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| RECENT POSTS June 18, 2019 MONSTEROLOGY   June 11, 2019 FUN FOR YOUNG PATIENTS!  June 4, 2019 BIG ART!  May 28, 2019 DID YOU EVER......  May 21, 2019 HIDDEN PICTURES  May 14, 2019 SYD GOES LIVE!  May 7, 2019 SHE’S STUDYING EVIL  April 30, 2019 NEED TO SPICE THINGS UP?  April 23, 2019 THE GIRL WHO FOUGHT THE NAZIS  April 16, 2019 THE HOLLOW  April 9, 2019 ILLUSTRATOR AND AUTHOR!  April 2, 2019 WHO LOVES SNACK TIME?  March 26, 2019 THE SEACH FOR THE TRUTH  March 19, 2019 MOM’S PLAN IT  March 12, 2018 MYSTERIES OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD  March 5, 2019 HISTORY MAKERS AFRO-AMERICAN 2019 CALENDAR  February 26, 2019 FEELING STRESSED?  February 19, 2019 KUDOS!  February 12, 2019 SCIENCE ED  February 5, 2019 THE JOYS OF TRAVELING SOLO  January 29. 2019 FROM ROUSSEAU TO VAN GOGH  January 22, 2019 IT’S A WILD LIFE  January 15, 2019 A BRAVE LITTLE GOOSE  January 8, 2019 WHO YOU GONNA CALL?  January 1, 2019 HISTORY MEETS ART!  OLDER POSTS |
BIG ART! June 4, 2019 When the agency owner of ABC Creative, contacted us about creating a wall graphic for their new digs, there was a laundry list of important and meaningful items, places and things that have inspired their careers and pertained to the company that they wanted included. There also was a 21 foot wide by 8 foot high wall. David Moore took on the task with a six point perspective, and what he created for them is pictured below. To see more of what David can do, take a CLICK HERE!   DID YOU EVER...... May 28, 2019 Leave a public restroom with a trail of toilet paper unknowingly attached to your shoe, drop your lunch tray at school, fall asleep in your birthday cake, or stick a straw up your nose by accident? Well Anne-Marie Bourgeois depicts these fun antics in a colorful article, Embarrassing Moments. To see more from Anne-Marie, click HERE!  HIDDEN PICTURES May 21, 2019 If a picture paints one-thousand words… then how many hidden pictures can you find within this one illustration? Robin Boyer is our master sleuth at all things hidden for both Girls World and Animal Tales magazines. Can you find all of the masterfully obscured objects in this sunny day at the beach? Apply some sunscreen and start looking. For more great, fun, and engaging work by Robin Boyer, click HERE!  SYD GOES LIVE! May 14, 2019 Syd Weiler, a former Adobe Resident, was asked to discuss creating brushes for her art at the most recent Adobe Live meeting. Click HERE to see her demonstration. And....click HERE to see some of the great work Syd creates using the brushes she has developed!  SHE’S STUDYING EVIL May 7, 2019 Brave Union had the pleasure of working with Brad Quinn, who performs both solo and in a group in Japan under the name, Beowulf Umbrella. This album (pictured) was recorded in only 3 days, in the hazy crazy days of last August. To see more great illustrations by Brave Union click HERE!  NEED TO SPICE THINGS UP? April 30, 2019 Tired and overwhelmed by life? How about selling everything, finding yourself the perfect RV, and seeing the sights? Scott Burroughs had a wonderful opportunity to work with Relic, makers of luxury RVs. Click HERE to see more fun work from Scott!  THE GIRL WHO FOUGHT THE NAZIS April 23, 2019 Students need bold and engaging imagery to grab their attention and set the tone of historical time and place. Working with Scholastic, Jake Murray shows the heroism and fearless determination in one young woman’s story as she took on the fight against the Nazis during Hitler’s regime. To see more great work from Jake, click HERE!  THE HOLLOW April 16, 2019 Working in the educational genre, specifically, science fiction, Blayne Fox had an incredible opportunity to utilize her creativity in the short story, A World Within the Hollow, geared towards 5th graders. Rich with vocabulary words and fairy-tale like twists and turns, Blayne brought her own special magic to the project. To view more great illustrative work by Blayne, click HERE!  ILLUSTRATOR AND AUTHOR! April 9, 2019 Our own Mark Collins clearly stretched his ‘fifteen minutes of fame” into thirty, with an excellent interview on, Charger and Co., a syndicated cable TV show. The host provided high praise for Mark and had all nine of his children’s books that he both illustrated and authored stacked high. They discussed the books and shared the thoughts and inspirations behind his original ideas. To see more of Mark’s illustrations, click HERE!  WHO LOVES SNACK TIME? April 2, 2019 We do! And so do the ingeniously delicious folks over at YASSO (see article in Forbes!)! Have you tasted their yummy Greek fro-yo bars? Inspired by two friends who met at snack time in Kindergarten, they make ice cream-like bars with good-for-you ingredients, less calories and amazing taste. YASSO, through Fortnight Creative, has been working with our own, Brave Union, to make the snazzy new 2019 packaging. To see even more fun characters and packaging insights, head over to the YASSO @Insta page. To see even more fun work, click HERE to see what else Brave Union is up to. (All photos courtesy of Yasso Snack Buddies YASSO).  THE SEACH FOR THE TRUTH March 26, 2019 lllustrator Brian Call was asked to create a ‘courtroom artist’ style portrait of Dr. Carl Wigren. Wigren is an alumnus of the University of Washington, where he studied to become a forensic pathologist. The story is one of misfortune and great interest. A baby died, presenting with multiple broken bones, and the grieving parents were the likely perps. After an autopsy, Wigren discovered that the child had died of a rare brittle bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta. His forensic work absolved the parents of a heinous crime, leaving them only to grieve their tragic loss. To see more truthful, powerful portraits and illustrations from Call, click HERE!  MOM’S PLAN IT March 19, 2019 If anyone in the house could use a great calendar, it’s Mom! Cindy Revell has been illustrating the Mom’s Plan It Calendar for years. This handy-dandy planner tracks up to five family members (furry ones too), has a neat illustrated pocket for holding things, event reminder stickers, and so much more -- including fun illustrations of things you can do with Mom! To see more of what Cindy has illustrated click here!  MYSTERIES OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD March 12, 2018 The series is complete! One of Guidepost’s most successful series, Mysteries of Martha’s Vineyard, first launched in 2017. Feel free to judge these books by their covers, because each one has been illustrated by award-winning illustrator Greg Copeland. Every cover features the prominent and beautiful lighthouse. Read a few and shed some light on the murder mysteries and secrets that have taken over this small beach town. Click HERE to see more amazing work by Greg Copeland. (Images used with permission from Guideposts). To get more info on the series, click HERE.  HISTORY MAKERS AFRO-AMERICAN 2019 CALENDAR March 5, 2019 Illustrator Manuel Gutierrez, had the distinct pleasure of working with Philadelphia History Maker, George Beach, on the 2019 Annual Afro-American Historical Calendar. Beach started this important endeavor back in 1970, and has been producing a fully illustrated annual calendar ever since. Each calendar features important African American citizens with their stories. To see more of Manuel’s portfolio, click HERE.  FEELING STRESSED? February 26, 2019 Time to relax! Illustrator Nurit Benchetrit had the pleasure of working on a project for BrightMind, a guided meditation app available for both Droid and OS. Breathe it in. Now, mosey over HERE and take a look at more great work from Nurit.  KUDOS! February 19, 2019 Huge congrats to our own Pierre Droal whose bookcover illustration for Lords of Bohen (Les Seigneurs de Bohen), has been accepted for into Spectrum 26 competition for Fantastic Art. To see more phenomenal digital work by Pierre, click HERE!  SCIENCE ED February 12, 2019 Have you taken a walk through your kids text books lately? You very well might just find these images, and numerous others, by Articulate Graphics. Sharon and Joel Harris tackle everything from the complexity of ecosystems, underwater wildlife, microclimates, characteristic traits and DNA, and the devastating effects of fire. And they know science from a medical perspective as well. Click HERE to see more adventures in science, nature, and the human body.  THE JOYS OF TRAVELING SOLO February 5, 2019 Recently, Conde Nast Traveler asked Martin Wickstrom to create some illustrations addressing the rise in people traveling alone. The series of essays outlines the joys, and believe it or not, shame, of traveling by one’s self. Apparently it’s all about mindset. If you are ready to travel solo, click here to learn more. And don’t forget to, click HERE to see more great work by Martin. No passport required, and you can leave your shoes on!  FROM ROUSSEAU TO VAN GOGH January 29. 2019 When you need a creative job handled in the primitive style, and Rousseau is no longer alive, what do you do? How about Van Gogh? Hmmm. Perhaps even a licensed character like, Llama Llama, Skippy John Jones, or Madeleine? JT Morrow is always at your service. With a focus on the art of imitation and doing it respecting copyright law, JT is your go-to illustrator who can readily fix your pesky pictorial predicament. To see more great art by JT, click HERE!  IT’S A WILD LIFE January 22, 2019 Whether you are searching for the blue bird of happiness, or the king of the jungle, illustrator Patrick Gnan is your wildlife guy. Art so real, you can almost touch it. To see more of Patrick’s wildlife realism, click HERE!  A BRAVE LITTLE GOOSE January 15, 2019 Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell, of Brave Union, recently completed a children’s story book about a brave little goose with a secret talent, named Onslo. Follow Onslo, and you will head off on quite a colorful journey. Working with Author A.K. Johnston, Brave Union has captured the magic of this struggling little goose who searches for his family. To purchase Onslo for the little one in your life, head over to Amazon books. To witness more of Brave Union’s picture-perfect magic, click HERE!  WHO YOU GONNA CALL? January 8, 2019 Please join us in welcoming our newest creative member to our team, Brian Call. Like most of our folks, Brian began drawing early in life. In grade school, he was moved into an accelerated math program where he was to go solo. Not much math happened because he spent all of his time drawing and later selling his work to his school mates! Click HERE to check out his beautiful realism.  HISTORY MEETS ART! January 1, 2019 Beautiful illustration and history come together when Greg Copeland works with the folks at Scholastic, Check out this portrait of George Washington, done for My Weekly Reader, Scholastic News. To see more beautiful, and historical work by Greg, click HERE!  OLDER POSTS |
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