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Work Showcase: Joe McKendry
WORK SHOWCASE: Joe McKendry This week, the Directory of Illustration is proud to highlight new work from Joe McKendry. THE WORK Illustrator: Joe McKendry Client: Wine Spectator Magazine, AD John Thompson Project: July Issue Cover Art featuring Top Chardonnay Producers FROM THE ARTIST: "In April, was asked by art director John Thompson if I would be interested in creating the cover for the July 31 cover of Wine Spectator Magazine. I’ve had an ongoing [...]
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Packaging that Pops!
Need help standing out in a never-ending aisle of products? We’ve got you covered! With bold colors and innovative designs, our illustrators mold their styles to match your product. From [...]
Happy Year of the Rat!
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, I created another mixed media illustration using my traditional hand-carved lino-cut technique and ProCreate. That little app is pretty versatile and compatible with Photoshop. [...]
New! Directory of Illustration No. 36 Print Edition :: Cover Art by Lisa Perrin
Welcome to the whimsical fairyland of illustrator Lisa Perrin! We are over the moon to have Lisa’s breathtaking graphics grace the cover of our 2020 book — Directory of [...]
The Benefits of Daily Practice: Part I, Finding the Joy Again
My grandfather often said, “Don’t get so busy making a living, that you forget what you’re living for.” In talking with a number of other artists, I have found a number [...]
BOLOGNA 2020 MEETINGS @…
BOLOGNA 2020 MEETINGS @ LEMONADE’S STAND2020 starts with a bang and it also means Lemonade illustration agency will be exhibiting at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair as usual. Hall 25 / [...]
STEPHEN STONE SIGNS WITH TEAM…
STEPHEN STONE SIGNS WITH TEAM LEMONADE!Hot news, Stephen Stone joins the Agency for the start of the Book Fair season and brings a wealth of experience and talent to our [...]
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Alpine Mediocrity | Ascent
Avid skiing enthusiast relaxes in the pleasant bliss of his average skiing skills. Recent editorial illustration for Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal. The article, Alpine Mediocrity, is about an avid skier [...]
My Art on Pearl Drums – NAMM 2020
Nice interviews featuring my dear friend, Kevin Packard, from Pearl Drums, and Nick D’Virgilio (NDV) talking about my art on Pearl’s MasterWorks kits. Enjoy!
Pearl Drums – NAMM 2020, Images
Images of my original art on Pearl Drums. The full image is a diptych titled The Offering: Cain and Abel. Each drawing measures 22″ x 30″, took approximately 30 hours [...]
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Guest Interview: Susan Fae, Artist, Part Two of Four
Question Number 2: How does your love of nature and animals inform your art? Does your work with airport therapy dogs influence your creative expression, and could you tell us [...]
Guest Interview: Sue Todd, Illustrator
Part 2 of Susan Fae’s interview with me. Keep your eyes open for my next post of Susan’s answer to Question #2! Susan Fae Art Part II of IV An [...]
CHRISTOPHER FLINT HAS ILLUSTRATION…
CHRISTOPHER FLINT HAS ILLUSTRATION ALL MAPPED’ OUTLemonade’s Christopher Flint’s clean and bright vectors are a great fit for Educational, ELT and Children’s Book Publishers for a variety Of Age Groups. He [...]
DREW BRISTOW JOINS THE TEAM!It has…
DREW BRISTOW JOINS THE TEAM!It has been an exciting start to 2020 and Lemonade are busy updating the folios of our existing talent and stunning new talent like Drew Bristow who [...]
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Editorial Illustration
Representing nearly 100 award-winning artists, editorial illustration is at the heart of who we are here at Rapp Art. Our illustrators constantly create new and interesting ways to visually convey [...]
Connecting with Sue Todd, Illustrator
Artist, Susan Fae, and I are engaged in a blog interview exchange in four parts. Here is a repost of Susan’s first interview with me. Susan Fae Art An interview [...]
Entry for the World Illustration Awards Open Now Through 2/18/20
Be Ambitious, Be Seen, Be Celebrated! The World Illustration Awards 2020 are now open for entry! Continue reading to find out everything you need to know on entering [...]
Kim Neale’s Coca-Cola Polar Bears
CGI artist Kim Neale brought the iconic Coca-Cola Polar Bear family back to life for Coca-Cola’s 2019 Holiday campaign. Collaborating with the brilliant team at Momentum/Saint Louis & Atlanta, Neale [...]