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Michael Wertz. Dog Dreams. 2009. Letterpress.
Looking forward to his Dog Dreams book release. Michael lives and works in Oakland, California with his husband, musician and programmer Andrew Cowitt and their dog Olive.
Tags: Illustration, Letterpress, Michael Wertz
Ty Wilkins is a designer and illustrator living in Wichita, Kansas.
Ty Wilkins. Fox.
Tags: Illustration, Ty Wilkins
With his new book, Ramayana: A Divine Loophole, Sanjay Patel, a Pixar animator has transposed this ancient epic to a new era – one that is totally hip and in the tradition of artists such as Tim Biskup and Charley Harper.
A transplant from Southern California to the San Francisco Bay Area, Sanjay is an amazing illustrator, great friend and wonderful human being. Check out more of his work at GheeHappy.
Sanjay Patel. Ramayana Cover. Chronicle Books. 2010.
Sanjay Patel. Ravana's Penance. Chronicle Books. 2010.
Sanjay Patel. Ravana Encounters Jatayu. Chronicle Books. 2010.
Tags: Illustration, Ramayana, Sanjay Patel
Il Sung Na: Korean-born illustrator, works in Britain.
Il Sung Na. The Thingamabob. 2010.
Il Sung Na. Zzzzz, A Book of Sleep. 2009.
Tags: Il Sung Na, Illustration, Inspiration
I was recently blown away by Junzo Terada’s Animals at Work and Play Journal (2009, Chronicle Books). I couldn’t find any more information on this amazing artist other than his playful images.
Junzo Terada. Animals at Work and Play Journal. 2009
Junzo Terada. Happy Animal Time Postcard Book. 2009
Junzo Terada. Book of Imaginary Books, Hon no Hon (Le Livre du Livre).
Junzo Terada. Nature Morte Owl.
Tags: Illustration, Inspiration, Junzo Terada
A self-taught artist, he began his career in the early 90s by aggressively blanketing New York City’s streets and doorways with strips of brightly colored wheat-pasted posters. More at Phil Frost: Staking his Claim.
Phil Frost
Phil Frost
Tags: Art, Illustration, Inspiration, Phil Frost
Lou Romano. Ellie's Mural. 2005-2008. Gouache.
Lou Romano. Tepui Study. 2005-2008. Gouache.
Lou Romano’s artwork for Pixar’s UP, is integral to my favorite story from Pixar.
Tags: Featured Artist, Lou Romano
Jamini Roy (1887 – 1972) was one of the first painters whose work I absolutely loved (and do). He is from my home state of West Bengal, and rebelled against the traditional western influences “realism” of the time, and found inspiration in the folk art of Bengal instead – the Kalighat pot painting in particular. The Kalighat pot painting tradition is identified by its flat earthy colors, bold graphic forms with minor embellishment, and is apparent in his work.
He is also one of the first and rare painters who believed art shouldn’t belong only in museums and the elite, but also the common folk. To this end, he sold his works very cheaply.
Jamini Roy. Mother and Child. Gouache on fabric mounted on board. 16 5/8 x 11 in. (42.4 x 28 cm.).
Jamini Roy. Crucifixion. Tempera on canvas. 28 x 38 in.
Tags: Art, Illustration, Inspiration, Jamini Roy
Camille Rose Garcia was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California and grew up in the generic suburbs of Orange County, visiting Disneyland and going to punk shows with the other dissenchanted youth of that era. Her paintings of creepy cartoon children living in wasteland fairy tales are critical commentaries on the failures of capitalist utopias. (From her website)
Camille Rose Garcia. Subterranean Orphans. 2004. Giclee prints on Canvas.
Created in 2004 for BLAB! Magazine, this 3 part print tells the story of animals that retreat underground to escape the ultraviolence of humans.
Camille Rose Garcia. Pharmaceuticool. 2003. Giclee prints on archival watercolor paper.
Created in 2003 for BLAB! Magazine, this 4 part print examines the highs and lows of pill popping and depression in America.
Camille Rose Garcia. Who's Afraid of the Peppermint Man. 2003.
Created in 2002 for BLAB! magazine’s New and Used Collection, published by Fantagraphics Books, this 6 page story chronicles the creepy factory shenanigans of The Peppermint Man.
Check out her other book The Magic Bottle. I love it.
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