Category: Amazing illustration
See a deer daydream, puffy stickers by Helen, and more new art
Today we just felt like showing you a few of our favorite pieces. Hope you enjoy them!
Contact us to assign or license. We’re happy to help.
Meet Susan in New York this week! Susan will be showing art directors our NEWEST ARTIST and also brand-new art, and would love to meet up with you at your office or take you out for a coffee. (She has some tote bags to give away, too.)
See Susan at the Noted show in Brooklyn! Reply to this email or email Susan to set up a time convenient for you.
Coming Monday : We’ll reveal our newest artist! Stay tuned.
Animation by Natasha Dewitz
Personal piece
Amber Lotus mini calendar
Greeting card for Up With Paper
Bravery magazine
Puffy stickers for Djeco
Ritzenhoff champagne flutes
Lovely array of products at the studio illustrated by our brilliant artists! Let us help you find the perfect illustrator for your project.
NEW ILLUSTRATED BOOKS by our artists: Truth and daring, birds, and happiness.
Today I thought you might enjoy a selection of recent book commissions, and a bit about why each artist was asked to illustrate that particular book.
Plus, stay tuned for our new artist reveal!
Truth & Daring – A Journal for the Thoughtful & Bold (Chronicle Books)
Not only can Zoe paint gorgeous birds, but she’s also able to depict them with great specificity, as was needed for this charming instructional book.
BIG NEWS! Plus animated Hank Williams, Susan’s going to NYC, and more!
We love photographing our artists’ illustrated products as they come in. Hope you enjoy them!
ART DIRECTORS: Agent Susan McCabe will be in NYC May 16-19 showing the new artist’s work plus our brand-new collections of available card art and our children’s book portfolio of the very best work. Be sure to contact Susan to schedule a visit. Not in NYC? We’re happy to send you a magazine-style portfolio of the card art or the children’s book art to keep for reference. Just give us a shout.
Animation by Natasha Dewitz
Walter Foster Publishing
Greeting Card for Sellers Publishing
Puzzle to Go for Mudpuppy
Greeting cards for Trader Joe’s
Greeting cards for Madison Park (left) and Sellers Publishing (right)
Great spots in Better Homes & Gardens “Do It Yourself” Magazine
See Anne Bentley’s cell phone, a mermaid animation, and more new art
Animation by Natasha Dewitz
What’s on Anne Bentley’s cell phone?
Bethesda Magazine
Stunning lettering by Clairice Gifford
Hodder & Stoughton Limited
A dreamy journal by Anke Rega
Personal piece
Time for planting! by Sarah Papworth
Personal piece
Mara Penny’s midnight beauties
Running Press
Bike Path map by Jessica Allen
Adirondack Life magazine
Look at this fabulous print that Kate Mason created for Hasbro’s Baby Alive “Special Edition” doll – just beautiful!
See a spa day animation, art on a wood slice, and witty dishtowels
Animation by Natasha Dewitz
Blue Q dishtowel
True Colors children’s book by Penguin Workshop
Yoga magazine
Blue Q oven mitt
Editions Milan
Personal piece
Calypso cards
Personal piece
Look! Animated astronauts plus Jon Cannell’s cool animated ads for Good Times.
Animation by Natasha Dewitz
Jon shines when it comes to editorial work. Check out these pieces for The Washington Post, Live Happy and Good Times:
Illustrations on Climate change for The Washington Post
Double page spread for Live Happy Magazine
Check out this fantastic animation of Jon Cannell’s ilustrations for Good Times!
Jon is a branding master and was instrumental in the development of Starbucks’ iconic look:
And last but not least, a fun personal piece inspired by New York delis!
A curated collection of our artists’ most beautiful maps, Part 2
We have so many gorgeous maps to show you that we needed to break them up into TWO posts. Here’s Part 2. Enjoy!
Fun Fact: LRS agent Kim Fleming (originally from Montreal by way of Portland, OR) lived in Melbourne, Australia for 15 years before we got our hands on her!
Tara’s Florals, Patterns and Pretty
We were astounded by the amount of incredible new work that Tara Lilly created for our Menagerie and so we’re devoting an entire post to her gorgeous hand-painted images. Enjoy!
Looking for some creative activities? Treasure hunt your artistic style, bird puzzle, beetle fabric, and more.
Helen Dardik for Clothworks
Plenty of Puzzles
Rebecca Jones
Anne Bentley for Galison
Carolyn Gavin for Chronicle Books
I teach a course on Creativebug called Treasure Hunt your Artistic Style. It’s a playful/analytical way you’ll get to know your own style sensibility. Try it here.
I’ll have you pick colors.
These are a few of the things I’ve done over the years. I guess I love yellow.
This charming kit is like paper dolls but magnetic. By Mara Penny for Mudpuppy.
Curl up with Hsinping Pan’s second book in this best-selling series.
Go ahead! Make some percussion!
Daniel Roode for Éditions AUZOU
Feel like drawing and painting? Sarah Walsh’s book for Chronicle invites you to draw all kinds of connecting bridges across her varied and surprising scenes.
Let’s play! This charming kit is illustrated by Flora Waycott
Do you love stickers, journaling and drawing? Take time to play in Katie Vernon’s delightful planner for Chronicle Books.
These fill-in-the-blank cards will make it really fun to write those thank-you notes. By Sarah Walsh for Compendium.
New products just in by our artists! Plus Helen’s new pet.
When our artists get a new illustration commission, we get so excited. And then, when the product gets shipped to the Studio, we go nuts. Here are the latest ones to come in. Enjoy!
