Behold that is the beauty of this cover by Jesse Joshua Watson, and then congratulate him for being on the Booklist Top 10 Art Books for Youth list. Outstanding!
Interview with Andrea Larson
One of our chapter colleagues has been interviewed on the Signet Studios blog.Click here to find out more about Andrea Larson's painting style, and what her experience at Parsons School of Design was like and how it did--or didn't--prepare her for life as a professional artist (alas, no word on Tim Gunn sightings).
Site for picture book artists
Our own Kevan Atteberry manages PictureBookArtists.org, a site that helps illustrators network with and support each other, and teachers and librarians find illustrators to visit their schools.Check it out--and don't miss the new animation Kevan posted atop the page. Very adorable.
Weekend cuteness
Dana Sullivan has one very lucky wife. He posts sticky notes with art on them where she'll find them. Check 'em out.(And don't you think Dana should be working on a middle-grade novel with sticky note illustrations as a device?)
A blog for illustrators
Jennifer Mann posted about Drawn and I had to check it out for myself. Intriguing: it's a group blog for illustrators, and you'll find a mix of illustrations, animations, news and other good stuff every day. Excellent!
Some illustrations to get you inspired
The best moleskine art of 2009 is being featured here. What amazes me is that this is art created for its own sake--just for the joy of it. (It's not like you can easily frame a moleskine...)
Great tongue-in-cheek promotional video
Here's James Gurney, creator of the Dinotopia series, promoting his humor. Bet he books a lot of class visits with this.
Capstone adds graphic novel line
This Publishers Weekly news item should interest illustrators and nonfiction writers alike:Capstone Press, a nonfiction imprint of educational and library publishing house Capstone Publishers, plans to add a new line of kids' nonfiction graphic novels to its fast-growing comics and graphic novel publishing program. This fall the house is launching Graphic Expeditions, a nonfiction line... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Blake has a new website
I snagged this fine illustration from the snazzy new website of our colleague Elizabeth Blake. Check out the rest of her work here.
Port Townsend artist studio tour coming
Elizabeth Blake has passed on word that the Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour has at least two SCBWI members' studios included this year, Elizabeth's and Richard Jesse Watson's.Why not enjoy a peaceful weekend in Port Townsend and visit as many studios as you like. There are 47 on the tour this year.The tour runs the... Continue Reading →