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| RECENT POSTS August 20, 2019 THE ONLY REAL GAME, I THINK, IN THE WORLD, IS BASEBALL   August 13, 2019 BIBLE STORY BASICS  August 6, 2019 ARE YOU A TARGET?  July 30, 2019 NEW ARTIST!  July 23, 2019 MEET MERKUR  July 16, 2019 THE INSIDE SCOOP  July 9, 2019 PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING DHARMALI  July 2, 2019 WHO’S YOUR DADDY?  June 25, 2019 WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or FALL  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 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 MOMS PLAN IT  March 12, 2018 MYSTERIES OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  March 5, 2019 HISTORY MAKERS AFRO-AMERICAN 2019 CALENDAR  February 26, 2019 FEELING STRESSED?  OLDER POSTS |
NEW ARTIST! July 30, 2019 We welcome new artist, Stephen Lomazzo! We’re excited to have Stephen join our group!   MEET MERKUR July 23, 2019 If you live in Luxembourg and are a member of the Chamber of Commerce, you would know the work of Brian E. Miller/Orlin Culture Shop. He has been the sole cover illustrator for a few years running, with topics ranging from Space Exploration, Smart Cities, Artificial Intelligence, and even Santa. To see more great work from Brian, click here!  THE INSIDE SCOOP July 16, 2019 If you have been in a bookstore or ordered books online, it is certain that you have heard of the NYTimes bestselling series of books, Who is/Who was, straight from WHO HQ. Published by Penguin Workshop LLC, Official WHO HQ books run the gamut of topics and personalities, and kids and adults both, are loving these titles. There is even a series on Netflix that makes the books and their people come to life. Greg Copeland works on many of these wonderful titles. Below, see (from top) Who was Bob Marley, Who was Stephen Hawking, What is the story of Rock N Roll, and Who Was Norman Rockwell. To see more of Greg’s talent, click here.  PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING DHARMALI July 9, 2019 Take a look at the enchanting and magical work of our newest illustrator, Dharmali Patel. Her bright-eyed and spirited characters desire adventure. To see where their adventures take them, click HERE!  WHO’S YOUR DADDY? July 2, 2019 What happens in your house when Mommy or Daddy comes home? In this delightful poem for Baby Bug Magazine, titled When Daddy Comes Home, Kevin and Kristen of Brave Union, engage your eyes, no matter your age. Click here , and you will see more enchanting artwork for the child in all of us!  WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER or FALL June 25, 2019 Bringing in two Merit Awards from 3 x 3 Professional Illustration 16 is our own Dede Putra. For this series, Dede blended fashion and portraiture with seasonal motifs. To see more great work from Dede, click here!  MONSTEROLOGY June 18, 2019 Please join us as we cheer on Simon Shaw/Watermark for his five merit awards and seven honorable mentions in the 3 x 3 Professional Illustration 16 Awards. All merit and honorable mentions will be printed in the Annual, digital and online venues. Kudos and congrats to Simon.To see more monsters, animals, robots, and creatures, click here.  FUN FOR YOUNG PATIENTS! June 11, 2019 It is never fun to be sick, and the folks at the Childrens Hospital of Atlanta know that all too well. Recently, they hired illustrator, Laura Watson, to come up with a lively, and engaging activity/coloring book for their patients. For Laura, it was a dream job. Choose all of the content with a healthy bent, and create! As you can see from these images, it is oozing with excitement and energy. To see more colorful, enjoyable work from Laura, CLICK HERE!  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 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!  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 as she took on the fight against the Nazis. 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 childrens 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 illustrations by Mark, 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!  MOMS PLAN IT March 19, 2019 If anyone in the house could use a great calendar, it is Mom! Cindy Revell has been illustrating the Mom 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 MARTHAS VINEYARD March 12, 2018 The series is complete! One of the most successful series from Guideposts, Mysteries of Marthas 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 from Manuel, 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.  OLDER POSTS |
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