Tomorrow: Trina’s illustration on how to trim your holiday tree

I love Trina’s colors and smooth vibe. She gets tons of editorial work, and you can see why. I’ve suggested to her that she do the background dots for me to sell at Printsource in January.

Monday: Mike Lowery’s holiday cover.

Bonnie has this unencumbered, non-neurotic line quality. I’m fascinated by my artists and their work as a reflection of their psyche. Bonnie lived in Seattle for many years and now mostly lives in Rome. She has a wonderful spirit, very positive. Experimentation in her work comes easily.

Tomorrow: A look at Suzy Ultman’s fascinating art process. Her preliminary sketches.

Mike writes me:

“Here’s a little illustration poster I made for SCAD’s (Savannah College of Art and Design) major’s fair.”

Tomorrow: See what unencumbered, non-neurotic line quality looks like.

Ann came to the studio recently to meet with me to talk about some new direction for work for licensing. We talked about how great it would be for her to do pastry pieces. I think her fantastic classic drawing with clean, tight lettering and then great painterly texture behind the work is a fine combo. Who do you think should license this work? Can you see it on plates? Tea towels?

Tomorrow: Mike Lowery’s art fair poster

I am crazy about this piece Linda did for Skirt! Magazine. When I took Linda on, several years ago, for representation, I loved her work, but she was ahead of her time and not getting tons of work. Now she’s really getting the work she deserves, and her work is growing. This is what I love about being an agent. It’s rewarding.

I call this style, “unaffected drawing”. It reminds me of what we girls drew on our notebooks in junior high. And Linda’s brought it to a high level.

And here’s a version she did in pink:

Which do you prefer? The yellow version is the one she sent to the client, and then she made her own pink version.

Charming/hip is the name of the game for baby imagery.

I love the brown paperish background, and the instructive quality of the piece.

Tomorrow: Susy’s poster for her fabulous annual craft event.

Tomorrow: Jillian’s fabulous new numbers piece.

Linda does the best accessories. Look at the shoes, the bags, the headbands. Of course the clothes are great. Linda lives in the hip town of Austin, Texas. She recently moved there after many years in New York City. I’ll miss seeing her in New York, but one day I hope to get out to Austin.

BTW, she did this for a book that Andrews/McMeel is going to put out.

Tomorrow: Lisa DeJohn’s canvas art for sale at Urban Outfitters

Amazing new work licensed for greeting cards. Check out the hair styles. This work is available in all other categories at this moment.