Becker's Private Project

Hush, hush everyone, you didn't hear this from us!  Greg Becker recently completed a private and rather unusual commission from a couple wishing to commemorate their relationship. It was a very secretive project which involved illustrating a book of poems. Greg's dreamy and enchanting style is perfect for such a romantic gesture.

Jason Hawkins's Scrapbook

Equally comfortable creating in paint, pencils or via computer, without these tools Jason Hawkins would even be happy to draw in the sand. Jason Hawkins's Scrapbook.

Daniel O'Leary Gets Political

Take a look at this small selection of Daniel O'Leary's super portraits of some interesting figures, both in US and Middle East politics. He says of his paintings: "...The image of the nurse is of Nancy Pelosi (American Political figure), the second one is the president of Iran in a compromising position, betraying his statements that there are no homosexuals in his country and the third shows American political figure Sarah Palin, known for being .....less than a genius..."

The Return Of The Young Prince

Sarah Beetson wows us this month with this gorgeous illustration, part of a pitch commissioned by Marc Catala Rodas of Mucho. For the new follow-up book to The Little Prince, Sarah introduces her take on line and wash style, using a gouche wash to preserve her bright colour palette, we are all thrilled with the outcome. She says: "I really enjoyed doing them and hope they will open up more doors in the children's publishing world for me".

You Don't Know ...Jack Schitt

Published by Prion Books last month "You Don't Know...Jack Schitt"'s front cover is happily illustrated by Pete Pachoumis. As for the brief, Pete just focused on doing it quickly, it had a tight turnaround! See the book here.

Hello Beto

New to the stage this month, and an illustrator we welcome with a round of applause is Beto Campos from Brazil. Beto brings with him a portfolio full of lively and bold illustrations. He began his career as a traditional artist, hosting his first solo exhibition when he was only 14 years old, now with over 12 years of experience under his belt in advertising, design and concept art, his impressive portfolio of clients includes Disney, Stephen King and Adobe.

Karpushina and Armada

 

Masha Karpushina has delivered an outstanding project for Armada. The US based mega brand commissioned Masha to fulfill the design needs for their latest must have winter 10/11 product; the Men's AR7 skis. So good was the output that the design was then modified to suit Men's Apparel Jackets, the designs also appear on their website.

What's Up with Bec Winnel?

Bec Winnel has been keeping herself busy as usual. The beautiful portrait here was created for Cleo South Africa, she's been involved in Just Another Agency Group Show at 1000£Gallery in Melbourne, she was featured on Artist a Day, a very popular iGoogle widget, she was a finalist in the Illustration and Type category at the 2010 Quantm DesktopCreateAwards, and somehow Bec has also found the time to have some fun creating animated gifs, showing her drawing process!

VW Fairground

This fantastic image is part of Natalie Kilany's latest delivery, a campaign visual for VW via DDB London. Focusing on two of their family cars the Sharan and Touran, Natalie greatly enjoyed the brief which was to create two visually enticing lenticular posters; a forest scene and a fairground scene. In addition the brief requested designs for other collateral including a goodie bag with stickers for the brochure and a bingo car game. The posters and goodie bag can be seen in all local UK and Ireland Volkswagen dealerships.

The Talented Robert Carter

Here is the latest from prolific painter Robert Carter, a cover illustration completed for Briarpatch magazine on the topic of Capitalism and the impact on full-time, life long work.

Chris King's Scrapbook

Chris King shares the love of drawing in his sketchbook every day & how this process often proves an inspirational source for future ideas. Chris King's Scrapbook.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

This stunning piece of paper sculpture is fresh from the fingertips of in demand paper artist Gail Armstrong.

Commissioned by Macy's for their 84th Thanksgiving Day Parade, this complex image is being used for posters with elements of it featuring on their website. It was an incredibly complicated job which saw Gail working to please both Macy's and the big balloon clients. If anyone can do it, Gail can!

Michael Frith at The Chris Beetles Gallery

Our very own Michael Frith is going to be part of an illustrators' exhibition at The Chris Beetles Gallery.
'The Illustrators' will exhibit British Illustration 1870-2010.

This extraordinary exhibition covers the remarkable history of British illustration, from the witty sketchbook observations of Charles Doyle, through centuries of commissions for Punchmagazine to Quentin Blake’s distinctive illustrations for Roald Dahl’s The BFG.

Many of the artists included in this show are household names, and a particular highlight are two delightful Beatrix Potter sketches of Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten, characters from the tales which defined Potter’s career as an illustrator.
E H Shepard’s Winnie the Pooh makes a star appearance in a sketch entitled ‘Pooh and Piglet meet Mr Punch’. Another key feature of the show is Shepard’s pen and ink drawing depicting the moment when ‘Ratty and Mole call on Badger’ in Kenneth Grahame’s delightful The Wind in the Willows (1931). 


Works from the innovative 1890s illustrator Aubrey Beardsley constitute an exciting addition. They illustrate the 1893-94 edition of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur and demonstrate Beardsley’s liberation from his Victorian artistic peers.

We celebrate the most popular living cartoonist Ronald Searle with a range of artistic genius from his formidable career. Over forty of Searle’s works will be on display in the gallery, including his delightful contributions to the advertisements for Lemon Hart Rum, work for Punch and The New Yorker magazines, as well as his more recent humorous studies of cats.

This unique exhibition has the best of contemporary artists such as Quentin Blake, Paul Cox, Emma Chichester Clark, Oliver Jeffers and Nick Butterworth, creator of ‘Percy the Park-keeper’. Also featured in the exhibition are the lively watercolours of Michael Foreman, including illustrations for Michael Morpurgo’s Not Bad for a Bad Lad (2010) and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island (2009).

To satisfy more humorous tastes, there is The Times’s renowned political cartoonist Peter Brookes and pocket cartoonist Matt, whose drawings have enriched the pages of the Daily Telegraph since 1988.

It will be held from 20th November 2010 - 8th January 2010 (Monday - Saturday 10am - 5.30pm)

View Michael Frith's portfolio here.

Tiger Translate

An exciting piece of news from Dennis Juan Ma recently involves his entry for ‘Tiger Translate’ this year, part of his artwork will be used for the visual of next year's event in the theme of ‘Growth’.
Dennis says: "...Tiger Translate is Tiger Beer’s cross-cultural creative platform. It highlights Asia’s brightest creatives and facilitates collaboration with Western visionaries through a series of events, exhibitions and publications. We’ve scoured Asia’s visual art, design, music and photography scenes to find those who are pushing the limits in their respective fields...."

Paul Holland's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Paul Holland takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work. Paul Holland's Scrapbook

Hannah Davies on iphone

The talented Hannah Davies has recently been approached by Izozzi; an iphone and ipad cover company in the US to use her fantastic imagery for the products. Hannah as you can imagine is very excited! Her designs are just one more reason to purchase the popular gadgets. See Hannah's designs.

Matthew Hollings's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Matthew Hollings takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work. Matthew Hollings's Scrapbook

Nuno Da Costa's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Nuno DaCosta takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work.Nuno Da Costa's Scrapbook.

The Memories Project

Ben Tallon has just completed an illustration for the 'Memories' project which is a book of fully illustrated stories by either cancer survivors or people who have lost loved ones to cancer. The book will be sold in order to raise money for Maggies cancer charity.
Ben's story was about Antony Kitson, a designer who responded positively to the loss of his father and set up his own design company which has been doing well since. Ben says: ".... Lovely project to be involved with...."

Quick Video overview of Le Book Connections on Tuesday 10.11.10

Harry spot reporting from Le Book Connections

Claire Rollet in Glamour Magazine

Claire Rollet appears in December's Glamour magazine, which is out now. Claire created  a perfume ad for DKNY done as a City guide for Greenwich Village New York - what you can find there from shops to celebrities. Claire says"...It was a really fun project to work on. Layla Kamlani's art direction was precise, she was a real pleasure to work with..."

Xiao Xin's Scrapbook

Shanghai based illustrator Xiao Xin shares his love of animals & portraying them in his artwork. Xiao Xin's Scrapbook.

Are you going to Le Book Connections?

If so please drop by and say hello...we would love to see you.

Also we are running a Prize Draw and the prizes are worth a moment or two:

Resources of Autism

Derek Bacon has had a print of one of his pictures auctioned recently, along with works donated by Peter Blake, Anish Kapoor and Mary McCartney.  Derek was asked by the charity "Resources for Autism" if he would participate in their art exchange, which he did! To see a report on the event click here.

Ben Tallon's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Ben Tallon takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work. Ben Tallon's Scrapbook.

Kleenex Feelings Campaign Update

Congratulations to Gail Armstrong, the paper sculpture illustrator who created these fabulous illustrations for JWT for Kleenex. They have received 3 more awards! 


1 Gold in WPP Crème de la Créme ( All agencies of the WPP group, it is enormous)
1 Gold (art direction) in LIA (London International Festival)
1 Silver (category) in LIA (London International Festival)

See Gail Armstrong's full portfolio here.

Peter Thom's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Peter Thom takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work.
Peter Thom's Scrapbook

Manhattan Magazine

Just Published  is this stunning illustration by Christian David Moore for Manhattan Magazine. The commission was for an NYC party scene, a glamourous one at that!

Sarah Beetson's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Sarah Beetson takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires her to create her amazingly popular work.
Sarah Beetson's Scrapbook

Emma Rios's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Emma Rios takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires her to create her amazingly popular work.

Emma Rios's Scrapbook

Chris Boyd's Scrapbook

Chris Boyd tells of how his love of Charles Schulz & his creation of Peanuts & Snoopy played a part in inspiring him to design characters.
Chris Boyd's Scrapbook

FRAME X FRAME Yoplait Disney Ads

More fun animations from Alan Miles, this is one of four pieces done for children's TV channel Disney Playhouse advertising Wildlife Yoghurts. WATCH IT.

FRAME X FRAME E4 Cyclist

Adam Larkum produces a quality animation for E4's competition, sound effects courtesy of his trusty old bike! WATCH IT.

Claire Rollet's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Claire Rollet takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires her to create her amazingly popular work.
Claire Rollet's Scrapbook

Kat on Your Wall

Kat Cameron is the artist behind this contemporary illustration, in collaboration with The Wall Sticker Company, Australia.

Designed to bring impact and style to homes, businesses and events, the range of 32 designs are a quirky mix of Japanese cuteness with a Scandinavian folk art influence. Kat's Wall Sticker Range.

FRAME X FRAME Ritz Factory

Take a look at Katmo's glorious Ritz production line, commissioned for the Ritz Cracker website. WATCH IT.