis ready to burst onto your screen in just four days!
We know you’re gonna love the incredible brand-new work that our artists have created in response to our custom assignments focused on the following categories:
  • Stationery
  • Journals
  • Greeting Cards
  • Wrapping Paper
  • Apparel
  • Baby Layette
  • Editorial
  • Toy & Game
  • Children’s Books

 

Scroll down! I’ve selected a few sneak peeks to show you, just to give you an idea of the incredible gallery of work you’re going to see this coming Tuesday–over 250 brand-new images have been created by some of the top artists in the industry, just for this event!

 

Contact us to license now!

 

Contact us to license now!

 

Q: How will I access the work?
A: You’ll get an email on Tuesday, February 8th at 10AM ET with a link and a special password where you can instantly view the work.
Be poised to pounce! Many images will get scooped up for licensing deals. Don’t license, but looking to commission? No worries! But hurry, because many of our artists will get booked up.
Above: Art by Janie Secker
Q. What will I see in the Menagerie gallery?
A. You will see fabulous brand-new art never shown publicly before, ready to be snapped up. You’ll find a vast array of images suitable for greeting cards, puzzles, journals, fabric, children’s books, and much more!

 

Take a look at these extraordinary images our artists created for the Menagerie coming up on Tuesday. Thinking cards, journal covers, puzzle imagery? Yes, these are available for license!
Want to see more incredible work? Stay tuned. Watch for your email on Tuesday for the link to the gallery.

 

Contact us to license now!

 

Contact us to license now!

 

Check out how to advance your art career with one of my courses.
Above: Meet your teachers, brilliant children’s book art director and
picture book author, Zoë (left), and creative director, art agent and
smash-hit toy creator, Riley (right).
Join me, Zoë and Riley for a FREE live Zoom event TODAY!
February 4th
at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT
You’ll get to meet Zoë and Riley if you don’t know and love them already, plus we’ll be discussing the art you created for the free #MATSprep, what’s in the Character Play course, why you should take it, and tons more. Don’t miss it! Set an alarm on your phone now so you don’t forget!

 

Class begins Monday!
Why take this course? Character art gets you work in children’s book, toys, games and so much more. Be sure to have this kind of imagery in your portfolio. Plus we’re always on the hunt for new illustrators to represent from MATS courses.
Created by Jenny Miriam for a recent Make Art That Sellscourse
Click here to see your teachers, children’s book art director Zoe Tucker and toy and game agent Riley Wilkinson, talking about all about the incredible insider information you’ll get when you sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play!
We’ll teach you how to make characters in our newest course, Character Play.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
2/1/22

Want to see the birthday cards my artists made for me?

Get ready for our 6th Annual Menagerie! It’s a cornucopia of fresh, new artwork by our artists that will be revealed on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH in a private, password-protected gallery.
Banner by Tara Lilly

 

Our amazing artists have created tons of brand new work from trend boards and assignments that we created specially for this event. They’re geared around the themes our clients request most often, and the images they’ve created will blow you away.
Stay tuned for more details in your inbox!

 

Birthday Cards by My Artists
One of my favorite things about my birthday is that every year I get a lovely flood of gorgeous personal birthday cards created by my artists. Here are a few of them. And a bonus is that these images are available for license as of this writing, and note that the text can be changed.
Contact us to assign or license art. We’re happy to help you find the perfect artist or gorgeous images for your project!

 

 

 

 

 

Available for license as of this writing.

 

Available for license as of this writing

 

Available for license as of this writing.

 

 

Available for license as of this writing.

 

Join Riley, Zoë and Me
Monday, February 7th
for our newest course, Character Play
Why take this course? Character art gets you work in children’s book, toys, games and so much more. Be sure to have this kind of imagery in your portfolio. Plus we’re always on the hunt for new illustrators to represent from MATS courses.
Created by Jenny Miriam for a recent Make Art That Sellscourse
Click here to see your teachers, children’s book art director Zoe Tucker and toy and game agent Riley Wilkinson, talking about all about the incredible insider information you’ll get when you sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play!
We’ll teach you how to make characters in our newest course, Character Play.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
1/24/22

You’re going to love these painterly, magical images. Sneak peek at Jennifer Potter’s story pitch.

We’ve selected some of the dreamiest, mood-enhancing, pieces to inspire you to commission art for your projects. Enjoy!
Contact us to assign or license art. We’re happy to help you find the perfect artist or gorgeous images for your project!

 

We’re not alone in loving this image that
Jenny Miriam created for Folktale Week Instagram challenge;
it got a whopping 27,400 likes! Wow!
Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Ok, I’ll just come out and beg, lol. Please someone manufacture an oracle card deck of these gorgeous paintings by Sarah Papworth.
I need to have it!
Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

There’s a reason that Helen Dardik has 333,000 followers on Instagram.
This image is available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Flora Waycott created these dreamy gouache personal pieces of birds and florals. We can envision them on journal covers, calendars, greeting cards, bolt fabric, apparel, and so much more. We want it all!
Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Jennifer created eight dreamy illustrations for a short story called
The Girl Who Saved Color which she created for Folktale Week.

 


 

Join Riley, Zoë and Me
Monday, February 7th
for our newest course,
Character Play
Why take this course? Character art gets you work in children’s book, toys, games and so much more. Be sure to have this kind of imagery in your portfolio. Plus we’re always on the hunt for new illustrators to represent from MATS courses.

 

Created by Jenny Miriam for a recent
Make Art That Sells course
Click here to see your teachers, children’s book art director Zoe Tucker and toy and game agent Riley Wilkinson, talking about all about the incredible insider information you’ll get when you sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play!
We’ll teach you how to make characters in our newest course, Character Play.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
1/19/22

See an illustrated Emily Dickinson cookbook, mosaic art, puzzle, modern rug, Glow campaign and more!

Agent Kim Fleming selected these fabulous images for you today. What a stunning range of products for which our artists were commissioned to create art. Enjoy!
Contact us to assign or license art. We’re happy to help you find the perfect artist or gorgeous images for your project.

 

This is my most favorite recent book. I was blown away by the art and text. C = Choose compassion, D= Discussing differences, P = Practice peace, R = Resist rumors. This book will change children’s lives and help create a new, even more kind and progressive generation.

 

Pairing big ideas like generosity, respect, and joy with the letters of the alphabet, Letters to Live By is a beautiful picture book that encourages children to make the most of each day and leave their mark on the world.

(Running Press)

This is a charming new board book series illustrated by Åsa Gilland that presents plants, animals, and the environment to early readers and helps them connect to the natural world. (Workman)
Buy them here and here.

 

We love the gorgeous, soothing cover illustrated by Mara Penny for the Emily Dickinson Cookbook (Quarto)

 

Wow! We love this mosaic kit illustrated by Tara Lilly for Djeco. There are four gorgeous animal designs to be completed with small pieces of glittery foam that work like stickers.

 

Here’s a pretty 1000-piece puzzle illustrated by Venice artist Marco Marella called Cities of the World (Legami). How fun would this be to do?

 

Katie Vernon was commissioned to create illustrations for the prestige skin care brand Algenist’s Holiday “Glow” campaign on Instagram.

 

Jenn Ski’s mid-century artwork was licensed by Rug & Kilim for rugs. Brilliant.

 


 

Join Riley, Zoe and Me
Monday, February 7th
for our newest course,
Character Play

Why take this course? Character art gets you work in children’s book, toys, games and so much more. Be sure to have this kind of imagery in your portfolio. Plus we’re always on the hunt for new illustrators to represent from MATS courses.

Created by Jenny Miriam for a recent Make Art That Sellscourse
Click here to see your teachers, children’s book art director Zoe Tucker and toy and game agent Riley Wilkinson, talking about all about the incredible insider information you’ll get when you sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play!
We’ll teach you how to make characters in our newest course, Character Play.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
1/10/22

I’d love you to join me in my newest (free!) course, which begins today.

I have something very special to tell you about.
Today, my newest (free!) art course launches, called Redrawing Black History, and I promise you’ll love it. It’s featuring the lovely Tamisha Anthony, an educator, former performer, Black history maven, a dear friend, and an illustrator with commissions for five picture books.
It all started when we met during the early days of the 2020 BLM movement, and enjoyed a series of inspiring Zoom conversations over many months.

 

 

At one point, after a particularly fabulous conversation, I said to her, “I wonder why the universe put us together”, and then it hit me. “We are meant to do a course together. You need a platform for your joyful, deep, beautiful insights on Black history.” She was thrilled. I was thrilled. (And I would get to work with her for many months on this meaningful course!)

 

At one point, after a particularly fabulous conversation, I said to her, “I wonder why the universe put us together”, and then it hit me. “We are meant to do a course together. You need a platform for your joyful, deep, beautiful insights on Black history.” She was thrilled. I was thrilled. (And I would get to work with her for many months on this meaningful course!)

 

 

Above: My co-teacher, Tamisha Anthony

 

We spent much of 2021 working on it, and I know that you’re going to love this fascinating and visually lush online course. It begins today and will run for four weeks, ahead of Black History Month in the USA.

 

It’ll give you a deeper understanding of the richness and beauty of Black American history. From loads of vintage images of clothing, hairstyles, and environments, this course will help you to broaden your visual toolkit, expand your awareness of the unbelievable creative accomplishments made by Black people in the face of abject adversity, plus it’ll increase your range of subject matter when drawing diverse characters and environments.

 

Above: Image by Tequitia Andrews
Here are the four key eras that are covered in Redrawing Black History:
  1. The Fight for Freedom: the 19th Century
  2. The Jazz Era: 1920’s and 1930’s
  3. The Dress and Protest Era: 1940’s and 1960’s
  4. Black is Beautiful: The 1960’s and 1970’s
Beth, my co-founder, felt that it was important that everyone to be able to take this extraordinary course, so we’ve made it free for all. Please go ahead and share this mind-opening, creative celebration of Black lives.
Not only will you love Tamisha and her weekly videos featuring lush Powerpoints of each era, you’ll expand your drawing repertoire with a four drawing assignments. One of my favorite parts: at the end of each weekly video, Tamisha shares a book, video and podcast that she thinks you’ll enjoy.
What’s more, there are weekly Lilla and Tamisha Unleashed videos (we loved filming these!), plus we will be doing a live Zoom review at the end of class of work submitted to the gallery.
We will help you to produce four stunning pieces of art that celebrate Black history. I know students are going to be enthralled with the visuals and be so inspired by Tamisha.
Check out the schedule of class.
Read why we wrote this course.
Hurry, sign up now. Class starts today and it’s FREE!
I hope to see you there.
xo
Lilla