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World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists, Design Product & Packaging: Lisa Sheehan, Tobatron, Chris Dickason, Sarah Jones, Mick Brownfield
World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists Design Product & Packaging: Lisa Sheehan, Tobatron, Chris Dickason, Sarah Jones, Mick Brownfield The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2022! In December 2021, we opened our call to illustrators with the aim of celebrating great illustration. The Longlist has been selected by the jury from over 5,000 entries submitted from across the globe. The full 500-strong Longlist is now live on the AOI website for you to browse. The Longlist represents [...]
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Play Date | Client: SCBWI.org
Two kids playing together in a rock band. One plays his green electric guitar while the other plays the drums. Two kids palying together in a rock band. One plays [...]
UCSF Animation
About a year ago, I was hired by UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) to take over an animation project whose development had stalled. Before my involvement, relatively little had been [...]
Black Crowned Crane Painting
It’s no secret that I am a lover of all things pertaining to animals and birds. Earlier this year my husband and I took a trip to the Tracy Aviary [...]
Looking for Garbo
One of the more interesting projects I've ever worked on is developing supporting graphics for Jon James Miller's first novel, Looking for Garbo. Published on May 7, 2019 from Blank Slate [...]
Nathan Smith for Newfoundland and Labrador Tourist Board
Nathan Smith is an award-winning artist, illustrator, and designer who has been working in the creative industry for nearly 30 years. Specializing in 3D digital illustration, quirky characters, and [...]
Thanksgiving Feast
As the days get colder and shorter, it is easy to feel resentment towards the month of November. Thanksgiving reminds us, however, that we have a lot be be grateful [...]
10 Things We Are Grateful For
As the days get shorter and colder, it takes a little more effort to wake up grateful every morning. Thanksgiving is a perfect time to recenter and remind ourselves of [...]
Three Rivers Library – Family Reading Night – Minooka, IL.
The Three Rivers Library hosted their annual Family Reading Night at the Village Hall in Minooka, IL from 6-8pm on Friday Nov 8th, 2019. I was one of the ten [...]
Grande Park Elementary School Visit
I had the great pleasure of speaking to the 575 students of Grande Park Elementary School this morning. As the kids were taking their places I had images from the [...]
Studio Visit Magazine, Spring 2020
Received notice from Studio Visit Magazine: “Congratulations! Your artwork has been selected by our juror, George Kinghorn, Director and Curator at the University of Maine Museum of Art. The response [...]
Adam Niklewicz for The Chronicle of Higher Education
Adam Niklewicz is an illustrator who's work can be seen regularly in the country's leading magazines and newspapers, such as World Report, Harvard Business Review, Boston Globe, New York [...]
Off the Shelf hosted by Yvonne Wolf
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Yvonne Wolf, the host of Glenview TV’s program Off the Shelf, to talk about the creation of Chicago Treasure, the books message [...]
Editorial Illustrators
Mendola Artists boasts a diverse selection of brilliant editorial illustrators. From newspapers to magazines to academic journals, our artists think up fresh conceptual illustrations. Using an array of mediums and [...]
Quintessential Utah Moments | Client: UAJ
Swimming through freezing cold water covered in algae, sticks, and dead bugs while hiking in Egypt 3 Canyon, Utah. Latest work for Utah Adventure Journal article titled Quintessential Utah Moments. [...]
Handpainted Macaw Bamboo Skateboard
Blue Macaw by Paige Weber You might think that a skateboard is a weird space to paint an exotic bird, but I beg to differ. ANY place is a great [...]
Steven Noble for Redwood Empire
Steven Noble is an illustrator who is internationally renowned for his work, with an astounding 25 years of working in the industry, leading to an incredibly diverse portfolio [...]
Latest Project: Where’s Your Dog? Personalised Search and Find Book with Yappy.com
I'm pleased to announce the release of my latest picture book Where's 'Your Dog'?, a personalised Search and Find book featuring your very own dog! On the Yappy website enter your [...]
Faber-Castell USA Sponsorship
I was informed by a PR representative at Faber-Castell USA that they admire my art very much and want to share it across all FC social media sites! They are [...]
DRIVER’S ALMANAC: Yondr Studio
Nathan Yoder is an illustrator residing in Seattle, WA, who specializes in traditional and digital forms of illustration as well as hand lettering. As part of their annual 25 [...]
Spooktacle
In the spirit of Halloween, I submit a selection of spooky tarot-like cards commissioned by Spin Master Games for the board game, “Trust Me, I’m Psychic.” The game includes 41 [...]
Carpenter Art Garden
I had the pleasure of speaking to a fantastic group of students at Navy Pier. They were in Chicago on a special trip all the way from Memphis, TN! These [...]