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www.theispot.com/artist/jthomas

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This American artist spent years in Perugia, Italy, crafting his atmospheric & dreamlike style.
It shows in this newly posted portfolio!

[check it](http://www.theispot.com/artist/csheban/ "Chris Sheban portfolio")

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surprisingly vulnerable, restrained

http://www.theispot.com/artist/pdullaghan/

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Robin's work zeroes in on both the angst and the resilience of childhood. She appears to have enough moxie in her pinky finger to crush anyone who tries to keep her down.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/rwilliams/

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fatly inked brush strokes give his work a loose feel of childlike wonder


http://www.theispot.com/artist/edyck/

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Apparently John Matson's mind has been invaded by the tentacles of an alien intelligence. How else to explain this other-worldly talent?

http://www.theispot.com/artist/jmatson/

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Saeko's artwork is strongly influenced by her fashion background, combining Japanese minimalistic attitude with a touch of eroticism.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/sozaki/

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Vela Burke’s greeting cards, giftbags and plush children’s books bring a little warmth and wonder to the world.

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Here at Montani Publishing you won't find any books on celebrity affairs or designer drugs. There's a heck of a lot of drama to be found in the regular lives of the non-glitterati, and we aim to find it and bring it to you.

http://www.montanipublishing.com

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Tina Healey's fashion sense exudes sterling energy; she's a master of the contrasting color palette


http://www.theispot.com/artist/thealey/

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Aaron Meshon spent his early years in rural Pennsylvania drawing, painting, and riding the family tractor in hopes it could reach proper civilization. Since graduating from Rhode Island School of Design in 1995, Aaron has lived in NYC where he works as an illustrator and part-time coed softball center fielder.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/ameshon/

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Toronto based Kristian Bauthus likes the smooth sounds of Miles Davis, and also dogs (he’s never held a grudge against a cat, though.) Frequent use of intricate patterning brings a lyrical quality to his work.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/kbauthus/

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Victorian imagery, royalty and pop culture – she’s a classic contemporary.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/hstouffer/

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http://rednecromancer.typepad.com/AppalSites.html

18 bloggers sound off about Appalachian history, Appalachian present, and all points in between.

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“I create whimsical realities in my art and like how my art keeps me engaged with what is around me.”

http://www.theispot.com/artist/kchiu/

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Author Kenneth A. Tabler rose from a poor, sleepy milltown in West Virginia and propelled himself to a PhD and a high profile career with that newly invented thing called "the computer." This book reads folksy without being sentimental about the very real people it depicts struggling to live through the Depression and its aftermath.

http://www.thiscakeismusty.com

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Drop the cynical crap and, well, cuddle up a bit. Lesley's charming greeting card and children's illustrations melt away any resistance!


http://www.theispot.com/artist/lbwithrow/

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"You have to catch the eye! We live in an age of images; everything is visual and competition is brutal, therefore, if you want to be seen you have to stand out.” Mendoza pulls off hot 3D with panache.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/rmendoza/

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Dan’s the creator of his own new original cartoon series, "The Replacements", which recently premiered on the Disney Channel. Currently he’s working on this year's Macy's Day Parade poster. Childrens book "The Secret Life of Walter Kitty," by Barbara Jean Hicks and illustrated by Dan, will release next January via Knopf.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/dsantat

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Monsters, aliens, elves, mutants & cariacatures intermingle with each other in Jorge Baeza’a safe and well-controlled digital atmosphere.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/jbaeza/

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Tamaye refined her type-driven illustrations working as associate art director at Entertainment Weekly in charge of designing cover stories. Her elegant type treatments balance with bold, sophisticated graphics to complete the statement.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/tperry/

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Neil is young now, but will be bald, fat and lazy by age 30 as payment for his puritan sensibilities. His acclaimed weekly comic strip, Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles, currently runs in Real Detroit Weekly, Internazionale (where it is translated into Italian), and New Times Broward-Palm Beach. His comic work has been collected into two books: Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles Vol.1 (2002) and Attitude Featuring: Neil Swaab, Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles (2005).

http://www.theispot.com/artist/nswaab

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Azadeh has found quite a niche illustrating author Clea Hantman’s “I wanna” craft series for Simon & Schuster’s Young Readers. Her work clearly engages today’s tween sensibility. Recent commissions include the design of sporty t-shirts which made their national debut in Target stores.



http://www.theispot.com/artist/ahoushyar/

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Bryan was the 3D Design Lead for 5 years at Big Idea Productions, the producers of the VeggieTales children's videos. Bryan is also a professor of Digital Media Arts at Huntington University in Indiana. He co-authored children’s book The Great Cheese Squeeze, a children's book with his buddy Keith Lango.

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Rhonda’s thoughtfully developed illustrations shine a beacon on our blind spots. She works, lives, and plays in Nova Scotia. If you want to know more about her, call and ask her some questions. She works in a studio with only radio personalities for company so she likes to talk to people "on the outside".

http://www.theispot.com/artist/rmulder/

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http://www.journal-news.net/Living/articles.asp?articleID=3506

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Hunt is inspired by Edward Hopper, 2000 AD, comics, retro 50s/60s/70s graphics and advertising, MAD magazine, sci-fi, pulp fiction covers, architecture, robot toys, and Tim Burton. Have a look at his most recently posted work here.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/rhunt/

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Alece’s lyrical, fluid style resonates with wit. “I find myself drawn to creating images of both beauty and humor. In fact, if I'm not giggling to myself, I'm not there yet. Ultimately, to me, it is all about the laughter. After all, what could be more entertaining than that?”


http://www.theispot.com/artist/abirnbach/

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Her editorial portraits are generous but not excessive, the very model of simple elegance. She prefers to draw "a pensive face to a face that is happy and smiling. There's a certain emotional range I cover where people are upset or have angst. That's how I see people most of the time."

http://www.theispot.com/artist/ltomlin/

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Sam McCullen studied at APU Cambridge School of Art (UK), where he achieved a first class honours degree in Illustration and Masters in Children’s Book Illustration. “From when I was very young, I’d always loved writing stories and drawing,” he says, “so picture books proved to be the perfect outlet.” He has won a number of awards, including a 'Highly Commended' in the 'Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration.’



http://www.theispot.com/artist/smccullen/

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Tammy Shane’s work reflects whimsy and nostalgia through a sophisticated colour palette, using hand rendered text as a source of inspiration. She mingles a painterly technique with purposeful contemopary images.



http://www.theispot.com/artist/tshane/

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Ryan Pancoast is a new talent in the world of illustration. His classic Caravaggio-like technique plays with contrasting light and shadow, precisely blending the chiaroscuro effects. While he was an undergraduate at Rochester Institute of Technology, his work was chosen for display in the Society of Illustrators Student Show, in 2003 and again in 2005. Since graduating from RIT in 2005 (BFA Illustration), he’s worked for Yankee Magazine, the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper (Rochester, NY) and personal clients who have commissioned portraits.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/rpancoast/

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Nightmares of urban apocalypse and fevered dreams must drive artist Dave Curd. “I’ve never been a big fan of obvious solutions, so I go out of my way to produce work that tells the story in an exciting, unexpected way.”



http://www.theispot.com/artist/dcurd/

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Award-winning 3D polymer clay illustrations that are charmingly honest, with heart that's certainly not easy to find. Paula’s limber, fluid characters dance!




http://www.theispot.com/artist/ppindroh/

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Kenneth Andersson’s art is bursting with energy. You almost want to eat all these colourful pop-artish illustrations which explode in a delightful rhythmic imagery. One of Sweden’s absolute masters in the field of books for young children, Andersson was awarded the prestigious Critic’s Award earlier this year by the UK’s Association of Illustrators.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/kandersson/

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Every hair is articulated in Tim O’Brien’s small perfect portraits, every hair of the eyebrows and mustaches. They are idealized, bathed in a golden glow. But they are also 100 percent human. "When we had drawing in nursery school, everyone, the kids and the teachers, would stand behind me and watch. I could draw things in perspective. I had a photographic memory and good hand-eye coordination. And I liked all that attention." O'Brien has 9 paintings in the National Gallery in Washington, DC and is the youngest artist included in the recent update of "The Illustrator in America, 1880-2000."



http://www.theispot.com/artist/tobrien/

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Infographics can fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and Philpot’s take on how things fit together makes you stop, look and appreciate his graceful explanations. No muddled structures here: his lines are sure & clear, backed by well planned concepts.



http://www.theispot.com/artist/cphilpot/

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Fun and playful with lots of color, Andy Ward’s characters are a joy. He studied painting at the Norwich School of Art before moving to London, where he spent 8 years freelancing for editorial & advertising clients. “Coming from a village either you follow the root and stay there, or you go to a big city, because there’s nothing in between.” These days Andy works out of Venice. His focus has broadened to include toy design, animation, jewelry & fashion.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/award/

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Sugar & Spice…did I mention Spice? Upcoming artist Hilli Kushnir has that rare talent to create characters who embrace both innocence & eros simultaneously. “My first intention is not becoming a millionaire, but rather trying to make things come out of me, trying to make them good and appealing to me and other people, and then if they're good, figuring out what to do with them, or to move forward from them.”



http://www.theispot.com/artist/hkushnir/

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Ever since John Hersey’s mother plunked him down in front of the Bugs Bunny TV Show, John has been attempting to contribute to the modern world's insatiatble appetite for pop iconography. “My goal is to create the ‘intentional mistake quality’ in my illustrations. I never wanted to paint like Vermeer. I wanted my illustrations to look as contemporary as possible.”




http://www.theispot.com/artist/jhersey/

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Yes, there are artists who work, successfully, in that “mock airline safety card” style. Colin Hayes has been getting the job done since 1993. “I'd like to be remembered as someone who didn't take himself too seriously. Someone who enjoyed life and his family, and continued to learn during the entire journey. Someone who stood up for his beliefs while understanding that, in the long run, some things were actually important and some weren't...and knowing which was which.”



http://www.theispot.com/artist/chayes/

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Eicker does crisp, elegant vector illustrations. They’re driven by a whimsical cartoon handling glowing with vibrant colors. His stylistic flourishes & clever turns manage to pull out the essentials of both his characters and the situations they find themselves in. We like!


http://www.theispot.com/artist/aeicker/

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Lifestyle vector art that breathes. Kendall’s work is suffused with omni-directional light --- you can almost feel the warm summer breezes blowing past as you view her illustrations. Her characters inhabit some delightful Shangri-La full of pools, martinis, shopping and hot dates!



http://www.theispot.com/artist/kkendall/

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Anni Betts works in a rich and detailed manner with a clear love of color and line. “I draw my inspiration from many sources, including Art Nouveau posters, the Arts and Crafts movement, Renaissance painting, technical drawing, theater costumes and sets, and the culture of other countries.” Her designer background gives Betts a strong window into what illustration clients are after.



http://www.theispot.com/artist/abetts

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Jan Meininghaus, known for his large output of heavy metal album covers, lights and shades the female figure especially well. His lines are very dynamic --- the characters appear tenacious and intense. Having spent his youth with comic-books, TV-shows like "The Dukes of Hazzard" and movies like "Bullit" and of course "Star Wars," Meininghaus’ illustrative style can’t help but be influenced by urban subculture, fashion, music and movies.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/jmeininghaus/

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Matthew Woodson’s comics and illustrations are sometimes stark, sometimes poetic, but always spare, with a noir touch.

Woodson renders his images with careful skill and detail. Not surprising for someone who started drawing comics AND scientific illustrations at the same time (he’s got a background in biology). His linework is elegantly set off by his restrained use of just a few tones of gray or muted color.

In just over a year as a professional illustrator, this 23-year old emerging artist has established himself as a force to be reckoned with.



http://www.theispot.com/artist/mwoodson/

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Bird presses his haunted figures into a flattened dystopia, curiously juxtaposed next to free-floating photographic cultural detritus. His collaged images sometimes center their portrait subjects against swaths of abstract texture and other times drop them into harsh urban landscapes. Either way the people portrayed vibrate unsettlingly with electric color.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/jbird/

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Mark Danielson takes architectural inspiration from Better Homes and Gardens and Art and Architecture from the’50s and ’60s. He incorporates the domesticated modernism that epitomized these publications into his acrylic paintings. The flat paint mimics the architectural illustrations, documenting the shallow sloped roofs of ranch homes in both perspective and elevation. Danielson’s work is not without a dystopic vision --- a concoction of teen angst and Valium seem to emanate from the wood paneling and carports.



http://www.theispot.com/artist/mdanielson/

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You may not know his name - yet - but he's a prolific artist and comics creator poised to unleash several large projects into the medium. Shaw’s quiet and unassuming nature belies the raw and exposed persona of his work ... whether a story about a zombie romance or a flood caused by the tears of a distressed anthropomorphic banana.
“I'm not like Crumb, who's constantly drawing on a napkin wherever he goes. I do figure drawings, but I spend more time thinking about comics, the design and everything, more than the actual hand-drawing time.” Alternative Comics just released his newest collection of stories, "The Mother's Mouth."


http://www.theispot.com/artist/dshaw/

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Andrews’ fashion illustration work turns on strong simple images with a touch of whimsy. She has carried over her printmaking training first into the world of giclee prints and now into her illustration process as well. "I found that the computer graphic programs were already the same process as printmaking in that the images are created by layering. The computer offered the same look but control over color not found in traditional printmaking."

http://www.theispot.com/artist/kandrews/

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Toronto-based Mayzis is one to watch. Fresh out of Ontario College of Art and Design, he’s already done work for clients such as Extra Tasty Clothing in Australia and Mega64. He specializes in satirical editorial illustrations geared towards entertainment, particularly celebrity portraits and music. He is currently pulling together a catalogue and website for Pantheon Clothing in Sydney, Australia.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/dmayzis/

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Allen’s crisp wit is prized by editorial clients worldwide, from Reader’s Digest/Germany, to The Guardian/UK, to the New York Times/USA. His most recent work has begun to incorporate intricately detailed background textures butressing his precise draftsmanship, no doubt made easier by the computer’s use. His harmoniously muted palette telegraphs a quiet sophistication.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/arallen/

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Julia Wolff is best known as the illustrator of the opening books for the movies Shrek and Shrek 2. Her most recently illustrated book is “The Bubble Gum Kid”, which released last August. She still cannot blow a bubble. Julia was born in London and now lives in LA where she works for Dreamworks.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/jwoolf/

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You’ve seen Caitlin Kuhwald’s work around this year. She illustrated a portrait of Al Franken for the Utne Reader, and that led to two commissions from The Progressive to paint Howard Dean and Michael Moore. “I love how much drawing is going on right now,” she says. “It is so nice to see that. Work on paper that is really simple and has a lot of space. I love the graphic quality of having something really worked out and really detailed and then having a lot of space that is really open around it. The most fun that I have when I work is drawing hands and faces. It is frustrating to draw fur.”

http://www.theispot.com/artist/ckuhwald/

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Jim Nelson's work has appeared in fantasy role-playing games, books and magazines. He has been represented in the juried annual “Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art” as both an artist and art director. He claims artistic influences from Rembrandt to Wrightson, and contemporary fantastic artists like De Es Schwertberger and Zdzislaw Beksinski rank among his favorites.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/jnelson/

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There’s no doubt that realistic fantasy illustrator Allen Douglas has photographic control over his medium. One of the surprise joys in his paintings is his uncanny ability to make his fairy tale subjects simultaneously dark and elegantly quirky. His work’s been recognized by the Society of Illustrators (New York), Spectrum - The Best in Contemporary Fantasic Art, Step-By-Step Graphics, the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, and RSVP. He currently teaches at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/adouglas/

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“I like to look at Henri Rousseau, Japanese prints and textiles, Joseph Cornell, old postage stamps. Being out in nature inspires me more than anything, but that takes some planning, since I live in Chicago. I often have good ideas when dreaming, but with two young children, I don't sleep nearly as much as I used to, so that source has kind of dried up for a while!”

http://www.theispot.com/artist/kswarner/

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Shannon Abbey’s brightly colored, exuberantly painted illustrations are at home in plein air, figurative, or still life fine art styles. Her canvasses owe a debt to the California Impressionists, who’ve obviously influenced her open, broad-stroked style. The rich sensuality of her oils, looking just squeezed from their tube, adds a luxurious sense of abandon.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/sabbey/

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At a very young age, Scott Menchin started using his father's shirt cardboard to paint and draw on. Today, Menchin's lively, digitally rendered art incorporates elements of reality–photographic bits and pieces–that are well integrated into broad, bright cartoon illustrations. His work, with all its stuff, appears frequently in Time, Newsweek, and the New York Times. He is currently working on two picture books he's written, Taking a Bath With the Dog (Candlewick Press, spring 2007) and Flip Flop (Candlewick Press), as well as Bounce by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster) and Ode to Middle C by Alison McGhee (Candlewick Press.)

http://www.theispot.com/artist/smenchin

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Tomcyzk’s work has a glowing transluscence, as though the pieces were backlit. She loves the visual trick of the eye, often weaving background and foreground together. The airbrushed quality of these pieces sets them apart from the avalanche of flat vector art so common today.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/ctomczyk/

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Look for pop art and Japanese print influences in Blair Kelly’s traditional linocuts. His work also nods towards 1950’s design sensibilities (he’s converted a 50’s TV to a bookcase which holds favorite art & design books in his studio).


http://www.theispot.com/artist/blairkelly/

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Joanna Devoe’s bold, girly illustrations bring funky/cool style straight to ya. Her pop commentaries combine a tattoo-like handmade aesthetic with a fresh indie vibe.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/jdevoe/

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The usual cute & cuddly animals? Hardly. Jennifer Taylor's are wonderfully weird & remote. Her muted palette cleverly masks her use of photographic elements in her whimsical tableaus.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/jtaylor/

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TS Spookytooth is currently wowing children with his first picture book for Harper Collins, entitled "The Small Bun" a re-telling of that old classic "The Gingerbread Man." He draws while surrounded by possibly the largest collection of cypripediums in the world, a pet octopus, and a hot pot of tea.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/tsspookytooth/

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Giant robots, creepy monsters — Matt Schuster’s having a dangerous amount of fun. Schuster seems right at home designing the strange and wonderful, the fun and frantic. “I always get ready to write up some lengthy bit about my techniques and processes, but once I post the pictures the need to explain it just kind of deflates.” His piece “Mengu” was recently included in the second issue of an e-zine put out by t-shirt makers Oddica.com.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/mschuster/

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Dan is currently collaborating with writer/journalist Anthony Lappé on the dystopian satire SHOOTING WAR, a hardcover graphic novel to be published by Warner Books in Fall 2007. "The world seems to run on cotton candy and layers of endless illusion/delusion. So creating palpable works that mean something truly serves the common good of upping the desire, and ultimately the demand, for real culture.” ---Ad Age interview / Nov 5, 2006.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/dgoldman/

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Ben Weeks explores the world and his imagination by creating intelligent, playful pictures. “There's an innate human need for a sense of value. I think everyone has hidden treasures inside and inspiring them about their own potential is what I'd like to think my work is ultimately about. We emit our subconsciousness if we intend to or not. Art is a trigger for experience. Make the invisible visible. " Ben’s illustrations are recognized internationally by: The Art Director's Club of New York, American Illustration, Prospects, Juxtapoz, Applied Arts, the Association of Illustrators, Creativity, Coupe, Graphis and the D&AD.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/bweeks/

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Wrigglesworth works largely in a combination of paint, collage, and digital media. “I love living in places that begin with the letter B and so far have lived in Burnley, Bristol, Berlin and Brighton,” says he. “I also love to work on my own projects writing and illustrating children's picture books.” His editorial work has graced the pages of such publications as the Guardian, Independent, Radio Times, New Scientist, Sainsbury's Magazine, Reader's Digest, and the Big Issue.

http://www.theispot.com/artist/pwrigglesworth/

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Beppe Giacobbe’s completely charming illustrations for Susan Campbell Bartoletti’s “Nobody’s Diggier Than a Dog” earned him the Gold Medal in 3x3 Magazine’s first annual Children’s Book competition held this past year.

Beppe was kind enough to share both finished spreads from the book as well as some of his sketches in their rawest and most elementally canine form.


http://arttalk.theispot.com/index.php/topic,98561.0.html

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Earl’s the little voice in your head that nixes all those ad messages that bombard us daily. Illustrator/animator Richard Borge has brought him to life in a branding campaign for regional upstart Alabama ad agency LUCKIE. Meet Earl here.

http://arttalk.theispot.com/index.php/topic,98578.msg99579/topicseen.html#msg99579

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Illustrator Claudine Hellmuth combines vintage photos with quirky line work to create her new series of "Gal Pals" everyday cards for Amber Lotus Publishing. The look is fun, flirty and whimsical-with-edge. Peep ‘em!

http://arttalk.theispot.com/index.php/topic,98560.0.html

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Lin Wang’s illustrations have a Renaissance painting look, saturated and muted color. She applies multiple layers of watercolors to create a rich, warm, dramatic feeling. “Highly detailed academic realism exerts a tremendous influence on my work. Surrealism has also affected me in my use of misplaced objects and in the idea of doing fairly realistic situations that are confounded by odd relationships and strangely connected elements.”


http://www.theispot.com/artist/lwang/

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Laura Williams dropped us an email to tell us about her interview in DPI magazine this month. Based in Taiwan, DPI is devoted to cutting edge illustration, design, gaming and toy industry culture worldwide. Laura loved their soft-pedal interview approach which included questions like, “Do you like to illustrate still objects? Why? Or you want to make a quiet atmosphere in your works?” And who among us wouldn’t be delighted to work with an editor whose signature file reads: “Because of you, I like my job! When I can contact you, it makes me traveling around the world everyday”.


http://arttalk.theispot.com/index.php/topic,98592.0.html

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His themes range from Greek mythology to Medieval folklore to classic literature. Whatever epoch he happens to be immersed in, sci-fi fantasy artist John Blumen draws from an endless cultural well to craft his realistic illustrations.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/jblumen/

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Paula Becker cut her teeth on Archie comics, Mad magazine and the daily “funnies.” Since she began illustrating in 1990 her fun, whimsical visuals have appeared in a variety of print media, from magazine spots and spreads, books and book covers, to posters, cards and calendars. She splits her time between South Texas and Montreal, Quebec.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/pbecker/

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Barneda's rich artwork employs fun and engaging concepts in a wonderfully weird way. The final childlike view is charming. His work has been recognized by Print, CMYK, Binney & Smith, the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, and the Society of Illustrator’s ILLUSTRATORS 48.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/dbarneda/

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Worldwide ad campaigns, cutting-edge clothing, and international art exhibitions for the likes of Cingular, Nike, Dasani, Artful Dodger, Levi’s. The visual splendor Vault 49 serves up never fails to impress. They take artistry to a whole new level, singlehandedly molding the face of commercial art and influencing anything that crosses their path. Their fusion of illustration and photography touches the soul – is there any doubt they’ll continue to keep it fresh?



http://www.theispot.com/artist/vault49/

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Daberko illustrates in a range styles, from clean vector lines and shapes, to a detailed approach with painterly color and texture. Her work exudes passion, enthusiasm and ideas that have clearly breathed new life into marketing, advertising and branding campaigns she’s been involved with.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/tdaberko/

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Claire Louise Milne exhibits great skill at illustrating children and adults from all cultures, realistic animals and whimsical animal characters. Her watercolour illustrations are done in a warm, colourful style which clearly appeals to children. She has illustrated educational children's books for clients such as Bebop Books and Macmillan/McGraw-Hill in the United States, Harcourt in Canada and Happy House in South Korea.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/cmilne/

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When Fortune Magazine turned to Lara Tomlin to create two portraits in her edgy style for their annual European and Asian editions, they broke ground twice. Lara’s medium, etching, is an art and science seldom used in illustration, particularly portraiture. And according to the art director, Lara is the first woman ever tapped for this assignment.


http://arttalk.theispot.com/index.php/topic,98610.0.html

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"My work is a hybrid of computer and hand done. I will often take sculptural pieces and digital photography and combine those elements into the illustration." Her illustrative process begins with many quick thumbnail sketches, including "words or anything else that comes to mind," she says. "I will look at art books for inspiration just to get my mind moving in different directions."

Her illustrations have received awards from and publication in annuals including American Illustration, The Art Directors Club, Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, The AIGA and ID Magazine. Most recently her work was featured at a new acquisitions show at the Library of Congress.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/mbeck/

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Abby Hayes’ favorite color is purple. Her creator, artist Lynn Gesue, seems to like it too. You may or may not know about the “Amazing Days of Abby Hayes” novel series. But it’s become popular enough with the sixth grade crowd that it has its own entry on Wikipedia these days. Lynn Gesue’s done a terrific job bringing her 89 pound, pierced ear, cat loving protagonist to vivid life. Check out Lynn’s newly posted portfolio.


http://www.theispot.com/artist/lgesue/

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“Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet,” a black-and-white alphabet book, melds animals and letters into 26 unique and elegant graphic images. It’s sophisticated enough to captivate readers of any age. Each page includes a small, stylized red-and-white image of the animal plus information about its class, habitat, range, and threats to its survival.


http://arttalk.theispot.com/index.php/topic,98631.0.html

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New York based Matt Mignanelli works in acrylic on panel to portray humorous characters within everyday situations. “I like to, in a lot of work, leave it open to the viewer to let the imagination run,” says Mignanelli. “With subtle but prominent overtones. I think it would take away from the piece if everything is showing. It allows people to relate to the piece and project themselves onto it, what they want to see in the piece.”

Clients include Camel Cigarettes, Easy Jet Airlines, Richmond Guide, Honolulu Magazine, Real Detroit Weekly, The Inlander, Rochester Insider, Sojourners Magazine, CSO Magazine, The Dubliner (Ireland), Disability Now (U.K.). He graduated with a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.


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Sibley/Peteet Design asked Mark Hess to bring to life a campaign featuring American Revolutionary War leaders as exemplars of high ideals. The idea was to present heroic historical quotes, coupled with traditional portraiture, to convey the strengths and purpose of their client, the 401K Company, a financial services firm. Follow the link and see how Mark offers insight into how the job was ultimately done… and originally won.


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Illustrator Michael Sloan has been following his personal vision through a remarkable series of graphic novels. His true north alter-ego, Professor Nimbus, has earned Michael a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators. Click through to hear Michael talk about the inspiration, process and future of his creation.


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Parisian illustrator Sophie Toulouse captures the beauty and uncertainty of life in her fantastic, seductive work. Toulouse is the quintessential digital artist, bringing lush graphic design to life.

Slightly wicked looking yet flowing and soft, her dreamy portrait/landscapes utilize ample portions of white space within the intricate linework to hint more at what lies beneath the surface than what actually sits on top.


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Jon Reinfurt was created in 1980 by a team of German engineers attempting to build the world’s largest robot. When the team unveiled their prototype to the scientific community they were met with harsh criticism and were ridiculed for creating a towering monstrosity that obviously could not function.

Unfortunately for everyone, Jon was fully operational, and the engineers had made a slight oversight by including lasers and “The Will to Dominate” into their design. This worked out well for Jon, who is currently invading the commercial illustration market and leaving only destruction in his wake.


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David Pohl is a guru, a DJ, an illustrator, a performance artist, an installation artist, a gardener and oh, yeah, a drummer! "I attempt to illustrate the idea of life as a divine process through which one can discover union with the Timeless. The Hindu concept of Puja (devotional reverence to God or Spirit) is referred to in these pieces, as they serve as a means of making connection between Individual and Universal Consciousness."

David’s work has been recognized by Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, Anerican Illustration, Print, Graphis and How magazines.


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In addition to a vibrant career that includes commissions from clients such as The New Yorker, Ralph Lauren and Continental Airlines, artist Jacob Thomas pursues his own personal vision via the graphic novel. Click through to see how he’s developed the cover of his latest collaboration, “Germ of a New Insanity”.


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If something is missing around Dave Wheeler’s house, it has probably been incorporated into a piece of art. In addition to pursuing assignment work, Dave is developing original art and products soon to be available at www.davewheeler.com . Dave is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, New York City. Prior to attending SVA he received an associates degree in Graphic Design/Illustration from Ricks College (now BYU Idaho).

Awards and recognition include: Creative Jolt, CASE Competition (Gold Award), Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Hearst Award (first Place), Print Regional Design Annual, Society for News Design (Gold Award, Award of Excellence), Society of Illustrators 3D Salon.


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“To be successful as an illustrator today,” says Doug Bowles, “you have to make work that can't be produced any other way.” Bowles graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1983, and since then has created images for several different clients for a variety of uses: books, postcards, posters, packages, in-store displays. Bowles' mixed-media paint and pastel images appear on everything from packages for Symantec's Internet Fast Find software to the Missouri Lottery's Lucky Dog scratch-off tickets.

His book work includes the cover for ‘Bondage,’ a novel by Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis, and ‘The Slightly Scary Halloween Flap Book,’ a children's book. Bowles won the Kansas Reading Association 2006-2007 Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award for his ‘S is for Sunflower’ childrens book.


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Chris Lane’s inks and watercolors successfully achieve whimsical satire as well as grim scenes of despair, all the while maintaining an engaging, quirky quality. He drinks a lot of coffee, eats a lot of pancakes, and is an outspoken penguin enthusiast. Chris is currently gearing up for world wide domination and would like to make it clear that all who oppose him will be crushed.

Lane graduated in 2005 from the California College of Arts and Crafts with a BFA in illustration. He has shown work in such bay area collectives as the Nexus Gallery, RPS Collective, LoBot Gallery, and Ego Park. He’s worked for such clients as The Seattle Metropolitan , The Pasadena Weekly , Kitchen Sink Magazine , The Philidelphia Enquirer , Nexus Gallery , Mamma Buzz Gallery , LoBot Gallery , Rock Paper Scissors , ABCo Gallery.


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London illustrator & designer Anne Smith crafts a sophisticated, richly colored, idiosyncratic, lovingly detailed, graphic gouache style- often incorporating painted type.

Her work can be found in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Int’l Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred N.Y., KPMG London, Boston Public Library, General Electric Co., Fidelity Investments, Boston, and het Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, the Netherlands. She’s been honored in Communication Arts, AR100’s “Best Illustrated Annual Reports,” and received fellowships from National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artist Fellowship.


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Gary Kempston’s saavy illustration work explores line and form. The London based artist experiments with the texture of the picture’s surface within his pieces, and also employs asymmetric composition and color contrasts.

His work’s been highlighted in the Big Book of Illustration Ideas. Clients include BBC, the Guardian, Marketing Week, Future Publishing, Granada Learning, The Telegraph, Readers Digest, and Mediamark.


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Anne Lukas, three dimensional cartoonist, inhabits a wildly creative and weirdly funny world. She uses a combination of materials and skills including digital photography and polymer clay to develop her wacky creature illustrations. Her unique style has developed as a result of experimenting in many mediums. Anne began her career as graphic designer working both in-house and freelance. She's a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Washington DC Illustrator's Club.



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How can you not love Nila Aye's art? Sparkling colors, perky, upbeat, delightful! Aye was born in Rangoon, Burma in 1972. Her family then moved to England in 1975. In 1992 she worked for 3 months in Vogue’s art department. Following this she studied Graphic Design at Central St Martins, specializing in illustration. A few of her clients include: Beau Monde Cards, Marks and Spencers, Paperchase, British Vogue, Tatler, Time Out, Telegraph Magazine, Harrods, Yorkshire Water, BBC, National Citer, Lucozade, Jacadi, Random House and Vigo cards amongst many others. She also illustrates a weekly column in You Magazine.


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Jill Calder's whimsical artwork takes over the April 16, 2007 issue of the New Yorker magazine with a narrative series of ads for Mass Mutual Financial Group. The New Yorker selected about 40 illustrators for Mass Mutual and their ad agency, Mullen, to choose from, which eventually whittled down to Jill; her job was to bring their concept to life.
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Emerging artist Phillip Fivel Nessen is already making waves in the industry. His work combines a forceful line, strong concepts and a rich emotional development.

Nessen’s work has been recognized in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 2006, Society of Illustrators’ Student Competition (2006-2007) and with an Art Directors Club scholarship in 2006.

Clients include the New York Times, Business Week, the LA Times, Yale Divinity School, Brooklyn Industries, Portland Mercury, The Stranger.


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Ward is showing large works on paper this coming June in Shanghai, China. In this interview, he talks about the difference between ART and illustration, and how they intersect in his work. The paintings discussed have a deep, raw energy that at first glance seem to have nothing to do with his illustration work. But look again and it all makes sense.


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Joe Rocco is a graduate of Art Center College of Design and has worked as an editorial illustrator for 18 years. He's currently writing and illustrating the weekly alternative strip "Fluffer & Nutter," seen in Seattle's "The Stranger". He's illustrated the column "Joe Bob's America," written by Joe Bob Briggs and distributed by The New York Times Syndicate, and for 10 years he self published and distributed his own cartoon "Enquiring Minds" with writing partner Mandy Foster to alternative newsweeklies in the United States and Canada.


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An English/German hybrid, born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1977, Serge grew up traveling between the UK and Asia, where his exposure to modern Chinese art, Mad magazine and a constant diet of MTV fuelled his desire to become an illustrator.

He currently resides in London working as a full time illustrator and typographer. Serge has worked on numerous projects from branding to logotypes. Clients include MTV, Vodafone, Match.com, Honda, Cartoon Network, Puma and the Glastonbury Festival.


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