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Artist Feature: Fatinha Ramos
ARTIST FEATURE: Fatinha Ramos The Directory of Illustration is proud to present a special feature on Fatinha Ramos and her wonderful illustrations for the children's book The Boy Who Liked to Draw Cats, written by Michael de Cock and published by Standaard Uitgeverij (Belgium). THE WORK ABOUT THE PROJECT: Some stories have been around for centuries. They were experienced and invented, told and retold in another time, or in distant lands. But they don’t disappear. They travel through space and time and continue to fascinate people of all countries, classes [...]
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Mendola Artists Highlights Female Illustrators in Celebration of Women’s History Month
On the heels of International Women's Day on March 8th, Mendola Artists is celebrating Women's History Month by commemorating their fabulous female illustrators! From their "Women of Illustration" blog post: [...]
Art Access Gallery – 300 Plates
I have proudly accepted an invitation to create 2 plates as part of the 2019 300 Plates annual Art Access Gallery fundraiser and exhibition. This signature event, first hosted in [...]
Manifest Gallery – Geometrification
Manifest Gallery selected my drawing Hunting Bears for inclusion in their GEOMETRIFICATION exhibit that opened December 13, 2018, and ran through January 11, 2019. The jury process for this competitive [...]
Sleeping Bee
Cute bee spends the night sleeping on a flower under the glow of flickering fireflies. Week three of my 52-week drawing challenge finds a sleeping bee nestled in a flower [...]
WOMEN OF ILLUSTRATION
We are lucky enough to represent an incredible selection of innovative and diverse women illustrators. We are celebrating Women’s History Month and last week’s International Women’s Day with a look [...]
Patrick George Launches Planet Rescue Kickstarter Campaign
What can we do to help save the planet? In his new interactive children's picture book, Planet Rescue, illustrator Patrick George, represented by Debut Art, shows young readers that there are [...]
Agency Spotlight: MIA Milan Illustrations Agency
Since the 1980s, the highly-regarded MIA Milan Illustrations Agency has represented many of the best illustrators worldwide under the expert leadership of Shefalika Marescotti (she's celebrating her 20th anniversary as [...]
Portraits For The Tennessee State Museum
One year ago, I was commissioned by Gallagher & Associates to create seven portraits in my graphite style for the new Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. The museum opened to [...]
Town Meeting Day
Every first Tuesday f the year we have Town Meeting day, where the residents of the Township of Lyndon Vermont can come to vote on budgets and other issues. I [...]
Katya Polezhaeva Illustrates Zine Supporting Formerly Incarcerated Russian Women
We're pleased to highlight the stunning work of Katya Polezhaeva, a Russian illustrator currently based in Granada, Spain. Katya experiments with different techniques and materials in her illustrations, often fusing [...]
There Is No Planet Bee | #KidLit4Climate
There Is No Planet Bee | #kidlit4climate I was very happy to dedicate this week’s Drawing Challenge illustration to #kidlit4climate. Not only does it support a cause that is very [...]
In the News!
I would like to extend a big “thank you” to Stephanie Bachman, Danae Lenz, and the Idaho State Journal for this wonderful piece on Gumption! It’s so exciting to be [...]
Children- Character design 2
Well here I am again exploring the happy world of children's illustration.There are lots of skills needed to be a children's illustrator, but for today I want to focus on [...]
Q+A with James Bentley, New Directory of Illustration Artist
This week, we're pleased to introduce James Bentley, new Directory of Illustration artist! Born in Montreal, Canada, James studied illustration and design at Dawson College in his hometown. He then [...]
Nathan Smith Illustrates “The Age of the Hoax” for Financial Times
In the age of social media, where do you draw the line between reality and fabrication? Nathan Smith, represented by AAARep, was recently commissioned by the Financial Times to illustrate [...]
Syd Brak
This week we mourn the loss of an industry icon, and a great friend.Syd Brak, one of the most influential airbrush artists of the 80’s & 90’s passed away this [...]
Kissing Bees
Two cute bees sharing a kiss inside a Spring flower. What better way to get into the springtime spirit than with two cute kissing bees? This marks week one of [...]