Kirsten Rothbart very recently sent me a link to her Tumblr. She’s a German illustrator studying Illustration and Comic Art at the School of Art And Design in Kassel, Germany. She is inspired by popular culture and fashion, two things that…
Fickle Fate is the moniker for Timothy Hunt, illustrator and creator. His offbeat, very simple illustrations hold little regard for traditional rendering. Great! I think it’s much more fun that way. I know what a person looks like. I’m interested…
I was recently interviewed by Fish Indie, and one of their questions asked my advice for aspiring artists who want to get their work featured on blogs (like this one). I said that you have to put your work out there.…
Sorry for the radio silence this week. I was busy prepping for my MFA thesis talk! It’s over now and I’m one step closer to graduating. I discovered the work of Sophie Roach because she followed my Twitter account for…
I am swamped today, prepping for the opening of Long Form this Thursday on eyra, my online illustration gallery. So, for now, I leave you with a piece that will be appearing in the show. It’s Deli Boy Blues by John…
Via Thumbtack Press’s Tumblr, I discovered the illustrations of Ville Savimaa. Originally a graphic designer, he finds illustrating his preferred way of expressing himself. His character-driven works employ soft colors and curvy lines, and my eye gets lost when…
Image via Cotton and Flax. Last week, Lisa and I were the villains of the post office. We had over 50 parcels to mail for our Kickstarter campaign, and were at the front counter for the better part of an hour putting stamps…
I had the pleasure of working with Yehteh (AKA Philipp Dornbierer) on the Píccolo Print Project earlier this year. I’ve admired his illustrations for a long time. He is able to translate the human form into stylized and well-designed illustrations. For a really…
Sarah Andreacchio is an illustrator based in France. Her bright, shape-driven works appear in the children’s market, as patterns, as posters, and as editorial illustrations. Her style is one that doesn’t have to have an overly-complicated analysis of…
Thanks to Helen Dardik’s Pinterest, I discovered the illustrations of Aleksandra Niepsuj. They are generally minimal in color with use of some photographic elements in digital collage. Flat yet energetic, chaotic yet ordered, I find these illustrations nicely designed,…