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| a2582 | lindalongmire@cox.net | Bio | Linda Longmire brings a whimsical sensibility to her sought after drawings. From her Phoenix, Arizona studio, she creates illustrations for children’s books and products. Her bright colors and graphic patterns combine for an edgy, hip take on modern life and are sure to make you smile. From cool kids to hip animals Linda’s illustrative art has broad appeal largely because she focuses on what she knows best. Like all successful artists much of what Linda creates comes from inspirations within her own life. Linda grew up on a farm in central Illinois and graduated from the University of Arizona with a BFA in graphic design. |
| Alan Witschonke | alanwits@comcast.net | type of art work | Realistic work for fictional or non-fiction children's books. Working in oils or watercolor dyes. |
| amtraveria | amtraveria@gmail.com | Published Works | -"Crafting A Business" - serial illustration accompanying articles by Jenny Hart on venuszine.com -Various Illustrations and Designs for children's apparel and products for Outhouse Custom and PrePrint -Advertising and product illustration for various companies including SXSW, Comida Deluxe Restaurants, Artistic Imports, Three Muses School of Fine Art |
| Andi Butler | andi@mrsbillustrations.com | type of art work | digital children's illustration retro pop |
| Andy J Smith | Andy@AndyJSmithillustration.com | Bio | I’m an illustrator in Newburyport, MA. I currently have eleven published titles. Before children's books, I worked as an animator and character designer on TV shows like 'Courage the Cowardly Dog' and Mo Willems' 'Sheep in the Big City'. I've also taught high school and college art. Right now, I'm busy writing and illustrating a handful of new picture books. |
| Ange7894 | Ange7894@aol.com | Bio | I've been drawing since I can remember, but the love for children's books didn't hit me until just a few years ago. After years of pursuing the wrong field, I finally discovered that illustration was where my true passion was. In college I took the children's book class and immediately found a love for the industry. Once I immersed myself in the world, I was astounded at how many beautifully illustrated books there were out there, and it was inspiring. Since graduating in 2005, I've continued pursuing the filed, and have done a few commissioned pieces. I have a few book ideas of my own that I'd like to see published one day, and I am continuing to update my portfolio with newer pieces. |
| Ann Iosa | Iosa34@aol.com | Published Works | "People Who Help," Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, "Ben Has To Go," Harcourt School Publishers, "Pirates Jumbo color and activity book/Pirates sound story book," Meredith Book, "Jobs Around My Neighborhood," me + mi Publishing, "I Need a Little Help," Children's Press, "Doll Hospital," Scholastic series, and "The Wind in the Willows," Barns & Noble series. |
| Ann Remen-Willis | ann_remen_willis@annremenwillis.com | Published Works | MAGAZINES American Girl, Babybug, Boston Magazine, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Ladybug, Southern Living, Spider PUBLISHERS Addison Wesley, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, Brainstorm, Benzinger, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Group Publishing, Hampton-Brown/National Geographic, Harcourt School Publishers, Houghton Mifflin, Klutz, Northwestern Publishing House, PCI Educational Publishing, Pearson Education, Picture Window Books, Pleasant Company, Quarasan!, Reader's Digest Books for Young Families, SRA/McGraw-Hill, TCI, WGBH Television, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, Zaner-Bloser AGENCIES Aptara, Dinardo Design, FDG Creative, GGS Design (formerly Design 5 Creative), JDI Apollo, Mazer, Morgan-Cain, Sallie Baldwin GAMES/PUZZLES Hasbro, Mattel, Ravensberger |
| Anne Jewett | anne@annejewett.com | Bio | Anne is a freelance illustrator and writer who loves to create visually stimulating artwork for children. She studied illustration at Columbus College of Art and Design and is a member of Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. Her first picture book will be out Fall 2008. |
| Anne-Marie Perks | annemarieillus@gmail.com | Bio | Anne-Marie Perks has worked as a designer and an illustrator for publishers, design studios and corporations. Her watercolour paintings have won awards in various juried exhibitions in the United States. In December 2008, she graduated with an MA in Children's Illustration from the North Wales School of Art and Design. |
| anniewilkinson | annie@anniewilkinson.com | Bio | Annie Wilkinson is the youngest of eight children and the mother of two. She works in a variety of mediums including traditional and digital, creating bright and whimsical illustrations for both books and products. She also has a background in design and as a fine artist, two skills that she calls upon quite frequently when illustrating. She is currently working on her own picture book. |
| Argoff Patti | pattiargoff@sbcglobal.net | personal web address | http://www.childrensillustrators.com/pattiargoff |
| artistadonna | childrensbook13@aol.com | Country | United States |
| Ashley Mims | ashley@melissaturk.com | Bio | Ashley Mims is new to the children's book world after changing her art focus after a successful run in animation. Having been taught to view things from a cinematic angle, the perspective in her illustrations is still very influenced by this. She graduated with a BFA from the Atlanta college of Art, and her work can be seen in the feature film “Titan A.E.”, as well as the magazine “ASPCA Communications”. |
| Aya Tsai | aya.tsai@gmail.com | Province/Region | Children book, Picturebook, Illustration , art |
| Barbara Dessi | bardessi@gmail.com | personal web address | http://www.childrensillustrators.com/illustrator.cgi/bardessi |
| Barbara Gibson | barbara@barbaragibson.com | Bio | As an artist/illustrator, I have been freelancing in the Baltimore-Washington area for 30 years, working extensively in many areas including children's picturebooks, wildlife and natural history, portraiture, cartoons and equine illustration. My drawings and paintings have appeared in many different internationally recognized magazines and have been featured in more than four dozen books for major publishers and institutions. In addition, many of my illustrations have also appeared on greeting cards, puzzles, textile design, calendars, games & mazes, posters, t-shirts, stained glass, and in museum audio-visual displays |
| Barbara Pollak | barbara@happypix.com | Bio | Barbara Pollak is an Illustrator, Painter and Author who lives in the sunny Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco with her husband, their young children, one cat and two tropical fish. Since becoming a full time freelancer in 1995, her work has appeared in publications like Fortune, Seventeen, Girl's Life, Time For Kids, TWIST, Business 2.0, the Utne Reader, the Wall Street Journal, Newsday and numerous others. She has also created cards, posters, games and textbook illustrations for children and teen markets. In 2000, she illustrated her first book, "Girl Stuff" for Harcourt Brace/Gulliver. Since then, she has gone on to illustrate the pre-teen book series "DISH" (Penguin Putnam/ Grosset & Dunlop), "Betty's Book of Laundry Secrets" (Rodale Press) and "Barefoot in Fire". Recently, Ms. Pollak wrote and illustrated her first picture book for younger audiences about gardening, community and food. Our Community Garden was published in 2004. She is currently working on her next book for kids about a girl who has lots of pockets. In her free time she enjoys traveling, painting and collecting Japanese fashion magazines. |
| Barbara Spurll | barbara@barbaraspurll.com | Bio | Barbara's family traded the English fog for the wind-chill factor of Winnipeg, Canada when she was three-and-a-half. She survived the winters and Cream of Wheat, eventually moving east to Toronto to study art at the Artists' Workshop, the New School of Art and George Brown College. Barbara's humorous style has been said to portray "animals with attitude". Barbara has illustrated many children’s picture books including Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!, Emma’s Eggs and others commissioned by publishers such as Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Scholastic Inc., Oxford University Press, Clarion and Zonderkidz. |
| beckydenny | becky@beckydenny.com | Bio | Deeply rooted by family and place, Becky Denny is an artist and designer whose work is found on products for the home. The Becky Denny brand has grown from limited edition, handpainted ceramic pieces to icensed, branded collections in the tabletop, giftware, stationery, and home decor product categories. Her home studio is constantly inhabited by children, dogs, cats, neighbors, and occasionally her husband Tim, with whom she has lived and worked for 20 years. |
| Beffy | bandb@wdemail.com | Bio | Beth Foster Wiggins grew up loving to draw in rural Indiana. She now makes her home and studio in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado with her husband and son. She holds a B.F.A. from the University of Oklahoma, and has worked as a graphic designer as well as a freelance illustrator. In the course of her career she has illustrated children's books, greeting cards, and magazines, in addition to privately commissioned pieces. Beth is an avid gardener, loves nature and animals, and has a rich imagination, all of which lend inspiration to her work. |
| benoit laverdiere | laverdierebenoit270@yahoo.ca | Bio | Self-taught,I work as a freelance over twenty years. My style of artwork and my sensibilities give something different and great feelings to my art works. I work for children's book over ten years and each times it give me great pleasure. |
| Benton Mahan | benmahan@earthlink.net | Bio | I have been a free lance illustrator for more years than I want to remember. I live on a farm in Ohio and teach at the Columbus College of Art and Design, in Columbus Ohio. My illustrations have appeared in many magazines and children's books. |
| Beppe Giacobbe | b.giacobbe@beppegiacobbe.com | Bio | Beppe Giacobbe graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and then continued his studies in New York at the School of Visual Arts. Although eventually returning to Milan, Beppe's palette reflects the lights of his beloved homeland of Sicily. Beppe's work is regularly winning awards in all the major U.S. and Italian annuals. Beppe is especially pleased that United Airlines currently includes his work in their illustrated campaigns; his imagery has regularly been on Travelsmith catalog covers; and his award winning graphic author portraits are covers for Rizzoli's classics. Beppe loves illustrating children's books... his depictions of city noises for Clang Clang!, was just published by Simon & Schuster. Aside from illustrating, Beppe enjoyed 12 years of teaching at the European Institute of Design and always makes time for sculpting from knick-knacks and pieces of wood he finds along his walks. |
| BERNARD ADNET | badnet@mindspring.com | Bio | BERNARD ADNET is represented by CRAVEN DESIGN, Inc. Please contact: Meryl Jones 212-288-1022 cravendesign@mac.com www.cravendesignstudios.com Bernard Adnet illustrates children's books, text books, packaging, game boards... Well, he'll illustrate just about anything related to kids. Born in the French Alps, Bernard grew up in a large family. With 8 nieces and nephews, he had lots of practice drawing for kids. After college, the time came for Bernard to leave his small mountain village to study Fine Arts in Paris. There he met his American singersongwriter wife-to-be. That summer she brought him to New York City to meet her family. More people lived in her parents' apartment building than in his entire village! Bernard loved New York so much they decided to stay. An amateur of food and wine, Bernard cooks for his family everyday and loves preparing elaborate meals for his friends. For over twenty years, Bernard has enjoyed working as a freelance illustrator in New York City where he lives with his wife, Jennifer and their two little boys, Félix and Théodore. |
| Bernhard Oberdieck | info@kinderbuchillustration.com | type of art work | I´m spezialising in magical, fantasy, realistic children's book illustration, painterly, watercolor, colored pencil, pastel, animals, people, fiction and nonfiction illustrations. |
| Beth Foster Wiggins | wiggins@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Stylized, Whimsical, Colored Pencil |
| Beverly Evans | sunket77@yahoo.com | Bio | A long awaited career and life long dream of cartooning may actually come to pass... After marrying young and starting a family I put my dream on hold for a while. Illustrating for children's books will help me live out that aspiration and help bottle my imagination ... |
| Bob Zuba | zubartist@aol.com | Bio | The innovative technique of award-winning American artist Bob Zuba is a fusion of texture and embedded color with strong imaginative design that communicates conceptual concepts with a lucid statement. His approach is sophisticated, journalistic and humorous and illustrates an array of contemporary issues. He received a BFA in Communication Design from Kutztown University in 1982 and post-graduate study with the Illustrators Workshop in 1983 and 1987, followed by a AAS in Computer Graphics from Luzerne College in 1999. His illustrations have been published for, children's posters, calendars, design firms, books, newspapers, advertising agencies and magazines across the United States and internationally for over twenty years. His roster of clients include The Washington Post, American Airlines, Chicago Tribune The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Warner Books, Viking Penguin, Harper Collins, J. Walter Thompson, PC World Communications, Pressley Jacobs Design, CMP Publications/New York/Paris, Scholastic Inc., Time Warner, McCall's Publishing, The Society of Illustrators/New York, Rodale Press Inc., McGraw-Hill, Capital Cities ABC, The Wall Street Journal and many more. He received many prestigious awards from The New York Art Directors Club, The Society of Illustrators of New York, Print Magazine, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, The Philadelphia Art Directors Club, The Visual Club, Page One Publishing/Singapore and American Illustration. Additional group exhibitions have taken place at The Society of Illustrators of New York for the 911 Prevailing Human Spirit show and Vgogh Gallery. He has also exhibited at the annual Society of Illustrators of New York Show, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles and The New York Art Directors Club. He is the original founder of Zubism and continues to use many art forms to express this technique; clay sculpture being one. |
| BOOKMAKERS | gayle@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | children's book illustration |
| Brian Ajhar | brian@ajhar.com | Bio | What Reviews have said followed by BIO: “Clever, insightful, sensical, nonsensical, knowing, amusing, wacky, witty."_The New York Times Book Review "Ajhar's frisky drawings add to the mayhem.” -- Publishers Weekly "The comical pen-and-ink cartoons will bring additional giggles."_School Library Journal "You'll be amused by Brian Ajhar's appropriately humorous artwork."_KB SHAW, Publisher Short Bio : Since graduating from Parsons School of Design in 1980, Brian Ajhar’s work has found its way into most national magazines, and publications over the past 25 years ranging from Time, Newsweek, Forbes, to "The Wall Street Journal". His watercolor and ink illustrations are known for their whimsical satire and are influenced by 19th century European political satirists and book illustrators. He has created illustrations for Advertising campaigns in the US and abroad and worked on projects Designing Characters for TV and Film. His work has been included in many books about illustration including "The Illustrator in America." which he is featured as one of 30 illustrators during the 1990s. His Children’s Books include the New York Times Best Seller "The Giggler Treatment" published by Arthur Levine. "Scarlet Angelina Wolverton-Manning", "A Bursts of Firsts", "Rover Saves Christmas", “The Meanwhile Adventures”, "Home on the Range”, and "Pinocchio" which was developed from a 35 minute film he did that aired on Showtime. Brian new children’s book is called “Gone With The Wand” published by Orchard/Scholastic. He is He has taught at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, The University of Hartford, and is frequently a guest lecturer and professor at Syracuse University. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, two children and a yellow lab called Vanilla. www.ajhar.com. |
| Brian Demeter | brian@briandemeter.com | Bio | Brian Demeter is an artist / illustrator. His wonderfully whimsical creations have been used in many children’s publishing arenas, as well as several fine art venues. “I love the feeling that I get when a piece of artwork is finished and allowed to start living!” Brian lives and works in Orlando FL, with his wife Lindsay and cat Alex. |
| Brian Payne | bpayne63@verizon.net | Bio | Brian D. Payne is a full time artist whose life long love of art has brought him to realize his dream of being a professional artist. A graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Brian is currently freelancing his talents in both the commercial art and fine art fields. Watercolor and water based media are his specialty as he combines a love of nature, sometimes humor, and always an expressive style to incorporate into his unique art. Landscapes, floral, wildlife, and children are just some of the subject matter he enjoys to paint while he admits that it is hard to categorize him into any one. From his home based studio in Girard, PA, this life long resident of Northwest Pennsylvania is constantly inspired by the world around him. Through his art, Brian welcomes the viewer into his world and invites them to explore the next inspiration just around the corner. |
| C. Shana Greger | shanagreger@bellsouth.net | Bio | Originally from CT, I earned my BFA from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, incorporating an exchange to Parsons in New York, in 1980. I've been working as a professional artist since...I started out as a freelance illustrator for publishing, editorial and design markets- and did everything from computer graphics for the Bank of Boston, to exhibition graphics for museum design; op-ed illustration for the Boston Globe; courtroom drawing; figurines for Disney . . . to being an artist on an archaelogical dig in Jordan. By 1990, I had settled into children's trade and textbook illustration, and also began doing my own writing, focusing on multicultural and creation story themes. I moved to New Mexico, drawn by multicultural elements and the landscape, which I wanted to paint. In 1995, I moved back east to North Carolina, where I have lived since. I show my current "Waterfall" paintings in Asheville's own, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery. I also show my original illustrations and continue my book work, for children's books- and other book markets. I have pursued related fine arts projects- such as a Public Arts Commission to produce two 300 sq ft murals for the Children's Section of the new Greensboro Public Library (Vision Quest); a mural for the Greensboro Cultural Center followed. I enjoy the diversity of projects I take on...I am especially happy when my more "commercial work" mirrors my dedication to archetype and symbol, and appreciate the balance derived from working as both a painter and an illustrator. |
| CA Nobens | canobens@uscorp.net | Bio | I've been illustrating for children's books and products, as well as whimsical products for adults, for 30 years. I have broad experience in educational materials, toys, games, paper products, 3-D products, advertising and editorial art. I work in watercolor with colored pencil, as well as digital line, line-and-fill and color. |
| CarlaDaly | carla@carladaly.com | type of art work | I sell wall art for children from my website CarlaDaly.com. My work is colorful and vibrant with an animal theme. |
| Carol Newsom | newsom@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Realistic, Watercolor |
| carolkoala | carolkoala@hotmail.com | Published Works | I Don't Want To Clean My Room (Dutton) All About Adoption: How Families Are Made and What Kids Feel About It (Magination Press) Mom, Dad, Come Back Soon! (Magination Press) Nick is Sick (Barron's) Why I Love You God (Concordia House) Ah-Choo (Scholastic) Flip Flap Sugar Snap (Kindermusik) Easel Art (Building Blocks) Play With Big Boxes (Building Blocks) Play With Small Boxes (Building Blocks) On Track To Kindergarten (Building Blocks) Ladybug Click Babybug Highlights for Children High Five McGraw-Hill (educational) Scott Foresman (educational) MacMillan (educational) Harcourt (educational) My Weekly Reader (educational) Scholastic (educational) SRA (educational) |
| cathi mingus | cmingart@earthlink.net | type of art work | tween and children's digital illustration. Specializing in all things "girly"! |
| Cathy Morrison | cathy_morrison@wilkinsonstudios.com | Bio | My interest in drawing began about the same time I could tell a crayon from a cookie. I've always worked as an illustrator, first as an animator, then graphic designer and illustrator for editorial advertising and marketing. But now I've found my calling as a children's book illustrator and plan to live happily ever after. Most of my illustrations are drawn digitally on a Cintiq 21UX in Painter. Earlier historical fiction trade books are rendered in colored pencil. Much of my work for educational publishers is in watercolor creating an edgy, loose style for a fun and whimsical feeling. In either style my characters accurately portray a variety of ethnicity without being stereotypical. Books awards include three I-Parenting Media Awards, Children's Book Sense 76-Recommended List, Forward Magazine's Awards for Book of the Year, Independent Publisher Magazine's Juvenile Fiction Award, Parent's Choice Designation as "Outstanding. and a bronze medal for 2007 MoonBeam Children's Book Award." I'm a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and Picturebookartists.org. |
| Cathy Pavia | pavia@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Animals, Adults, Fairy Tale, Watercolor |
| CATugeau | chris@catueau.com | Bio | in business over 15 years representing around 35 NorthAmerican artists for the children's publishing market...trade books, mass market, and educational products. |
| Cheri Lynn Riley | rileys@fidnet.com | Bio | I have worked in the graphic arts field for almost 20 years and would like to follow my dream of illustrating for children's enjoyment. |
| Cheryl Welch | welchdesign@aol.com | Bio | My illustrative focus has been two-fold—designing for surface/textiles and for children’s picture books. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with some great clients, and have illustrated product-driven textiles for Hasbro, packaging for Fisher-Price, and a Kindergarten Reader for Scott-Foresman. Whatever the project, my goal is to create art that inspires thought, evokes a smile, and serves a purpose. Whether creating a funny character or an everyday object, I use unusual colors, lines that sometimes don’t connect and seemingly impossible patterns jig-sawed together to become a strange and perfect new world filled with humor and surprise. |
| CherylKirkNoll | ckirknoll@cox.net | Bio | Cheryl has illustrated over 20 books, focusing on multicultural and historic themes. Her files overflow with research from stories for publishers such as Scholastic and Harcourt, including Japanese, Korean, and Chinese folktales, immigrant stories (from Ellis to Angel Islands) and many more. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where she now teaches and advises for the CE Children’s Book certificate program. |
| cheyer | carolheyer@verizon.net | Bio | Carol Heyer has written and/or illustrated twenty-six children’s picture books. Most recently, “HUMPHREY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS”, published by Ideals Children’s Books. To date over one million five hundred thousand of Heyer's picture books have been sold. Heyer is listed in Contemporary Author’s, Who’s Who in America, etc. |
| Chrissy Fanslau | chrissy@coldsnapstudio.com | type of art work | digital mixed media Cartoon Board Books Novelty Books Children's Books Licensing Advertising |
| CHRISTINE JENNY | cjenny1@bluewin.ch | Bio | Christine Jenny a designer and fine artist who lived and worked in New York City for twenty five years. After receiving a Masters Degree in painting from Columbia University, School of the Arts, she continued her studies at the School of Visual Arts in graphic design and children’s book illustration. Her career to date has encompassed a comprehensive range of works from picture books to book cover design. In 2005 a illustration was selected in the special event “Illustrating Andersen” at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Today as a native of Switzerland she lives with her dog and cat in Basel where she continues to work as a freelance artist and enjoys wherever a challenge takes her. Christine Jenny is represented by Craven Design Inc. Please contact: Meryl Jones 212.288.1022 cravendesign@mac.com www.cravendesignstudios.com |
| Christine Schneider | christy@yellowpencilstudio.com | Bio | Christine M. Schneider grew up in Colorado and graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the University of Kansas in the United States. Christy owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc., an illustration and design studio. Some of her picture books for children include "Picky Mrs. Pickle," "Saxophone Sam and His Snazzy Jazz Band," "Under Construction," and "Look for Ladybugs." Christy lives in Lawrence, Kansas with her husband and daughter. To see more of her work, please visit her website at http://www.yellowpencilstudio.com. Partial client list: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Creative Teaching Press Highlights for Children Houghton Mifflin Company Intervisual Books/Piggy Toes Press Loyola Press Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Nick Jr. Magazine Oxford University Press Quarasan Scholastic Scott Foresman/Pearson Education Sesame Street Magazine Sopris West Walker & Company Weekly Reader Working Mother |
| Christopher Moroney | moroneys@ix.netcom.com | Bio | Christopher Moroney launched his illustration career in the Boston area under the guidance of his father, James Moroney. Since that time Christopher has designed and illustrated for hundreds of clients worldwide. In recent years Christopher has focused on Children's book illustration, with over 100 titles to his credit. In addition, Christopher has contributed to the development of Sesame Workshops's international character art for India and Mexico. He currently lives in San Antonio , Texas with his wife and assistant, Covita Moroney. |
| Christopher Wurth | christopher@christopherwurth.com | Bio | clients ag.com American Greetings Amscan Children's Digest Children's Playmate Freeze GL: Girl's Life Humpty Dumpty's Magazine OMHS PARC foundation Turtle |
| Christy Hale | christyha@aol.com | Bio | Christy Hale holds a B.A. in fine arts and M.A.T. in education from Lewis & Clark College, as well as a B.F.A. in illustration and graphic design from Pratt Institute. After many years working as a designer and art director in children’s book publishing, she now works as a freelancer to pursue illustration and writing. Christy lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter. Christy has illustrated numerous award-winning trade titles, Web sites, including the National Museum of American Art Web site, cookbooks, magazines, and educational materials. Among her clients are: Lodestar/Dutton, Simon & Schuster, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Greenwillow, August House, Little, Brown, and Scholastic. For Lee & Low Books Christy illustrated the award winning Elizabeti series. (Elizabeti’s Doll, 1998) “A little slice of perfection --Publisher’s Weekly starred review (Mama Elizabeti, 2000) “The illustrations bring this world alive. Hale perfectly captures the spontaneity and totality of a toddler’s love, and the intimacy among family members is heartwarming and palpable. This is a loving, sensitive book to be shared and cherished.” --School Library Journal starred review (Elizabeti’s School, 2002) “Hale’s mixed-media illustrations are once again striking in their juxtaposition of softly speckled backgrounds with brightly patterned fabrics; here they match even more exactly the intimate quality of the text, with effective use of close-ups and warm family groupings.” --The Horn Book Magazine |
| Christy Stallop | Christy@ChristyStallop.com | Published Works | There's a Yak in My Bed Fairy Tales, Story-Time Treasury Children's Bilingual Coloring Book |
| Claude Martinot | claudemartinot@verizon.net | Published Works | The frogs and Their Monster, A siddha Yoga Publication Keep S'myelin, Quarterly magazine for children, published by the National MS Society |
| Craig Orback | liz@lizsanders.com | Bio | Craig Orback is a freelance children’s book illustrator living in the Northwest and received his B.F.A. in illustration from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle in 1998. He has illustrated Nature's Paintbox, The Can Man, Keeping The Promise A Torah's Journey and other award winning children's books. Some of his clients have included Simon and Schuster, McGraw Hill, Harcourt, Lerner Publishing, Lee & Low Books and Scholastic Inc. He teaches children's book illustration and oil painting at several local colleges. In his free time he enjoys painting landscapes and sharing his books with kids during school and library visits. |
| Cristina Acosta | Cristina@CristinaAcosta.com | Bio | Cristina Acosta is painter, writer and designer receiving national acclaim for her artwork. Born in Los Angeles, Acosta earned her BFA in Painting from the University of Oregon in 1988 and resides in Bend, Oregon. Her artistry is featured in a variety of books and magazines, including her successful art book, Paint Happy! She illustrated the children’s book, When Woman Became the Sea, and contributed to many other books and periodicals including Artist Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful, Latina magazine, Good Housekeeping, and Woman’s Day home design publications. Museums, galleries and collectors nationwide exhibit or collect her work. |
| Damian Ward | dotward@gmail.com | type of art work | pastel, digital, perspective, education, kids, children, animals, whimsical |
| Dan Santat | dsantat@yahoo.com | Bio | Dan Santat is a children's book author/illustrator and creator of the Disney animated series "The Replacements" |
| Dan Sharp | drsart@comcast.net | Bio | Dan attended Michigan State University where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art. Finding a niche in the world of children's art, he's enjoyed great success and fulfillment illustrating and pleasing art directors and clients for more than twenty years. Dan is extremely versatile and reliable, thoroughly acclimated in the world of digital art, and truly understands the needs and challenges art directors have. As one recently put it, "Dan is a dream to work with". In his free time, Dan enjoys cycling the rural roads of Michigan where he's logged about 10,000 miles over the last several years on his beloved carbon fiber racing bike, as well as other athletic pursuits such as softball, golf and wallyball (Yes, there is such a sport, and it's intense). He also plays guitar (so- so), and has built several acoustic instruments from scratch. He is a member of the Guild of American Luthier's. |
| dancingpencil | jeff@dancingpencil.com | Bio | Jeff Langcaon has been drawing funny pictures for as long as he can remember. Along with his children's book illustrations, he has also created humorous illustrations, caricatures and editorial cartoons. Jeff resides in Hawaii on the island of Oahu, and through his business Dancing Pencil, he has designed company logos, created multimedia presentations and created assorted artwork for many publications and organizations in Hawaii. |
| Dani Jones | dani@danijones.com | type of art work | childrens, digital, mixed media, gouache, colored pencil |
| Daniel J. Mahoney | danjean@nycap.rr.com | Bio | Daniel J. Mahoney is a self-taught artist specializing in children's book illustration. He has published several books for the trade as well as educational market. His book A Really Good Snowman was celebrated at The Society of Illustrator's 25th annual Original Art Show. |
| Danlyn Iantorno | danlyn@paintedolive.com | type of art work | realism, educational, graphic, colored pencil, pencil, children's, children, childrens, vector, black, white, black and white, digital, editorial, licensed, edgy, social expression, juvenile, humor, baby, patterns, borders, surface design, scrapbook, stationary, gift, portrait, picture book, chapter book, cover, line art, spot, wood cut, contemporary, female, woman, pen and ink |
| Dara Goldman | dara@daragoldman.com | Bio | Dara Goldman has illustrated seventeen children’s books and written and illustrated four. "The Hiccup Cure" which she wrote in 1989 has been translated into six different languages and "Warm at Home" by Roni Schotter received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly. Her work has appeared in numerous editorial publications from Your Big Backyard Magazine to the New York Times. Clients for her commercial work include CBS, Burger King, Centrum Vitamins, Leapfrog, and Children’s Television Workshop. When Dara isn't illustrating she is working as a Flash animator for children's programming. Please visit her website www.daragoldman.com to see more of her work and to read about her educational program which she offers to schools and libraries to show children step-by-step, how she makes a picture book. |
| Dave Schimmell | dschimmell@hotmail.com | Bio | David Schimmell served as a professional firefighter for 23 years before hanging up his boots and helmet to devote himself to work in the children's illustration markets. He honed his talents in advertising firms for 11 years at which time he was chosen by Abbey Press to illustrate their specialty gift items and cards. He has also illustrated a half hour children's program for public TV. This program went on to win awards from The Children's Educational Network of Chicago as well as The Ohio State University Cultural Award. David has produced materials for the educational, religious and mass market children's markets. |
| Dave Titus | pbook@davetitus.com | type of art work | Illustration, children's book illustration, kids game and packaging art, flash animation, icon design and illustration, character and mascot development, editorial and conceptual art, digital airbrush, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, pen and ink |
| Davelowe | dave@dlowe.karoo.co.uk | type of art work | digital photoshop, llustrator painter children's editorial |
| David Brooks | brooks@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Animals, Humorous, Whimsical, Fun, Colorful, Digital |
| David Sones | studio@davidsones.com | type of art work | children's illustration, digital illustration, |
| Deborah Zemke | deborahzemke@centurytel.net | type of art work | children's books, editorial, advertising, gifts and stationery, gouache, watercolor, pen and ink, digital |
| Dennis Hockerman | dennis_hockerman@annremenwillis.com | type of art work | colored pencil, watercolor, mixed media, blackline, animal, animals, children, child, people, kids, whimsical, colorful, trade, educational |
| DianaEvans | info@dianaevans.ca | Published Works | most recently I have been published in the last 2 issues of a children's literature magazine |
| Dick Smolinski | smolinski@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Historic, Architecture, Cartoon, Black and White, Watercolor, Digital |
| Dominic Catalano | dominic_catalano@annremenwillis.com | Published Works | AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: "Hush: A Fantasy in Verse," Gingham Dog Press, "Mr. Basset Plays," "Santa and the Three Bears," "Frog Went A-Courting," Boyds Mills Press, "Wolf Plays Alone," Philomel Books. ILLUSTRATOR: "Mouse Island," Clink Clank Clunk," "Bernard Wants a Baby," "Bernard Goes to School," "Bernard's Nap," "Bernard's Bath," "Merry Christmas Old Armadillo," "The Reason for the Pelican 35th Anniversiary Edition," Boyds Mills Press, "The Extraordinary Pig of Paris," "the Bear Who Loved Puccini," Philomel Books, "Rise and Shine," Harper Collins, "Rabbit Surprise," Ramdom House, "The Shepard's Christmas Story," "A Tree for Christmas," Concordia, "The Bremen Town Musicians," Reader's Digest, "the Wide World of Suzie Mallard," "A House for Wanda Wood Duck," Ducks Unlimited, "Basil Bear Learns to Tell Time," Basil Bear Goes to Preschool," Basil Bear Goes on a Trip," "Basil Bear Goes to Church," Multnomah Press. MAGAZINES: Spider, Highlights, Ladybug, Turtle, Children's Playmate, Children's Digest, Child Life, Puzzlemania, U.S. Kids, Cricket. EDUCATIONAL: SRA/McGraw Hill, Fluency Readers/McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin, Creative Teaching Press, Reading Powerworks/Sundance, Wright Group/McGraw Hill, Hampton Brown, Morgan Caine, Metropolitan Teaching and Learning, Scott Foresman, Silver Burdett, Modern Curriculum Press, Macmillian/McGraw Hill. |
| Doniger | doniger@earthlink.net | Published Works | Morning, Noon and Night, Poems to Fill Your Day - Mondo, Gingersnaps - Hyperion Books for Children Talk About English - Crowell Baseball Lives - Pantheon |
| Donna Berger | donna@donnaberger.com | Bio | Donna Berger is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and marketing consultant. She creates illustrations and designs for picture books and children’s publications, and design and marketing assignments for a range of editorial and business clients. When she isn’t working on client work, Donna enjoys watercolor, acrylic painting and drawing. ILLUSTRATION SUBJECT MATTER • Children • Ethnic Diversity • Animals • People • Flowers & Nature • Line Art • Icons • Narrative AWARDS & RECOGNITION • Portfolios.com: Bronze International Award Winner 2007 Illustration Series: Black and White Illustrations--Henny Penny Series • New Hampshire Creative Club--2007 Awards for: Rockhound Hannah children’s book illustrations Thumbelina self-promotion direct mail piece • Arts League of Lowell Rain, Wind & Light acylic painting accepted into Winter 2008 show Self Portrait 2007 acrylic painting accepted into Fall 2007 juried show • Massachusetts Audubon Soceity Purple Beech acrylic painting accepted into Fall Tree theme 2006 show • Chelmsford Art Society 2nd Place Professional Paintings--2006: Susan McFarlin 1st Place Professional Graphics--2005: Kids around the World Bored Kids, Digital Illustration--2004 Apple Pie, Colored Pencil & Digital Illustration--2003 ORGANIZATIONS • Picture Book Artists Association • Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators • New Hampshire Creative Club |
| Doug Chayka | doug@dougchayka.com | Bio | Doug Chayka’s warm, colorful and painterly illustrations can be seen in the children’s picture books Four Feet, Two Sandals, Beekeepers, Yanni Rubbish, and The Pink House at the Seashore, and his editorial illustrations appear regularly in many various publications. Doug currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. |
| Doug Roy | doug_roy@annremenwillis.com | type of art work | paper sculpture, cut paper, colored pencil, mixed media, animals, animal, children, child, humorous, humor, fun, whimsical cartoon, educational, trade |
| Ed Shems | ed@edfredned.com | type of art work | Children's book, digital, editorial, t-shirts, posters, book covers |
| edna cabcabin moran | ecmARTS@earthlink.net | Published Works | DANCE FOR THE SUN Musical Yoga CD and booklet / Fireflies Yoga for Kids THE SLEEPING GIANT: A Tale From Kaua'i / BeachHouse Publishing SCBWI BULLETIN DO LORD REMEMBER ME / St. Martin's Press HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE NEW MOON MAGAZINE SMALL TALK a publication of HABITOTS CHILDRENS MUSEUM |
| Elizabeth Allen | lizallenart@chibardun.net | type of art work | children watercolor animals people cartoon spot illustration kids hispanic asian american african american whimsical educational digital trade fantasy history ink pen and ink black line religious |
| elizabeth o dulemba | elizabeth@dulemba.com | Bio | Elizabeth O. Dulemba, a.k.a. "e," was beamed to this planet with a pencil in her hand. When she stopped chewing on it, she started drawing and drawing. Eventually she started talking and telling everybody about her crazy dreams and ideas. "Write it down," they said, "we don't want to hear it." Elizabeth had the last laugh because now she does it for a living, but she still chews on her pencil. Elizabeth is an award winning children's book illustrator and writer. Her first picture book, THE PRINCE'S DIARY, was named No.1 2006 Valentine's Day Pick by Book Sense. Her latest is the bilingual PACO AND THE GIANT CHILE PLANT, for which she's been learning to speak Spanish. She writes for the SCBWI Bulletin and along with other illustration projects is currently working on her second novel. |
| Elizabeth Rosen | erosenart@aol.com | Bio | Elizabeth Rosen is a power house artist, constantly amazing everyone with her prolific out put while maintaining her sanity, major involvement with the PTA, as well a home life with a wonderful husband, son, and family dog. Here is how Elizabeth describes it all: "I used to confound my wonderful agents, Vicki and Gail because of the various styles and mediums I work with. (They are pretty much used to it now, almost 12 years later!) My degree is from Parsons school of Design ( ok, with honors ) in Communication Design. I came into illustration by illustrating my own design pieces. As with design- I like to communicate the essence of a project with art that seems like a good fit. A CD portrait I did of Notorious B.I.G. was created in rough collage and spray paint. A piece about Levi Strauss was sewn and painted on denim. Regardless of medium, my work is almost always graphic, energetic, and colorful! I live in Woodstock NY now, after 20 years in NYC and a few in Asia & Australia. I’ve won awards for my illustration and design work. As with mediums, I really enjoy a wide spectrum of projects, be it a children’s book or an edgy urban editorial. I’ve had a one woman show in rotation at NYC’s Zuni (43rd and 9th) for about 14 years." |
| Elizabeth Wolf | liz@melissaturk.com | Bio | Elizabeth Wolf has been a working illustrator for over 20 years, having earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan School of Art. She moved to Boise in 1996 with her family, after living in Washington, DC for most of her career. She creates oil pastel illustrations for clients including the National Geographic Society, the Washington Post, Delta Airlines, McDonalds, Mattel and others. She illustrates children's books for Grosset and Dunlap, Handprint Press, Random House, Simon and Schuster, National Geographic and others. Liz's maps appear regularly in Smithsonian Magazine, Americas Magazine, and in the educational market. In addition, her theatre posters advertise the work of Second Stage Theatre (New York City), Syracuse Stage (Syracuse, NY), Arena Stage (Washington, DC), Capital Repertory Theatre (Albany, NY), and Boise Contemporary Theater (Boise, ID) In Idaho, she has created several site-specific installations. Her award-winning design for a 36 foot-diameter terrazzo floor medallion was installed in the new Boise Airport Terminal in 2003. Elizabeth has received grants and commissions from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Boise City Arts Commission. In 2004, she received the Idaho Governor's Award in the Arts. The Society of Illustrators, Print Magazine, the Illustrators Club of Washington, DC, and others have recognized her work. She is a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators. |
| Ellen Beier | beier@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Realistic, Stylized, Historical, Whimsical, Architecture, Watercolor |
| EmmaMcCann | mccann.emma@googlemail.com | Bio | Emma McCann likes watercolour inks, collecting picture books and new paintbrushes. Luckily, she gets to use all three of her favourite things as a children's illustrator. Emma lives and works by the sea in the UK. |
| erika lebarre | erika@erikalebarre.com | Bio | Erika LeBarre has always been exposed to art one way or another as she grew up. Her father worked as a car designer for the big three until he retired, and her mother was and still is a ceramicist. Erika's parents always encouraged her creative side. Drawing was her favorite thing to do, especially dinosaurs and monsters as subject matter. Erika graduated from the College for Creative Studies in 1990 with a BFA in illustration. She worked at an art studio with other illustrators and designers for over four years. Since then she has worked as a freelance illustrator out of her home in Michigan. "Erika's work is beautiful and highly original. She always comes through with knock-out work, on time and without a hassle. She makes art directors look good! She is very thorough in her approach to an assignment and makes sure there are no unanswered questions and no unpleasant surprises. A real pro! Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity" -Kelley Cunningham, AD for Highlights High Five Magazine Erika LeBarre has won the prestigious Highlights High Five 2008 Pewter Plate Award for the "Story Illustration of the Year" for the illustrations she created for High Five's "Little Roundy Hen" story in their January 2008 magazine. You can see more of Erika's work at: http://www.neisgroup.com/artists/lebarre/index.html http://www.childrensillustrators.com/illustrator.cgi/erikalebarre http://www.erikalebarre.com |
| Erin Marie Mauterer | erin.mauterer@verizon.net | type of art work | Digital oils, watercolor and acrylics. Children, animals, landscape,whimsy. |
| Esther Szegedy | lunahadi@flex.com | Bio | Began in greeting cards, then cartooning, owned 3 stores selling my work, including clothing designs. Became a psychotherapist specializing in art and writing with patients. Returned to childrens' illustration,with agents for several years, now independently. I write too. I also sell paintings in galleries. I've lived in big cities,a woodsy lake, high desert, the South Pacific, and like recreating all these settings and their inhabitants. |
| estherloop | estherloop@yahoo.com | type of art work | illustration, mixed media, kids, digital, children's book, children, editorial kids, animals, patterns, surface design, packaging, product design |
| Farida Zaman | farida@faridazaman.com | Bio | Farida Zaman is a freelance artist who has been illustrating and designing for over 15 years. She has lived all over the world and uses this rich experience to create vivid, lively and colorful images of people, places and ideas. Her work has been used in print advertising, consumer packaging, web pages, greeting cards and stationary. Farida has published several children's books as well as text books. Farida completed art courses at Chelsea College of Art in London and graduated top of her class from London's Wimbledon School of Art. |
| Felicia Marshall | mdffm@aol.com | Published Works | The Night the Chimneys Fell (Lerner Publications), Sylvia & Miss Lula Mae (Lerner Publications), Sylvia and the Secret Holes (Lerner Publications), Sometimey Friend (Lerner Publications), Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom (Morrow Books), Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Train (Simon&Schuster), Loved Best(Simon&Schuster), Down Home at Miss Dessa’s (Lee&Low Books), Keepers(Lee&Low Books), The Molasses Man (Holiday House), Tennis Shoes on the Trail(Scott Foresman), Moaning Bones(Lothrop Lee& Shepard), My First Treasury Book :The Prettiest Picture(Publications International), African American Children’s Stories :Son of Wind, America (Publications International) |
| Fiona Sansom | email@fionasansom.com | type of art work | acrylic, watercolour, ink, digital, mixed media, painterly, black line, black and white, tone, animals, animal, figurative, people, children, child, fun, humorous, colorful, colourful, fantasy, fairy, fairytale, myth, legend, whimsical, educational, trade |
| France Brassard | fbrassard@aei.ca | Bio | France Brassard is a 20 years experienced illustrator who has worked almost exclusively for the youth publishing. Her illustrations appear on book covers, posters, greeting cards, puzzles and several children's books. She is working as much for the Canadian than the American market. Her latest children's book illustrations for "Lily and the Mixed-Up Letters" were qualified as "Fabulous"! |
| frank hill | frank_hill@remenwillis.com | type of art work | acrylics, watercolor, ink, oil, gouache, airbrush, retro, four color, 4-c, grayscale, greyscale, ink, line art, line drawing, black and white, b&w, blackline, children, child, animals, animal, colorful, whimsical, painterly, educational, trade, fiction, non-fiction |
| frank r sofo | fsofo@optonline.net | Published Works | ''the littlest red horse'', ''the time shop'', make me a miracle''... ideals childrens books '' the civil war sub' grosset & dunlap the nancy drew and hardy boys series simon & schuster |
| Frank W Dormer | fwdormer@aol.com | type of art work | Pen and ink, watercolor, children, |
| Freddie Levin | freddie@freddielevin.com | Bio | Freddie Levin grew up in Chicago and has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. She is the author/illustrator of an award winning series of art instruction books for children called 123 Draw. She has also illustrated picture books, emergent readers and game boards. She has extensive experience in educational publishing. Freddie lives in Chicago with her son, two noisy colorful birds, and a fish named Seabiscuit. |
| Gary Hovland | ghovland@cox.net | Bio | Gary Hovland has been illustrating books, magazines and newspapers for over 20 years. He is a graduate of the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, where he later taught an undergraduate course in “Humorous Illustration”. Some of his clients include Simon and Schuster Publishing, Alfred Knopf Publishing, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Esquire, W magazine, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in southern California with his wife, two children and an ornery pug dog. |
| Gary Undercuffler | gary_undercuffler@annremenwillis.com | Published Works | Highlights for Children, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Harcourt School Publishers, Houghton Mifflin, Pearson Education, Reader's Digest Books for Young Families, Roland Reading Foundation, SRA/McGraw-Hill, TCI, Zaner-Bloser, GGS Design, JDI Apollo, Morgan-Cain, Wendy Pye Ltd, Sunshine Books, Tree Frog Publishing |
| gay w. holland | gay_w_holland@remenwillis.com | type of art work | colored pencil, gouache, watercolor, ink, b&w, realistic, colorful, children, people, animals, nature, fairy tales, fiction, non-fiction |
| George Almond | georgealmond@sbcglobal.net | Bio | Born on Cape Breton Island, Canada, George Almond created his first painting at the age of five, following a school field trip to the local zoo. The class having been assigned to choose their favorite animal and paint it, he chose a magnificent African elephant. Quite a challenge, not to be taken lightly ; the boy knew it would require careful analysis. Such a huge animal must have a sturdy skeleton to support its great mass, so he painted the skeleton first. It wasn't anatomically correct, of course; that knowledge lay ahead a few years-hey, nobody said he was a genius-so he constructed on paper an elephant-shaped system of beams and girders. Next he pictured the muscles, thick cables to move the great beast. Finally, he painted the skin and the wise, world-weary feral eyes. So was the origin of the perfectionism and attention to detail that has informed his work ever since. Having studied under the tutelage of such seasoned artists as Manuel De Leon, the noted anatomist, and Larry Brady, graphic designer to the J. Paul Getty Trust, he built a career as a freelance illustrator, serving such clients as The Cheesecake Factory, Knott's Berry Farm, Macmillan / McGraw Hill Publishing, Benchmark Education, Brain Worx Publishing, The Discovery Cube Science Center, Maya Cinemas, New World Computing, Computer Games Strategy Plus Magazine, The 3DO Company, The California Glass Association, The Classical Theatre Lab and Unknown Theatre, to name but a few. Today his work focuses mainly on children's book illustration. Mindful of the influence picture books were to his own childhood development, as a person as well as an artist, he considers his work to be not only a vocation but a deep trust, aiding and enhancing children's experience of learning. Finally, it only remains to say that George Almond has built a proven track record of superior artistic achievement on two principles: quality and efficiency, keeping as his motto: Can you imagine it? I can picture it! |
| George Banagis | GeoBanagis@gmail.com | Bio | George is a retired US Army illustrator from Owosso Michigan. He now lives in the picturesque wine country of Niagara County New York with his wife of 34 years. He is focused on children's publications created with digital media as well as advertising and design clients. George has been drawing since he could hold a pencil in his hand and graduated to digital media as technology progressed. His unique style blends the aged wisdom of pen and paper with the latest developments in digital media. His is a style that charms both young and old. His creations tantalize the imagination and pull the reader into the page. When he is not drawing new creations he is spending time with his grandchildren which are according to him, "his greatest creation". |
| Ginger Nielson | gingerpixels@aol.com | Bio | Ginger is a full time children's book illustrator working from her studio in the countryside of New Hampshire. Her website features the books she has illustrated to date, and an additional portfolio of current work that may not be displayed here. Ginger is a graduate of Rutgers the State University where she majored in Art and Education. She is a member of SCBWI and the New England chapter of SCBWI. |
| Hector Cuenca | cuencah@bellsouth.net | type of art work | Whimsical, Digital, Children's, People, Animals. |
| helenabogosian | helena@helenabogosian.com | Bio | Helena Bogosian is the creator of the popular Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. series Clay Quests. She is the author/illustrator of I Can Count! I Can Add! published by the Penguin Group. Other clients include Highlights for Children and Boyds Mills Press. |
| Herb Leonhard | herb@herbleonhard.com | Bio | One of Herb’s earliest memories was of a beautifully illustrated series of German children’s books. This led to a career as an artist with a love of many of the classic illustrators. As a professional illustrator and designer for over 20 years, he remains able to observe the world around us with a sense of wonder, and sees every subsequent painting and drawing as a new learning experience. |
| Ilene Richard | richilene@aol.com | Bio | I am a graduate from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, in Graphic Design and Illustration. Illustrating children's books has always been a career that I hoped would become a reality since I was a little girl. I am very honored to of had the opportunity to have worked with publishing houses such as Random House, Grossett & Dunlap, and Scholastic to name just a few. |
| Jackie Stafford... | jackie@sniderillustrations.com | type of art work | Whimsical Digital Vector Children Animals |
| Jacquie ONeill | jacquie@jacquieoneill.com | Bio | Originally a fashion illustrator Jacquie won with her first children's commission from Harper Collins to illustrate the Meg Cabot series 1-800-Where-R-You for the US market. Many more children’s commissions followed. 2010 will mark the global launch of the Reebok Girls 'Sweet & Spice' and publication of Figure Skating Sticker Stories that she illustrated for Penguin Young Readers. |
| James Palmer | jpalmer@mindspring.com | Published Works | Francis Marion and the Legend of the Swamp Fox, The Swamp Fox of the Revolution Courageous Kate: A Daughter of the American Revolution Highlights for Children Atlanta Magazine |
| jamestoons | james@jamestoons.com | Bio | Jamestoons Studios, Inc. is a very small studio, located in Oceano, California which is just a couple miles south of Pismo Beach. James Horvath is a humorous illustrator living on the Central California coast. His quirky and odd collection of characters hop and grunt across the pages of books, magazines, brochures and the shelves of retail stores. They have also been known to pop up bug-eyed and bewildered between the pixels of internet pages everywhere. A collector of unique picture books for children and lifetime student of art and nature, when not scratching and scribbling at his drawing table or computer, he tends his garden, hangs out with his wife and 2 small boys, plays guitar, surfs and generally has a lot of fun. |
| JAN NAIMO JONES | jnaimojones@yahoo.com | type of art work | Realistic; people, children, animals, historical, educational, teens, book covers, stories, illustration |
| Janee Trasler | janee@trasler.com | Published Works | Ghost Eats It All! Ghost Gets Dressed! Jesus Loves the Little Children Noisy Farm Noisy Zoo Noisy Jungle Noisy Pets A Visit to the Farm Fun Around the Town Jesus Loves You Little Pumpkin's Big Surprise |
| JaneSmith | jane@superjane.com | Bio | Jane Smith loves paper. She has boxes and boxes of it, all organized by color. Her love of paper began with her first collage illustration created while attending the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Art in Illustration. Upon graduating from CCAD, Jane and her boxes of paper moved to Los Angeles, where she now works as a freelance Illustrator and Book Designer. Jane co-coordinated the SCBWI-LA Westside Illustrators Schmooze for four years and remains an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Jane happily lives with her graphic designer husband, Chris, in sunny Hermosa Beach, California. |
| Jeffrey Lindberg | lindberg@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Yound Adult, Quirky, Humorous, Digital |
| Jeffrey Thompson | jef@karmadogs.com | Bio | Jeffrey Thompson graduated from the Maryland Institute of Art with a MFA in 1992. An illustroator as well as a graphic and web designer, Jeffery has created works for the children's educational and trade markets. Jeffrey works in watercolor, scratchboard, relief printing and has 2-D computer skills. |
| Jeffrey_Ebbeler | jeff@jeffillustration.com | Bio | Jeffrey Ebbeler has been creating art for children for almost a decade. He loves the creative potential of storybook art. He has given many lectures and demonstrations in grade-schools, colleges, and museums about the process of bringing words to life through pictures. He has worked on a variety of projects including illustrations for many children’s magazines, and book covers as well as paper engineering for pop-up books, creating large scale murals for schools and churches, and sculpting puppets and preforming for several marionette theaters. He and his wife Eileen both attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati. They currently live in Chicago. Last year Jeffrey signed with artist agent Portfolio Solutions LLC. This has been a successful partnership and has allowed Jeffrey to leave his long held position as an art director for the children's book department at a Chicago based publishing house to work as a freelance illustrator full time. |
| jennifer emery | jen@jenniferemery.com | Bio | Jennifer Emery lives and works in a tiny apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When she’s not illustrating messy-haired, barefoot children, she can be found sipping a fresh cup of coffee, re-reading her favorite books or roaming the neighborhood with her border collie, Butler. She works primarily in water color and has illustrated eight children’s books so far along with countless educational materials. Jennifer earned her BFA in illustration at the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1999. She is a proud member of the Picture Book Artists Association and SCBWI. |
| Jennifer H Hayden | jayhayden@patmedia.net | Bio | Jennifer graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in Art History. She worked as a writer for thirteen years before returning to her first passion, drawing. Jennifer studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and has been an artist in residence at the Montgomery Center for the Arts in Skillman, New Jersey for the past five years. Her work has appeared in Click and New Moon magazines. She is also a member of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and illustrators. |
| Jennifer Hayden | jayhayden@earthlink.net | Bio | Jennifer Hayden graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in Art History. She worked as a writer for thirteen years before returning to her first passion, drawing. After her children were born she decided to pursue a career in children's illustration. Jennifer studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in Manhatten and has been an artist-in-residence at the Montgomery Center for the Arts in Skillman, New Jersey for the past four years. |
| Jennifer L. Meyer | tabykat@earthlink.net | type of art work | digital, pencil, fantasy, children illustration, Black & White, B&W, drawing, fairy tale, horses, horse, graphic novel, animals, Halloween, romantic, seasonal, folktale, folktales, Christmas, wildlife, Anthropomorphic Animals, magic, nature, myth, faerie, botanical, mythology, winged horse |
| Jerry Gonzalez | jgart@earthlink.net | type of art work | digital animals children people editorial cartoon educational |
| Jim Caputo | jim@groggydog.com | type of art work | Watercolor Pastels Colored Pencil Digital Children's Books Magazines Editorial Character Development |
| Jim Carroll | jimc@taconic.net | Bio | Jim lives in a small house in a big field with his wife, 3 children, 2-3 dogs, 4 cats and a rat. At various points over the past 26 years he has been an illustrator, graphic designer, art director, photographer and fine artist. Throughout his career, Jim and his artwork have been featured in many books and magazines including; Zoom, How, Print and Communication Arts. Working primarily in the publishing field, Jim has been honored by the Society of Illustrators and was awarded first place for a book cover at the New York Book Awards. In 2008 the Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrator's awarded him the Grand Prize for his Illustration portfolio. His work has been displayed around the world including the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology in Milan and at the United Nations in NYC. |
| Jim Gordon | gordon@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Humorous, Whimsical, Colorful, Digital |
| Jim Spence | spence@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Realistic, Stylized, Cartoon, Digital, Black Line |
| Jing Jing Tsong | jingjingtsong@yahoo.com | Published Works | Clients have included Children's Hospital of Richmond Virgina, McDonald's, Crayola, Anheuser-Busch, Sopris West Publishers, San Francisco Chronicle and Getty Images |
| Jodie McCallum | mdcpub@cros.net | Bio | Have Illustrated over 60 Children's Books, that have been published by some of the largest Trade and Educational Publishers in North America. Have also created several Licensed Properties that have been developed and distributed nationally and internationally. |
| JoeKulka | Joe@joekulka.com | Bio | Joe has been working as an illustrator for over 20 years and now is an author as well. Please visit his web site to see more of his work. Joe's book "Wolf's Coming!" has won or been nominated for numerous awards and honors such as: Wolf's Coming! has won the 2008 Wanda Gág Award for Best Book to Read Aloud to Children. Wolf’s Coming! has been chosen by School Library Journal as one the best books of 2007 Wolf’s Coming! has been awarded a Bronze Medal in the “Picture Book – 4-8 Year Old” category of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Wolf's Coming! has won the 2007 Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book award in the Language Arts - Picture Books category Wolf's Coming! is nominated for the 2008-2009 North Carolina Children's Book Award. Award to be determined in 2009. Wolf's Coming! was nominated for the 2008-2009 Golden Archer Award. Wolf's Coming! was nominated for the 2008 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. Wolf's Coming! is nominated for the Young Hoosier Book Award. Award to be determined in 2010. Wolf's Coming! has been selected as a Great Illustrated Storybook on James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead.com Wolf's Coming! is nominated for the Charlotte Award. Award to be determined in 2010. Wolf's Coming! is nominated for the 2009-2010 South Carolina Picture Book Award. Wolf's Coming! is nominated for the 2009 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award. Award to be determined in 2009. |
| Johansen-Newman | barbara@johansennewman.com | Bio | Barbara Johansen Newman is the author and illustrator of Tex Mex Rex: A Big City Kitty Ditty, which was published in April 2007. She is also the illustrator of more than 15 books for children, including the ongoing Jeffrey Bones series by David A. Adler, and the continuing Doyle and Fossey series by Michele Torrey. In addition, she has been an editorial illustrator for newspapers, national magazines, corporations and advertising since 1982. |
| John Carrozza | jcillustration@yahoo.com | type of art work | Assignments include: Children's books, Traditional and digital illustration, educational materials, maps, textbooks, newsletters, coloring books, greeting cards, postcards, t-shirts, brochures and posters. Style: Realistic stylized, conceptual representations of people and the natural environment including animals and landscapes. Media: Traditional watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, pencil and computer generated art including Illustrator, Photoshop and Corel Painter. |
| John Hom | johnhom@earthlink.net | Bio | I've been in the biz since '86 and my main concentration is on the kids entertainment market. Whether it's developing ideas for new characters, existing licensed characters or even designing packaging or products, I bring a passion to my work. I graduated from Art Center College of Design, with Great Distinction. Since then, I formed an illustration design studio, creating illustrations and designs for dvd video covers, movie posters, point of purchase displays, computer game covers, children books and other kids related materials. My illustrations have been recognized by Society of Illustrators, New York Gold Medal in Advertising , Communication Arts and American Illustration Annuals and Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles shows. My goal is to give my clients the highest quality of work, meet their deadlines and work within their budgets. Please give me a call if you like what you see. |
| johnhaney | j.haney77@gmail.com | type of art work | digital, cartoon, humorous, funny, whimsical, children, whimsical, fairy tale, historical |
| Jon Goodell | jon_goodell@annremenwillis.com | type of art work | acrylic, oils, mixed media, animals, animal, children, child, painterly, whimsical, fun, colorful, trade, educational |
| Josee Bisaillon | info@joseebisaillon.com | type of art work | Children's book collage. |
| Joy Allen | joybug2@sbcglobal.net | Bio | Joy Allen has been illustrating children's books since 1997. She has illustrated over 40 books in many genres. She lives in Cameron Park, CA nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains. |
| Joy Tricarico | artists@carolbancroft.com | type of art work | illustration for childrens publishing |
| Judith Hunt | marketing@wilkinsonstudios.com | type of art work | pastel, watercolor, oil, gouache, pencil, ink, realistic, painterly, horse, farm, nature, animals, fantasy, black & white, fairytale, fantasy, cartoon, dinosaur, historical, extinct animals, children, ships, American history, science, educational, comic book, science fiction, battle, war, Africa, South America, |
| Judith Mitchell | mitchell@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Animals, Adults, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Dragons, Watercolor, Oils |
| Ka Botzis | ka@melissaturk.com | Bio | Ka Botzis works in watercolor to paint details of the natural world but also has the added ability to capture a humorous side of life. Her flexibility to work in multiple styles is an added bonus. Watercolor is the favored medium used to create colorful illustrations. At one time Ka worked for Carolina Biological Supply Company producing artwork for games, posters, filmstrips, Tips articles and teaching manuals. Ka has produced numerous illustrations for children’s books, posters, educational material, as well as postage stamps. Clients include, The New Jersey State Aquarium, Intergovernmental Philatelic Corporation, Scholastic Inc., Harcourt Brace & Co. and Random House. Ka has exhibited her illustrations at the North Carolina Zoo, the Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, NC, and locally at the Graham Arts Council. Membership in the local chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators keeps Ka informed and inspired to continue creating colorful illustrations. |
| karen craig | kec123@mac.com | Bio | Karen Craig has been designing and illustrating for children for over fifteen years. Her first job was to conceptualize, design and illustrate kids' educational materials for Upstart, now owned by the Highsmith Company. This led her to a job with Nickelodeon where she was a senior designer for seven years, learning the many facets of working within the realm of licensed brands, products and properties. While at Nick, Karen worked as senior concept designer on various liaisons with Nickelodeon branding partners, such as Kraft Foods, Ford Motors and FAO Schwarz. She was also closely involved with the Nick Jr., property, "Blue's Clues." Her Blue's Clues Style Guide won a Broadcast Design Award gold medal. She has also illustrated over 30 Blue's Clues licensed books since 1998. Some of Karen's surface pattern design work can be found on various Nickelodeon products such as The Fairly Odd Parents, Jimmy Neutron, Blue's Room and The Rugrats packaging. She has also created pattern art for licensed properties such as Olivia (the Pig) for Chorion-Silver Lining and Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies, for National Geographic Kids. Karen enjoys the field of book arts and creates "artist books" of all kinds. Karen's cloth book concept "Play Pockets" was published by Innovative KIDS in 2006. Karen is a big fan of pop-ups. The Museum of Modern Art recently published two of her pop-up card designs for their 2007 and 2008 Holiday lines. One of these designs was recently selected as a Louie Award finalist by the National Greeting Card Association. Karen is currently developing several picture book and soft book ideas, although she has yet to seek out a publisher. Member SCBWI BFA Toy Design, The Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Karen Lee | karen@leeillo.com | Published Works | One Odd Day, ABC Safari, Ranger Rick, Highlights For Children |
| Karen Pellaton | pellaton@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Stylized, Watercolor, Black Line |
| Katherine Dunn | katherine@katherinedunn.com | Bio | NOTE: Please do not post images on your blog or site without first contacting me or my rep for permission. Katherine Dunn has worked as a fulltime artist since 1996. Her work has been published with a variety of editorial, corporate and ad clients. Her awards include Communication Arts, Print, MNAIGA, American Illustration and 3x3 Magazine. She works in both the adult and children's markets, as well as showing at galleries and on Sundance Online. She is also an avid writer, and has a book coming out in 2010 about her illustration inspirations [Published by Quarry Books]. Although she has not had a published children's book, much of her work has child like themes, and she is working on some of her own manuscripts. She and her husband live on a lavender farm with sheep, donkeys, horses and goats - all end up up in one way or another in the little stories she writes and illustrates. |
| Kathi McCord | mccord@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Animals, Adults, Fairy Tales, Stylized, Fun, Quirky, Anthropomorphic Animals, Colored Pencil, Watercolor |
| Kathleen Kemly | kathleen@melissaturk.com | Bio | Kathleen Kemly grew up in Michigan and studied art at Parsons School of Design in New York. After working in toy packaging design in NY for a few years she began moving west, eventually landing in Seattle where she now lives with her husband, two sons, various animals (two cats, one guinea pig and three chickens) and garden. Kathleen does illustrations for children’s books, magazines and posters using watercolors and pastels. She has exhibited her pastel drawings in Seattle. Kathleen also works with children as an artist in residence for elementary and middle school students. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and a recipient of the Seattle Arts Council Arts in Education Grant. |
| Kathleen Rietz | artist@kathleenrietz.com | Bio | As an artist, I love to dabble in all kinds of things. But my favorite thing is illustrating children and the connection they have in friendships with others, and also the connection they have with their environment and pets. Watch for 2 new picture books from me in early 2009. |
| kathyweller | kathyweller@mac.com | Bio | My name is Kathy Weller, and my art studio is called Wellerwishes Illustration & Design. I live in Cambridge, MA with my husband and our two beloved pugs. I love doing children's art because I believe that one of the most important things I can do as an artist is to help spark a young person's creativity and imagination. Artwork does that. I find that having quality artwork is especially important in educational materials. In some cases, workbooks and the like are one of the few places that a child is exposed to fresh, age-appropriate artwork on a regular basis and while their minds are in an active state. I deeply appreciate this fact and I am honored to be able to help energize young learners with my art in this way, especially visual learners. I'm readily available for trade picture book, mass market, educational work, packaging and product illustration, and art for licensing in the juvenile market. Some of my recent clients include: Harcourt, Scott Foresman, Element LLC, Rubicon Publishing, Pearson Education, Macmillan. I am a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Graphic Artists Guild (GAG). Have a great day! Kathy Web: www.wellerwishes.com Blog: www.wellerwishes.blogspot.com Twitter: wellerwishes Email: kathyweller@mac.com Phone: 617-876-0891 |
| Kennon | mail@kennonjames.com | Bio | Kennon was born in a small north Texas town in 1971. He spent his early days drawing pictures of dinosaurs and running around in the woods. His Mom fueled his creative aspirations by bribing him to see Star Wars with comic books and taking him to see a Kiss concert all within a year of his seventh birthday. Since graduating from the Art Institute of Houston in 1992, Kennon has contributed his work to a variety of mediums including: animation, TV commercial storyboards, online animated shorts, fantasy roleplaying game illustration, concept design, children's book illustration, and CD jacket illustration. Kennon enjoys reading, video games, coffee, art, talk radio, working out, rafting and writing about himself in the third person while waiting for football season to start. He currently resides in Hutto,TX with his dogs, cats and goldfish. |
| Kerry Valenzuela | valenzuela.kerry@yahoo.com | Bio | My art begins in my imagination, trickles down my ear and arm, around the brush and onto the page. I want to inspire children to do the same, to begin whatever they do with wonder and creativity. My work exists to cultivate their imaginations to the fullest, so that they become adults that will bring dreams to a dream less world; and to bring adults back to a place where they can begin dreaming again. |
| Kevin OMalley | kevin@melissaturk.com | Published Works | Bear Hunt Bear Hunt -- American Editions Publishing Big and Noisy Simon - by Joseph Wallace – Hyperion Books for Children Big Squeak and Little Squeak - by Robert Krause – Orchard Books Bruno, You’re Late for School -- Stewart, Tabori & Chang Bud – Walker & Co Camptown Races -- American Editions Publishing Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery - Walker Publishing Carl Caught a Flying Fish -- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Chanukah in Chelm - by David A. Adler – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard CinderEdna - by Ellen Jackson – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Colliding With Chris - by Dan Harder - Hyperion Books for Children Dinosaur Deals - by Stewart J. Murphy – HarperCollins Froggy Went A Courtin’ -- Tabori & Chang Halloween Pie - by Michael Tunnell – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Humpty Dumpty Eggsplodes - Walker & Co. Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! - by Stuart J. Murphy - HarperCollins King of the Kooties - by Debbie Dadey – Walker & Co. Leo Cockroach, Toy Tester -- Walker & Co. Little Buggy -- Harcourt Brace & Co Miss Malarkey Won’t Be In Today - by Judy Finchler – Walker & Co. Miss Malarkey Doesn’t Live in Room 10 - by Judy Finchler – Walker & Co. My Lucky Hat -- Mondo Publishing Author and Illustrator Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude - Walker Publishing Pet Detectives - by Betty Ren Wright – Bridgewater Books Roller Coaster - Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Rosie’s Fiddle - by Phyllis Root – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Row, Row, Row Your Boat - by Joanne Oppenheim - Bantam, Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers Testing Miss Malarkey - by Judy Finchler – Walker & Co. The Box -- Stewart, Tabori & Chang The Candystore Man - by Jonathan London – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard The Lucky Lizard - by Ellen Kelley – Dutton Children’s Books The Planets in Our Solar System - by Franklin Mansfield Branley HarperCollins There Was a Crooked Man - Mother Goose –Simon & Schuster Too Many Kangaroo Things To Do - by Stuart J. Murphy - HarperCollins Velcome – Walker & Co Who Killed Cock Robin? - Lothrop, Lee & Shepard |
| Korey Scott | korey_scott@hotmail.com | Bio | Hello! My name is Korey Scott, and I am an illustrator who specializes in children's books, educational material, and funny characters/cartoons. My illustration style (traditional or digital) is perfect for capturing the attention of children and adults. Not only are they fun to look at, but they provide a beneficial resource to a child's education. I love what I do, and I try to put something unique in each project while learning something new too. When I am not drawing (and many times when I am) you can find me telling jokes, making sound effects, speaking Spanish, and trying to make people laugh. Contact me now for your next project! RECENT CLIENTS: - English Ed Curriculum International (EECI) Yoon's English Academy books - Northern Speech Services NSS-NRS - Rubicon Publishing - Scholastic - Library Integrated Solutions and Associates - Jade Enterprises |
| kptalbott | kptalbott@yahoo.com | Published Works | "Pirates", Penguin Books Sticker Stories series, Children's Television Workshop's Kid City, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Contact! Kids |
| Kristine Lombardi | kristine@kristinelombardi.com | type of art work | Whimsical, colorful, ink, line work, lyrical, expressive, French, gouache, fun, watercolor, collage, layered, ephemera, vintage, retro, animals, characters, places, parents, house, homes, pets, zoo, woods, forest, city, kids, children, maps, map, line and color, greeting cards, stationary, poster, design, fun, light, lifestyle, wacky, curvy line, book, magazine, fashion,people, character, publishing, cover, spots, children's book, character development, conceptual, architecture, people,baby, toddler, food, botanical, lettering, frivolous, light, light hearted, quirky, handmade, hand painted, simple, sixties, whimsy, cooking, cookbook, animal rights, animals, dog, cat, dogs, cats, seasonal, holiday, publishing, editorial, cards, gifts, greeting, licensing, wash,handwriting, acrylic, oil, collage, ephemera, layers, layered, cute, sweet, nice, naive, fun, colorful, line, thick, thin, curvy, curves, playful, book, book jacket, design, publishing, fiction, non-fiction, cards, paper products, gift, surface design, licensing, housewares, greeting, wedding, bride, bridal, women, women's, ladies, girls, feminine, design, fun, stock, kids, book, calligraphy, spot, map, maps, ads, ad, promotion, promotions, conceptual, naive, fun, stylish, published, colorful, sophisticated, coffee, night, publishing, jacket, cover, CD, airy, hand, hand drawn, edgy, funky, vintage, digital, |
| kzecca | kzecca@comcast.net | Bio | Previously a staff artist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, she created illustrations of fish, whales and seals for marine biologists. In her new career as an author and illustrator, Katherine is able to use her life experiences and wonderful voice of writing to authenticate her books and share her moving experiences to encourage children to learn about the world of nature. Katherine enjoys camping and sketching with long walks in the woods with her Basset Bailey and her black lab Hunter. |
| Laura Jacobsen | laura@laurajacobsen.com | Bio | Laura received her B.F.A. in Illustration from the Columbus College of Art and Design in grey, wet Columbus Ohio. Upon graduation, she high-tailed it to the warm dry desert where she lives and works from her sunny studio. Laura has done illustrations for many clients; including, Cricket, Spider, Ladybug, Highlights for Children and High Five magazines, the educational divisions of Steck- Vaughn, Houghton Mifflin, Zaner Bloser, Scott Foresman, Scholastic, Rigby, Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Viking and Harcourt, and the publishers Pauline Books and Media and Boyds Mills Press. |
| Laura Logan | laura@lauralogan.com | type of art work | children's illustration, watercolor, gouache, digital, pencil, ink |
| Layne Johnson | layne@laynejohnson.com | Bio | I'm Layne Johnson and I've always loved adventure! And that's exactly what each new book is. A native Texan, I've drawn and painted just about everything! Being a children's book illustrator is also an adventure. I often ask kids if they know what an illustrator does. A kindergartener might say, "You write the pictures in books!" A third grader might say, "You draw the pictures in books!" But I say, "I bring books to life!" I don't draw or paint just what the words say. I draw what comes before the words, what's between the words, what comes after the words. It's my job to make the world of a book larger. I want the reader to "be there" in the book. And when they've taken the journey with me, to say, "Let's read it again!" Why do I do what I do? Because it's FUN! I'm still a kid at heart, so illustrating books for kids is my passion. And empowering children to draw and write is something I cherish — what could be better?! I earned my BFA from the University of Houston and have been a freelance illustrator for more than 25 years. |
| Leah Davis | leah@leahdavisillustration.com | Bio | Leah Davis earned a BFA in illustration with a minor in writing from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2000. She works primarily with batik, creating illustrations with wax and dyes on cotton muslin or japanese paper. Davis chooses batik because the "loose" process allows her to achieve a disctinctive look in her artwork. Inspirations include nature, love, and the unbelievable. Some of her favorite subjects include children, animals, nonsensical and sensical things, charming places, and crazy creatures. |
| LeanneFranson | inkspots@videotron.ca | Bio | Leanne Franson lives in Montreal, Québec, where she illustrates children's books and textbooks in her home studio, surrounded by the hair from her two cats, her Saint-Bernard and her little boy Benjamin Taotao's toys and questions. She started working on books in French as well as English after moving to Francophone Canada from the Prairies, and is now learning Mandarin, Taotao's native language. She especially loves drawing animals, and feisty children having adventures, physical or emotional. She wouldn't give up her computer, but couldn't live without her actual pencil, paper and paintbrush! |
| Lee Calderon | lee@leecalderon.com | Bio | Lee Calderon likes to think of himself as more of a visual storyteller, than just another illustrator. He enjoys bringing the little details in life to life. His work for the children's market is as whimsical and playful as it should be. Lee's work can best be described as :: fun, crazy, energetic, humorous, bold, colorful, wacky, sophisticated, design-y, slice of life, quirky, fresh, loveable, charming, happy, contemporary and appealing to a wide audience. That's why the little worlds that Lee creates is ideal for today's children's market and grown-up market, whether it's a picture book, advertising campaigns, retail, children's products, licensing, posters, tv spots, educational materials, on and on. |
| Len Ebert | len_ebert@annremenwillis.com | Published Works | Highlights for Children, Addison Wesley, Augsburg Fortress, Standard Publishing, Concordia Publishing House, Northwestern Publishing, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill,Group Publishing, Hampton-Brown/National Geograp;hic,Harcourt School Publishers, Houghton Mifflin, PCI Educational Publishing, Pearson Education, Quarasan, Reader's Digest Books for Young Families, SRA/McGrfaw-Hill, TCI, Zaner-Bloser, JDI Apollo, Morgan-Cain, Antler Design Works |
| leslie harrington | doodler@mindspring.com | Bio | Draw with a pencil, paint with a mouse! I have traditional drawing/painting abilities in combo with expert Photoshop skills. The majority of my work is childrens' educational, magazine and book illustration although from time to time I do work for kids video games.
I'm a graduate from The Columbus College of Art & Design.
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| leticia plate | letile@aol.com | Bio | Leticia Plate has her roots in different countries and cultures. After an early childhood spent in Buenos Aires, Argentina her family moved to Rome, Italy where she eventually attended The Istituto Grafico di Montecelio, studying printmaking and graphic design. Later on, she followed her true passion for drawing and illustration to New York City where she attended The School of Visual arts, receiving a BFA in illustration. She has been a freelance illustrator since, working on a variety of illustration assignments including: editorial illustrations, books and design projects. The essential qualities of her work are her expressive line quality and her strong conceptual solutions. She now lives in Portland, Maine with her husband and 2 children. Some of her clients include: The New York Times, Boston Globe, Crown Publishers, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, American Health, Prentice-Hall and Philadelphia Inquirer, American Library Association. |
| Lindy Burnett | burnett@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Animals, Whimsical, Humorous, Fun, Quirky, Watercolor, Mixed Media |
| Lisa Thiesing | lisa@lisathiesing.com | type of art work | watercolor, gouache, and ink illustrations for children |
| liz conrad | conradlp@bellsouth.net | Bio | I was once told that my illustration "wasn't sophisticated enough" for editorial work. So rather than lose the bright, whimsical, textural style with a humerous flair that I had developed and loved, I found a very happy and comfortable home in the world of children's publishing....where I intend to stay for a long, long time! Inspired by my own children and animals, I try to bring a sense of joy, humor and a little mischievousness to each book I illustrate. |
| Louis Simeone | louis@samalou.com | type of art work | digital, children's illustration, humorous, whimsical, colorful, quirky, fantasy |
| Lucinda McQueen | guitar@mcttelecom.com | Bio | Lucinda McQueen lives in a little red cape in the hills of New Hampshire with her husband, painter Jeremy Guitar. She has illustrated many books for young children for various publishers including Scholastic, Grosset & Dunlap,Sterling and Random House. Her "Sparkling Egg Book" series was a best seller for Scholastic and she is currently working on another series for them which features "The Grumpy Bunny". |
| Lydia Halverson | halverson@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Fairy Tales, Children, Adults, Animals, Realistic, Stylized, Disney, Watercolor |
| Lyn Boyer | lyn@lynboyer.com | Bio | Lyn studied illustration and design at the Royal Melbourne Institute in Melbourne, Australia, continuing her studies at Art Center and the Illustrator's Workshops, always believing in the value of a classical foundation which she now brings to the world of digital illustration. 30 years of experience, versatility and reliability has made her a favorite with art directors. Lyn's lifelong love of children and animals shows in the vibrancy she brings to her children's illustrations. She's specializes in children's books, educational workbooks and all things 'children'. She has worked on projects as varied as the 'Lily' book series for Junior High Girls, to puzzles for toddlers. She has mastered a library of styles to fit projects from pre-school through high school. As one client said, 'Lyn works in many diverse styles with confidence and each style is as good as the next. She can bring two or three different approaches to one project.' Lyn lives in Durango, Colorado and when not working on projects enjoys hiking with her dog, skiing, riding her horse and exploring the mountains and deserts of the Southwest. She loves her Martin guitars, bluegrass festivals, helping out anything on four legs and doing ranch chores. Shoveling snow....not so much ;-) Her client list has included publications and corporations such as Readers Digest, Book of the Month Club, General Motors, FTD, Zondervan, Amway, Baker & Taylor, Baker Book House, The Chicago Tribune, The Atlantic Monthly, McGraw Hill, MCI. AT&T, Herman Miller , Kellog, World Book, Ballantine, General Mills and many more. She enjoys proficiency in styles ranging from 3D computer generated illustration, to children's books, to edgy editorial. Her broad range allows her to tweak, match or create a completely new style to perfectly satisfy the project at hand. She is a traditionally trained illustrator who has worked with computers as an artist and webmaster from the day the first mouse crawled onto our desks and is able to recreate all styles digitally for efficient delivery and upload to the client. Lyn has been recognized by: The Society of Illustrators New York Print Design Annual AIGA Neenah Papers Australian Herald and Weekly Times Creative Advertising Club of Detroit Silver Caddy Health and Medical Publishers "One of the best cover illustrations I've ever seen." Diana Pavlac -CCM "I always trust Lyn to give each project a special twist, to make something big out of something small." A. Phipps -NYC "The illustration is quite wonderfully eerie. That is exactly how I imagined old Briggs Cadmean would look. My thanks to the artist..." Michael Malone -Author "Lyn works in many different diverse styles with confidence and each style is as good as the next. She can bring two or three different approaches to one project." J. Weber, Weber Design -NYC |
| Lyn Martin | lynmartin06@comcast.net | Bio | Lyn Martin is an award winning illustrator of children's books, magazines, posters, games, kid's CD's and more. Her work has been seen in Highlights Magazine, High Five Magazine, Wild Animal Baby, and Your Big Backyard Magazine. A partial list of her published books includes: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, retold by Dr. Alvin Granowsky, Ratita y' Raton' by Lada Kratky, The Moth and the Flame by Dylan Bolduc, Pinky Piglet by Catherine McCafferty, Fluffy Chick by Catherine McCafferty. Lyn is the Author/Illustrator of the book "Animal Adventure Mazes" published by Sterling Publishing. Her client list includes: Scott Foresman, Sterling Publishing, Highlights Magazine, High Five Magazine, Leap Frog, Steck-Vaughn, Little Debbie Snacks, Hampton-Brown, Pearson Learning, Rainbow Concepts, International Publications, United Methodist Publishing House, Harcourt Brace, Scholastic and many more. |
| MALANE NEWMAN | malanenewman@cox.net | type of art work | cartooning, character design, character development, comic book, anime, manga, digital illustration, hand drawn, humor, humorous, colored pencil, board games, childrens book illustration, toys and games, greeting cards, coloring books, disney style, cartoon, computer illustration, |
| Marilee Harrald-Pilz | mhpilz@aol.com | Bio | Marilee Harrald-Pilz has been working as a free lance illustrator since 1979. A graduate of the University of Illinois with a B.A. in Art Education, she also attended The Chicago Academy of Art, The American Academy of Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago. She has been a designer of educational products at Cook Communications Ministries and Scripture Press Publiactions, a senior illustrator at Diamond Toy Company, as well as an illustrator of licensed characters, packaging and display cards. Her career primarily focused on illustration of books, educational materials, magazines and greeting cards for children. |
| Marit Menzin | mmenzin@verizon.net | Bio | My kindergarten teacher, Lia, discovered my talent for drawing. I attended many art workshops and I had an oil painter for a mentor while very young. I loved to read books and I also loved to write plays and poems for school. In college I majored in Biology and Chemistry. After a few fires and one suspected carbon monoxide leak at my graduate school laboratory, I decided that I had enough of chemical threats and hazards. I then studied computers and worked as a chemistry high school teacher, and as a computer programmer. As I pursued my scientific career, I continued to illustrate while studying different methods of painting. I participated in workshops, entitled How to Illustrate Children’s Books, at DeCordova museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts. My mentor there was the acclaimed illustrator Ilse Plum. In the past 7 years, I have devoted my time to writing and illustrating. I developed my own unique style as a collage artist. My goal as a writer/illustrator is to teach young children through an intriguing story and captivating illustrations. |
| Marsha Serafin | serafin@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Cut Paper |
| Marsha Winborn | marsha@marshawinborn.com | type of art work | watercolor pen and ink humorous whimsical children animals |
| Mary Hall | mary@maryhall-illustration.co.uk | Bio | I have been a freelance illustrator for over 15 years, and live and work in Bath, UK. I produce artwork for children's books, magazines, educational publications and stationery. Recent clients include Oxford University Press, Panini UK Ltd, Cornelsen Verlag, Highlights High Five, Fernleigh Books, The National Trust and Michael O'Mara books Ltd. |
| Mary Haverfield | mary@maryhaverfield.com | type of art work | Watercolor and colored pencil illustration for children's publishing, advertising, and editorial use. |
| Mary Ross | mary@maryrossillustration.com | Bio | Mary Ross is a San Francisco based free-lance illustrator with a fresh, loose, whimsical style well suited for children and children's art. |
| matt foster | mattonmaui@earthlink.net | Bio | During his 20 year career, Matt has created a varied portfolio consisting of posters for Apple Computers, Lucent Technologies and Steely Dan. Logo-identities for Frito Lay, Emery Worldwide & Levis. Working on collateral campaigns for fortune 500 corporations currently takes up most of Matt’s schedule, with a client list including AT&T, Dow Jones, GMC, Kimberly Clark Paper, Oracle & the US Postal Service. Editorial Illustration is a creative outlet for Mr. Foster, and he consistently creates images for the Wall Street Journal, CIO, Entertainment Weekly and the New York Times. Recent work for a biennial report that uses the legend of Johnny Appleseed to introduce a K12 University funded program. Wood-cut style textures were combined with silhouettes, shapes and color to convey the look of a classic children's book. AR100 2008 has awarded the campaign within the "best illustration" category. |
| Melanie Hall | mhallart@netstep.net | Bio | Grew up near Boston, Massachusetts I was educated at Rhode Island School of Design and Pratt Institute, and earned a master's degree at Marywood University. I taught Children's book illustration at Pratt Institute, and I am currently teaching a masters' program in illustration and a children's book illustration workshop at Marywood University. I have illustrated over 25 books and have exhibited my personal artwork widely in art galleries in New York and Massachusetts. My illustration has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators. |
| melanie siegel | msiegel@conwaycorp.net | Published Works | "Incredible You" by Wayne Dyer (a NY Times children's bestseller) Numerous educational books, workbooks, and posters |
| Meredith Johnson | meredith_johnson@annremenwillis.com | Published Works | BOOKS: (from a list of 126) The Bathwater Gang (Little,Brown), The Sub(Dutton),All Tutus Shuld Be Pink(Scholastic),Milo and The Greatest Trick In The World(Mondo), Meet Thomas Jefferdon(Ideals),Gigi, God's Little Princess(Tommy Nelson), My Cowboy Boots(Zonderkidz) MAGAZINES: Ladybug, Cricket, Spider, Highlights for Children, Weekly Reader, Ideals Magazine, Click, Clubhouse Jr. PUBLISHERS: Little, Brown, Penguin-Putnam, Dutton, Charlesbridge, David C. Cook, Free Spirit, Harper & Row, Ideals, Mondo, Tommy Nelson, Oxford University Press, Scholastic, Price/Stern/Sloan, Standard Publishing, Treasure Bay,Zonderkidz,McGraw-Hill,Hampton-Brown/National Geographic, World Book, Harcourt, Harcourt School Publishers, Houghton Mifflin, Pearson Education, Quarasan!, Reader's Digest for Young Families, SRA/McGraw-Hill, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, Leap Frog, Meadowbrook, Meridian, Tyndale, DLM, Avon, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, Troll, Pages/Willowisp, Aladdin Paperback AGENCIES: Aptara, Design 5 Creative(GGS Design), Morgan-Cain, Mattel,6 Red Marbles, Michaeluis Carpelis, Redleaf Press, Sadlier, Taurins Design |
| Meryl Treatner | bluepalette@aol.com | Bio | Meryl Treatner holds degrees from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. She resides with her husband and three children in suburban Philadelphia. Meryl's illustrations have appeared in hundreds of leading newspapers commissioned by ABC, NBC, CBS, and PBS, including art for such programs as McNeill-Lehrer News Hour, ABC News' Nightline, PBS' Live from Lincoln Center, and American Playhouse, the Emmy-award winning drama, “Concealed Enemies.” Magazines carrying Meryl's artwork include National Geographic and Scholastic Magazines. Her cover art depicting child abuse won a Best Magazine Cover award judged and exhibited by Art Direction Magazine and appeared in their Creativity Annual. Meryl is an experienced courtroom sketch artist, and has been featured by ABC Nightly News and United Press International. Her works were part of an exhibition of Courtroom Artists at the Lowe Gallery, Syracuse University, and the Huntsville, Alabama Museum of Art. Among the publishers for which Meryl has illustrated include Pearson Learning Group, Random House, Scott-Foresman, McGraw-Hill School Division, Hampton-Brown, Harcourt-Brace-Jovanovich, Wm. Morrow and Company, Scholastic Books, National Geographic Books, Dell Yearling, Saxon Publishers, Rigby, Richard C. Owen Publishers, Creative Teaching Press, and Scholastic. Among the books illustrated by Meryl are the following: "Measuring for the Art Show", Heineman,2007 "A Force To The Finish", Blue Planet Diaries, Sundance, 2007 "The Empty Pot", McGraw Hill, 2007 "Unlikely Friends", Zaner Bloser, 2007 "I Can't Stop", Albert Whitman and Company, 2005, winner of the 2006 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Special Needs award "Stop Teasing Taylor!", We Both Read, Treasure Bay, 2005 “Helping Each Other”, Rigby, 2004 “ Being Me: A Keepsake Scrapbook for African American Girls” , by Toni Trent Parker , Scholastic Books, 2002 “Just Like Mike” by Gail Herman, Delacorte Press, March, 2000, (Yearling edition, 2001) Recommended by The Bulletin , “……The simply written text is uplifting……The realistic black-and-white illustrations scattered throughout this chapter book capture the mood and the action of the story….. ” School Library Journal, “My Little Brother Ben” by Karen Cogan, February, Richard C. Owen, Publishers, 1999 “The Koufax Dilemma” by Steven Schnur October, 2001 Manufacturer: Universal Publishers, Hardcover Edition NY: Morrow Junior Books, 1997 Best Books: Young Adults' Choices, 1999;International Reading Association "Saving Alpha Nagawa " , Celebration Press 2002 "Moon Journal" , Rigby , 2000 "Because of a Coin", Saxon Publishers " Colonial Williamsburg Foundation", Nat Turner Rebellion , "Voices of Freedom", for PBS Television, 2002 , "The Freedmen's Bureau" , McGraw-Hill Adventure Books, 2003 [close window] |
| Michael Arnold | email@arnomation.com | type of art work | Fun, animated, whimsical, humorous and colorful digital watercolor art of kids, children and animals for everything from children's books and editorial illustration to puzzles, activity books, restaurant menus, coloring books and more |
| Michael Denman | denman@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Humorous, Whimsical, Religious, Watercolor, Black Line |
| Michael Kress-R... | mkress-russick@kindredpixel.com | Bio | Michael Kress-Russick has been a freelance medical illustrator for almost twenty years, and has won the Award of Excellence for both Line Art and Textbook illustration in the Association of Medical Illustrator's annual salon. Recently he has become interested in children's illustration and writing. His book, Rogue's Alphabet, won the bronze medal for children's illustration in the 3x3 Magazine Show in 2007. His illustration for the SCBWI website contest in November of 2008 won first prize. His first illustrated PB, Moon Over The Mountain, by Keith Polette, is due to be released in September of 2009. He teaches color theory and design principles at Madison Area technical College. |
| MICHAEL S. MAYDAK | artincool@comcast.net | Bio | Michael S. Maydak is represented by Craven Design, Inc. Please contact Meryl Jones 212-288-1022 cravendesign@mac.com www.cravendesignstudios.com As a child growing up in rural California, Michael S. Maydak spent much of his time outdoors exploring the beautiful country surrounding his home. Family vacations and outings were spent camping and fishing. Michael developed a lifelong interest in wildlife and outdoor pursuits, which provide the majority of the inspiration and material for his work. A professional artist since 1976, Michael received his formal training as an illustration major at San Jose State University. His commercial clients have included national magazines, book publishers, advertising agencies, major corporations and state governments. In the last few years he has focused his creative efforts on bronze sculpture, public murals, and interpretive installations. Michael lives with his wife and two children in California. Being a father has given him renewed insight into the importance of teaching children to appreciate the natural world and understand its balance and interdependence. |
| Mimi Selmi Reed | mimireedesign@gmail.com | type of art work | Illustrator specialized in teen and children's illustration. Works in both; traditional and digital media. Acrylic, charcoal, pencil and collage. Programs: Photoshop and Illustrator. |
| Mindy Pierce | mindy@beisepierce.com | Bio | Mindy's children's publishing career began right after her kids, Macey and Mack discovered books. Her whimsical images are heavily influenced by their antics and esthetic opinions. Mindy also works on a wide variety of products from greeting cards and gift wrap to fabric designs. |
| mjarts.com | marty@mjarts.com | Bio | My body of work is fairly eclectic in its nature, and isn't specifically geared toward one type of illustration, however, all of my illustrations are realistically-styled. My preferred media are graphite, digital and colored pencil; I also use ink, watercolor, acrylics and airbrush as the need arises. Over the years I have created a large number of wildlife drawings, portraits, architectural and technical illustrations. I teach art classes for children on an irregular basis; I also do school visits. My first book jacket was published in the fall of 1999; my first children's book was published in 2000. My work has been published internationally in children's books, periodicals and on the Internet. |
| Molly Delaney | delaney@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Whimsical, Humorous, Watercolor |
| mooart | sharon@moo-art.co.uk | Bio | I have been working in the the field of children's books since 1998, with a wide range of clients. I work digitally and with mixed media so my work still retains a collage feel. I am a member of The Association of Illustrators UK, and Brighton Illustrators Group. |
| Nancy Cote | nancycote@comcast.net | type of art work | Children's Picture Books Full Color / Hardcover Trade Books |
| Nancy Lane | nancy@melissaturk.com | Bio | At age 6, Nancy wanted to be an artist. She was already off to a good start, since she drew constantly. Before she knew it, she had graduated from the Maryland Institute of Art with a BFA and a variety of illustration work in her portfolio. She worked as an art director for 4 years in Houston, learning a great deal about design and printing. With that experience she began her freelance illustration career, which has continued for 20 years. Working in watercolor, her styles range from colorful realism to a flatter, Asian-influenced style with line and muted colors. She is also proficient in pencil, ink and ink wash. Her particular expertise is in drawing people, animals, and emotions. She prides herself on keeping and pleasing clients, some of which include Abbott Laboratories, Scholastic, Highlights Magazine, ASPCA, Hampton-Brown, Barron’s Educational Series, Scott Foresman, Harcourt, and Houghton Mifflin. Nancy is a member of Graphic Artist’s Guild and Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She currently lives in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York with her husband, children and pets. |
| Neecy Twinem | neecy@neecytwinem.com | Bio | Neecy Twinem is an award winning children's book author and illustrator with over 25 published titles for various ages. Her rich, brightly colored artwork invites readers to explore and enjoy the natural world. Neecy's art may also be found on book covers, educational books, classroom readers, magazines, as well as puzzles, posters, greeting cards, t-shirts, public murals, and private collections. Twinem is a regular speaker at schools, conferences and literacy festivals across the country. She loves to share the process of creating books with children and adults. She gives presentations, workshops, artist-in-residence programs, and has designed and implemented original murals. Neecy has taught private art lessons to children and adults for thirteen years, both in New York and New Mexico. Neecy graduated with a fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has exhibited her artwork throughout the United States and parts of Europe. Her childhood roots are in Colorado and the Midwest. Neecy and her family recently relocated to the mountains of New Mexico after residing in the new York metropolitan area for many years. Neecy now enjoys writing and illustrating in the inspiring natural surroundings of her home studio in the Sandia mountains. |
| Nick Wright | nick@sharppencilcreative.com | Bio | I'm a fresh talent making a go in the children's industry after doing much art and design for theme parks and themed entertainment around the world. In fact I'm still very active in designing for several entertainment clients. I also work daily on projects that consist of editorial illustration, product design, concept art, and privately commissioned paintings. But there is nothing I enjoy more than sitting down with my 2 little girls and reading books together. I want to design my places on the pages of those books just like I have designed physical places since the start of my career....! Clients include: 3wheelerworld.com, Adirondack Studios, APCO, Bow & Arrow Magazine, Cerebroscope, LLC, Cha Cha Coconuts Restaurants, Cross Trail Outfitters, Cypress Knees Publishing, Guidi Homes, Infotainment Services, Keane Company, KCOY-KKFX Television, Lumberjack Lodges, Masterpiece Factory Publishers, NYS DOT, Old World Vent Hoods, Pepsi Cola, Universal Studios, Wellington Builders, Wizard Works Product Development Company, Woods Business Development, LLC. |
| ninaedwards | ninahedwards@hotmail.com | type of art work | Fashion & lifestyle editorial illustration, children's book, Young Adult book cover |
| Obadinah | obadinah@obadinah.com | Bio | I began my career in Norway, where art directors requested variety and innovation. When I returned to the USA, I continued illustrating in both clay and paint. A notable assignment is the collection of storybook landscapes for all of the Nile Spice cups of soup. I've illustrated poems and books for the children's market in both paint and clay for decades. |
| Paige Keiser | paige@paigekeiser.com | Bio | I'm a children's book illustrator represented by Cornell & McCarthy |
| Pam Peltier | ppeltier@midmaine.com | Bio | Background in concept and product design for greeting cards, giftware, children's books and paper products. Extensive experience as an illustrator. Able to generate new product and design. Excellent understanding and application of style and design elements. Wide variety of work from "cute" to graphics. Pam Peltier worked in-house at Hallmark Cards, Inc. for 4 years (and another 4 years freelancing with Hallmark while raising her twin sons and daughter) before working in-house at Current, Inc. for 16 years. Since 1996 I freelance with various publishers. |
| Pamela Leavens | pictoria@hvc.rr.com | Bio | Pamela Leavens studied traditional figure drawing and oil painting at the Atlanta High Museum School and The Art Student's League in NYC but now works in gouache, pastel, and digital mediums to produce quirky, stylized illustration in vibrant color: picturebooks, illustration and design for a variety of printed formats, exhibition art--and most often with humorous intent. For nine years she was a Staff Artist with International Paper Co. She has been a frequent exhibitor at the Museum of the Hudson Highlands (including a three-person show of children's book art) and has also exhibited at Eisenhower Hall Gallery at West Point, the Garrison Art Center, and the Mid-Hudson Arts & Science Center. Client List includes Union Carbide, International Paper, Centurion Security, Medical Economics, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Trillium Press, Dunkin' Donuts, Vernon Valley / Great Gorge Ski Areas, Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Mixed Media, Swifty's NYC, Scott Foresman. Member, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and the artists' exhibition co-op, Mixed Media. |
| Patricia Cantor | pat@patriciacantor.com | Bio | Patricia Cantor is a freelance illustrator producing artwork for children's books, commercial clients, and private collectors. She was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2008 Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators National Conference Juried Portfolio Show. She is currently also pursuing an MFA in illustration. |
| Paul Fisch | paul@paulfisch.com | Bio | I have been illustrating for over 20 years and hold an MFA in illustration from Syracuse University. My work has appeared in the CA illustration Annual, Print, and many leading magazines and newspapers. I love to draw and look forward to doing children's books in the future! |
| Paul Meisel | pmillustration@earthlink.net | type of art work | children's books, editorial, advertising watercolor, pen and ink, acrylic, gouache, oil, pastel |
| Paul Weiner | art@paulweiner.com | type of art work | I create colorful electronic artwork for children educational publishers. |
| Paula Pertile | paula@paulapertile.com | Bio | I studied illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, and have worked in many areas of illustration over the years in addition to children's books. |
| Peggy Collins | peggycollins@mac.com | type of art work | gouache, ink, watercolour, pastel, scratchboard, children's book, picture book, education |
| Peggy Mozley | peggymozley@sbcglobal.net | type of art work | Digital IllustrationChildren's PublishingYouthWhimsicalStylized |
| PeggyDressel | Pegdartist@aol.com | Bio | Peggy Dressel is a illustrator, portrait and fine artist who graduated from Pratt Institute. Besides children's book publishing, her work has appeared in numerous publications such as American Artist Watercolor Magazine, along with advertisements, posters and calendars. Some of her clients include, Cape May Music Festival, Dial Soap, Girl Scouts of the USA, Macy's, McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall and Vogue. Her paintings have been exhibited in both the Bergen Museum, and the Belskie Museum in NJ, beside numerous local galleries and national juried and invitations Shows. |
| pegs3 | peggy@peggysstudio.com | Bio | I am a Milwaukee, Wisconsin artist who specializes in detailed black pencil illustrations on white textured coquille board. I have a BFA in Illustration from Northern Illinois University, and over 10 years experience working as a graphic designer, art director, and project manager. I opened my own business, Peggy's Studio (www.peggysstudio.com), in 2005, and also teach drawing part-time. I am active in my local art community and recently joined SCBWI (The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) to advance my career in illustration. |
| peter lacalamita | peter@magneticstudio.com | type of art work | Digital Illustration, Childrens, Publishing,Youth, animation, whimsical, stylized, Flash3d |
| Philomena ONeill | oneill@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Semi-Realistic, Watercolor |
| Phyllis Cahill | ppcahill@aol.com | Published Works | Over 40 books for children. Partial list of clients include: Book Publishers: Brown Publishing, ChariotVictor Books, Hampton-Brown, Harcourt School Division, Holt Reinhart, Houghton Mifflin/Great Source, International Bible Society, Mazer, McGraw-Hill, Mondo Publishing, Pearson Learning, Perfection Learning, Rigby, Scholastic, Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley, Starseed Press, Steck-Vaughn & Zaner-Bloser. Magazines: Highlights for Children, Jack and Jill, Guide, Guideposts for Kids, Muse, Spider & The Friend |
| Phyllis Harris | phyllis@phyllisharris.com | Bio | Phyllis Harris began her freelancing career at Hallmark, working for them and other clients for over 20 years. She began her full time illustration career for children's publications in 2000. Since then, her illustrations have appeared in magazines and books for clients such as Scholastic, Standard Publishing, Fisher Price, Houghton Mifflin, Children's Press, Weekly Reader, Highlights Magazine, Hooked on Phonics, and Your Big Backyard Magazine. |
| Ralph Voltz | Ralph@ralphvoltz.com | type of art work | realism, children, digital, humor, sports, people, fantasy, games, entertainment, educational, acrylics, watercolor |
| Rebecca Reed | reedillustration@comcast.net | type of art work | children, animals, whimsical, painterly, spot illustrations, nature, adventure mediums include: acrylic, pencil, pastel, colored pencil, watercolor |
| Renate Lohmann | renate_lohmann@annremenwillis.com | type of art work | watercolor, gouache, blackline, children, child, kids, people, animals, animal, fun, painterly, whimsical, colorful, educational, trade, architectural, building, buildings, house, houses, landscape, maps |
| Richard Weiss | rkweiss@comcast.net | Published Works | I've worked for 3-2-1 Contact, Kid City, Zillions, Girl's Life, Owl, Weekly Reader, and all the magazines from Children's Better Health Institute. I've worked for numerous publishers including Houghton Mifflin, Bantam Doubleday Dell, W. H. Freeman, William Sadlier, and Scholastic. |
| Rob McClurkan | rmc@mindspring.com | Bio | Rob McClurkan has created art for magazines, stories, advertisements, holiday cards, products and character development. Rob's clients include Scott Foresman, Harcourt, Weekly Reader, Highlights for Children and Group publishing. If your in need of illustration give Rob the opportunity to bring his fun and creativity to your next job. |
| Robert Casilla | robert@robertcasilla.com | Bio | Robert Casilla's formal training in art took place at the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he earned a BFA degree. Since 1984, Robert has worked as a freelance illustrator for magazines, book publishers, educational publishers and others. He has illustrated over 25 children's books, many of which are picture book biographies of people such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks and John F. Kennedy. He has also illustrated many multicultural children's books such as Jalapeño Bagels (Atheneum), The Little Painter of Sabana Grande (Simon & Schuster), The Legend of Mexicatl (Turtle Books) and First Day in Grapes (Lee & Low), which won the Pura Belpré Honor Award. |
| Robin Kerr | robin_kerr@annremenwillis.com | type of art work | digital, blackline, children, child, kids, people, animals, animal, whimsical, fun, colorful, educational, trade |
| Ron Chironna | art@ronaldchironna.com | Bio | After taking required art classes in my high school in Staten Island, NY, I graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degee from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. I majored in Communications Design and Illustration. Over the past 30 years I've worked as a freelance illustrator for clients from the following fields: television, magazines, textbooks, advertising, trade books, mass market books, professional journals, professional and medical organizations, collectible card games, and electronic books. I've illustrated children's publications and adult thrillers, along with just about everything in between. I'm a member of the the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Children's Book Illustrators Group. |
| Roselyne Cazazian | studiokazaz@sympatico.ca | type of art work | Children's Illustration, vector (Illustrator), photoshop, acrylic, watercolor, digital, colored pencil. |
| Rosiland Solomon | rosiland_solomon@annremenwillis.com | Bio | Rosiland Solomon has illustrated children's books, games and puzzles, advertising labels and packages, textbooks, magazines, greeting cards — even a deck of tarot cards! Rosiland lives in San Francisco, California. |
| Roz Fulcher | rozf@cox.net | Bio | Roz spent several years learning the craft of children's books, then "cut- out" a niche for herself when she began illustrating with felt. Using felt, fabric and a variety of embellishements, Roz brings a child's work to life in her charming and lively illustrations. Her sense of fun is especially appealing to the younger set. Roz currently resides in Southern Illinois with her husband and three children. |
| Rumplewhisker | dwenzel1@comcast.net | Bio | I have ejoyed working in the children's market fora number of years and look forward to each job as new and interesting problem to solve. I have illustrated books for for all ages an enjoy the creative challenge. |
| Ruth Palmer | ruth.palmer@btinternet.com | Bio | I have been illustrating for many years and enjoy doing a variety of work including educational children's books and picture books. I can adapt my style to fit the brief and enjoy a challenge. I work quickly and conscientiously and am always professional. |
| Ryan Durney | ryandurney@hotmail.com | type of art work | Whimsical, trade, educational, children, cartoon, ink, digital, photographic, realistic, watercolor, painterly, science, dinosaurs, prehistoric, bugs, insects, plants, animals, fantasy, monsters, princess, fairy, dragons, sci-fi, science fiction, space |
| Sally Randall | ssrdesigns@yahoo.com | Bio | I began my career in working in the advertising market as a graphic designer creating everything from business identity packages to product packaging. I became a Creative Director in the gift product industry and switched gears into creating product and creating product marketing campaigns for tabletop gift ware and greeting cards. For the past 7 years I have freelanced in the gift industry creating gift product and greeting cards. I illustrated my first children's book five years ago which was the fulfilling of a childhood dream. My love of illustrating bright, fun and whimsical art has brought me to focus my art on the children's market. |
| Sandy Howell | shoriginals@hotmail.com | type of art work | children, fantasy, nature, animals, endearing, make believe, whimiscal, watercolor, oil chalk, airbrush |
| Sara Waters | waterrose398@yahoo.com | Bio | Loves: Handmade cute things, japanese paper, shades of green, coffee & tea, orchids & tulips, NE Mpls, basset hounds, family and my Jake Life: I'm the oldest of three kids, I live in the Twin Cities, I'm part of Reese Street Illustrations and Paper Bicycle, I'm an alumni of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and I'm an advisory board member/volunteer with Art Buddies (www.artbuddies.org...that's me in green on the "About Us" page!) Experience: stationary & cards, product/print & pattern design, illustration for editorials, fashion design, and children's book's Mediums: cut paper/collage and digital illustration. Collaborations: dginvent!ve, Bound+D/termined, Varitronics-A Brady Business, Paper Bicycle, Mindware, Target, and Scholastic UK. |
| Sarah Hollander | info@morgangaynin.com | Bio | Sarah's award winning background as an art director and designer is appreciated by clients who delight in her soft palette and warm characters. Her gouache/watercolors have been commissioned for everything from financial institutions to children's products. Sarah's studio is in Alexandria, Virginia where she is continually inspired and entertained by the antics of her husband, her two sons, a Golden Retriever, a Shih Tzu, a leopard gecko, and various yard pets (chipmunks, squirrels, birds, hawks, butterflies, etc.). She loves to read, dig in her garden dirt, and laugh. |
| sarakahn | saraikahn@yahoo.com | Published Works | "The Best Children's Books in the world" Byron Pries Visual Press, NY 1995 "On My Block" Children's Book Press, CA, 1997 |
| sharon holm | holmmade1@earthlink.net | type of art work | children's |
| Shawn McCann | shawn.arts@yahoo.com | Bio | “Illustrating childrens books is one of the great things I love about being an artist. Being able to create a rich environment of color and texture that engages kids is the driving force behind my work. For there is nothing better than opening up an entirely new world each and every time a child opens a book. Having attended The Minneapolis College of Art and Design, I was taught that the sky is the limit. Wherever your imagination will take you is where you need to be. Childrens books allow that very notion and I wouldn’t have it any other way! ” |
| Shawna J.C. Tenney | shawna.tenney@gmail.com | Bio | Shawna recieved her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration from Brigham Young University. She has studied with many great illustrators such as Robert Barrett, Richard Hull, Bethanne Anderson, Perry Stewart, Douglas Fryer and Howard Fullmer. Shawna is currently a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) and lives in West Jordan, Utah with her husband,Warren, and daughters Cassidy and Madeline. |
| Sheila Bailey | sheila_bailey@annremenwillis.com | type of art work | watercolor, digital, mixed media, blackline, animals, animal, children, child, fun, humorous, colorful, whimsical, educational, trade |
| Shelly O. Haas | haas@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Children, Adults, Animals, Realistic, Historic, Watercolor, Mixed Media |
| Sherry L Rogers | sr@sherry-rogers.com | Bio | Sherry is a digital illustrator who lived in the San Francisco Bay area of California for over 17 years, where she attended Foothill College and studied Graphic Design/Graphic Arts. After completing college she worked for over a decade as a successful graphic designer and technical illustrator with three high-profile engineering companies. After relocating to Rocklin, California, where she currently lives, she was lucky enough to have the opportunity to make a career change and now illustrates for children, which is where her heart has always been. Over the last few years she has worked hard putting a portfolio together while simultaneously marketing my work. After a year of marketing and creating art, Sherry was asked to illustrate my first book, Counting Little Geckos. A year later she was fortunate to have Sylvan Dell Publishing notice her work and to date has illustrated five picture books for them and is currently working on a sixth. She also illustrates for the children’s educational market and children’s magazines. All of Sherry’s art is painted in Photoshop. She began using Photoshop in college in the early 1990’s when it had no layers and no undos. She loves Photoshop and can’t imagine creating her art any other way. While working as a Graphic Designer/ Artist, which included doing technical illustration, she continued to use Photoshop. She is also an expert with Adobe Illustrator which is the program she used to create technical drawings. After using both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator for over fifteen years she is addicted to digital illustration and an expert at both programs. Sherry considers herself lucky to be married to a man, who not only supports her in her life’s ambitions, but also her choice of perusing art as a career. She has a wonderful son and daughter, two in of the nicest dogs you’ve ever met and two very old loving cats who enjoy treats, scratches behind their ears and sleeping. |
| SHIRLEY BECKES | beckesdesign@execpc.com | Bio | Shirley V. Beckes, an award winning children's illustrator and published auther, has illustrated over one hundred children's books during her career. Her art is simple and complex, full of surprises and sometimes filled with things that go bump in the night. Storybooks are not the only place you will find her work. She has a lot of fun illustrating books filled with mazes, books you can color, books that help you learn, games and puzzles for you to play and activities from around the world. Shirley Beckes is represented by Craven Design, Inc. Please contact Meryl Jones: 212-288-1022 cravendesign@mac.com www.cravendesignstudios.com |
| Simona Mulazzani | tetedubois@mac.com | type of art work | Painterly children's book illustrations. |
| Siri Weber Feeney | siri_weber_feeney@annremenwillis.com | type of art work | acrylic, colored pencil, digital, children, child, people, grown-ups, ethnic diversity, cultural diversity, animals, animal, colorful, whimsical, painterly, educational, trade, fiction, non-fiction, biography, history, full color, four color, 4-c, grayscale, greyscale, ink, line art, line drawing, black and white, b&w, blackline |
| srnoble | steve@stevennoble.com | Published Works | Logos and ad campaigns for a large list of prestigious and high caliber clients such as Coors (corporate/packaging logo), Exxon-Mobil (stock certificate), JP Morgan (annual report) and Mercedes-Benz (ad campaigns), and the recently added "White House" Logo 2008. Acclaimed Children's book "Zathura" which came out (Fall 2005) at the same time as the release of the movie "Zathura". Other published works include: Mercedez-BenzSalvaggio'sNew York Las VegasAnnheiser-BuschLand's EndNorthrup-GrummanCoorsCrystalNewport NationalJP MorganGarden of LifeWelch'sExxon-MobilHewlett-PackardStolpman VineyardAlvita TeaBeaulieu VineyardsNature MadeAlbertson'sFederal ReserveCakebreadArby'sCapital TrustMiller LightDel MontePharmalearnHaggen Inc.PepsiUnion Bank of CaliforniaOrtho VitrosLowenbrauFetzerWillow CovePete's Wicked AleFrancisco BreadEstate CellarsRonzoni PastaMidfirst BankVilla Mt. EdenOre-Ida |
| stacey previn | steve@munrocampagna.com | type of art work | digital, childrens, storybook, acrylic, crayon, mosaic, collage |
| Stan Gorman | info@stangorman.com | type of art work | Commercial and children's book illustration |
| steckfigures | jim@steckfigures.com | Bio | You've already put your hands on Jim Steck's work–Cups at Denny's. placemats at McDonald's, counter displays at Pizza Hut...Jim has illustrated many campaigns for a variety of national companies. Major magazines also appreciate Jim's humorous style, as evidenced in recent issues of Nickelodean and Sports illustrated for Kids Magazines. Jim enjoys illustrating books, especially children's books, where he can showcase his talent for fun, colorful backgrounds and character continuity. He appreciates deadlines. |
| Stephen Aitken | steve@stephenaitken.com | Bio | Stephen Aitken has been a freelance illustrator since 1980. He graduated with an honours B.Sc. in Biology and a minor in Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa. Stephen's art has focused on children's books since 1998, working with publishers in Canada and the US, the UK, India, Lebanon, Norway, Turkey, China and Africa. |
| Steven Salerno | steven@stevensalerno.com | Bio | Steven has illustrated 17 picture books to date, including stories of famed authors Margaret Wise Brown (The Dirty Little Boy) and Bill Martin Jr (Chicken Chuck). He's the author/illustrator of 3 of his own stories (Little Tumbo, Coco the Carrot, and Harry Hungry!) Steven graduated from Parson School of Design in NYC, where he studied under celebrated author/illustrator Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are). Steven's illustrated picture books have earned praise from The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Children's Literature and other industry publications. In addition to illustrating picture books, Steven's illustrations and graphics are also seen in magazines, newspapers, advertising, books, product packaging, corporate publications, retail interior graphics, and web sites. Clients have included: The New Yorker magazine, The Wall Street Journal, American Express, United Airlines, Businessweek magazine, Gourmet magazine, IBM, Nickelodeon and hundreds more... Visit his web site (www.stevensalerno.com) to read bio, view children's book samples and to view other portfolio sections. In 2008 "BEBE GOES TO THE BEACH" (Harcourt) was released and in February 2009 "HARRY HUNGRY!" was released (Harcourt). In 2010 his remake of the 1951 Golden Books classic "PANTALOON" will be released by Random. Steven lives and works in New York City. |
| StoryBook Arts Inc. | storybookarts@msn.com | Published Works | Our artists are published in many areas of the children's publishing industry. Lists of published works will be supplied for each artist upon request. |
| SuanaLeah | suanaverelst@yahoo.ca | Bio | Suana Verelst was born in Antwerp, Belgium and currently lives in Montreal. She grew up in Kortrijk, a Belgian town close to the French border. She studied drawing and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in St Niklaas before leaving for Canada to study Art History, Fine Arts and Graphic Design. She has collaborated on children's books and illustrated a few which were published in Quebec, Belgium and the USA and received an award for two illustrations she submitted to “Applied Arts Magazine” in Toronto, Canada and most recently two of her illustrations were chosen to be permanently displayed on the website of “American Illustration and American Photography” in New York. (AI-AP 25 and AI-AP 26). Her illustrations were exhibited at the Children’s Book Fair in Bologna, Italy, as part of the Flemish illustrator's exhibit, at “Picturale”, a group exhibition of Flemish illustrators in Ronse, Belgium and at a group exhibition of children’s book illustrators at the “4th Annual New York Showcase Children’s Book Art Exhibition” in New York City. Currently, she is illustrating a children's book in collaboration with a French author, Alice Brière-Haquet. |
| Sue Cornelison | scornelison@plconline.com | Bio | Sue Cornelison graduated with a BFA from Drake University in Art Education with an emphasis in drawing and painting. She then traveled to Florence, Italy to continue her studies at the International School of Studio Arts. Sue has worked as a full time illustrator for a decade, exploring many techniques and styles. Versatile best describes her. She has taught HS art, carved clay bas relief tiles for the city of Ames, designed craft projects for Better Homes and Gardens, illustrated Christmas Cards for Charity, painted portraits, as well as painted large paintings for churches and Iowa State Univ., but what she enjoys most of all is writing and illustrating for children. She lives in rural Iowa where she and her jazz musician husband raised a family of six while remodeling a 1909 three-story Victorian on Main Street. The old carriage house will soon be transformed into her art studio. Iowa’s wide-open spaces and friendly small town folks make it an idyllic spot to work and raise a family. In her spare time, she coaches a team of energetic young tumblers and trampolinists. |
| Susan Banta | banta@bookmakersltd.com | type of art work | Anthropomorphic Animals, Children, Humorous, Whimsical, Watercolor |
| Susan Estelle Kwas | susan@susanestellekwas.com | type of art work | Whimsical children's book illustrations. |
| Susan Gal | susan@galgirlstudio.com | type of art work | Mixed media and collage children's and adult illustrations. |
| Susan Jaekel | susan_jaekel@annremenwillis.com | Bio | Susan loves illustrating for the children's market and for decades has done artwork for children's books, textbooks, cookbooks, games, stickers and puzzles. She and her artist husband live in Los Gatos, California and are both participants in the Air Force Art Program. |
| Susan Lawson | susan@susan-lawson.com | Bio | Susan is a graduate of the BFA program, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Her work has appeared in Ladybug, Click, Highlights High Five, Family Fun, Weekly Reader, Good Housekeeping, Money, and Ladies Home Journal. Susan is a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She enjoys gardening, photography, writing, and walking her dog. |
| Susi Galloway | sgn@susigalloway.com | type of art work | My favorite subject subjects are children's books, fantasy and sci-fi, horror, humor...really anything that allows me to bring a story to life. I paint digitally as well as traditional brush and paint such as oils watercolor, acrylics, pen and ink etc.. Experience in: Advertising Animals Animation Architecture Black & White Book Illustration Children's Book Illustrations Cover art and design Card & Stationery Clothing & Textile Corporate Identity Educational Food Historical Coat of Arms and Family Trees Holiday Lettering Licensing Medical Multicultural Packaging Product Illustration Religious Sci Fi/Fantasy Spot Illustration Toy & Game Tween Fine Art |
| Susie Lee Jin | susie@susieleejin.com | Bio | Susie Lee Jin is a children's illustrator and writer. She also runs her company Susie Studio, licensing her art on family-friendly products. Her client list includes Bebop Books, Harvest House Publishers, Pearson, Scholastic, Oxford University Press, and Piggy Toes Press. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Paul, lots of plants, and their big fish Oscar. Susie is represented in the children's book market by WendyLynn&Co. |
| Suzanne Beaky | suzanne@suzannebeaky.com | Bio | Suzanne Beaky grew up in Gahanna, Ohio, and studied illustration at Columbus College of Art and Design. Her expressive illustrations are commissioned by children's book, magazine and educational publishers worldwide. She received the Durham (N.C.) Arts Council Emerging Artist Award and the Ellen Dolan Memorial Mentorship Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators-Missouri. She now lives with her husband in Kirksville, Missouri. |
| Sylvie Daigneault | daigneault@primus.ca | type of art work | Children's books and fantasy art. |
| tanjabauerle | tanja@bauerle.com | Bio | Even though Tanja has been an artist her entire life she has worked professionally as a Graphic Designer for over 12 years. Her design sense and strong composition and color skills can clearly been seen in her illustrations. Since 2003, Tanja has strictly worked as a freelance illustrator and designer with her main focus being children’s illustration. Her first picture book, “There’s a Coqui in My Shoe!”, written by Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli and released by ChiChi Rodriguez Books in 2007, won the 2008 10th Annual International Latino Book Awards for Best Educational Children's Book - English. Her second book “The Adventures of Salt and Soap at Grand Canyon” published by the Grand Canyon Association will be released in the spring of 2009. In addition to design and illustration projects varying from character studies, book illustrations, greeting cards and marketing collateral, Tanja has enjoyed working on numerous book jackets ranging from children’s titles to adult fiction and non-fiction titles. Her love of story telling drives her to continually refine her craft. Traditional mediums such as acrylics, water color as well as pen and ink are Tanja’s favorite, but she also loves the freedom that digital tools such as Photoshop offer. Tanja is an active member of the Arizona chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and helps out as Co-Illustrator Representative. After having lived in Germany and Australia, Tanja now calls Arizona her home with her family and her two Goldens Otto and Peanut and cat Ducky. |
| Teddy Edinjiklian | edinjiklian@bookmakersltd.com | Published Works | The Velveteen Rabbit, A Children's Treasury of Best Loved Poems, God's Christmas Gift |
| Terry Sirrell | tsirrell@sbcglobal.net | type of art work | children's illustration, cartooning, digital |
| Terry Workman | tworkman@voyager.net | Bio | I enjoy working on licensed and non licensed cartoon character art. I have worked for Dr. Seuss Enterprises, American Greetings, Scholastic, Zondervan, Leap Frog, Publications International, universal pictures, Kelloggs, Penguin Putnam, etc. I was trained to create licensed character art on model while working at H.H. Cutler Childrens Clothing in Grand Rapids MI. I have attended licensed character art seminars at Disney, Hanna Barbera and Nickelodeon Studios. |
| Thao Lam | thao@thaolam.com | Bio | Thao Lam has been making pictures for as long as she can remember. For her, drawing has always felt as natural as breathing. She has an insatiable love for coloured and textured papers, which she uses to create her exuberant collages. Passionate about children’s books, Thao is especially interested in visual storytelling. She draws inspiration from the stories she hears, from the beauty in everyday things, and from the work of the many illustrators she admires. As an art buyer for an educational publishing company, she has the opportunity to work with thousands of different artists from all around the world. Since studying illustration for three years at Sheridan College in Toronto, Thao has developed her dual careers of illustrating and art buying. Her art works have appeared in publications such as Cricket and Highlight magazines. In 2008, she won the Highlights Five Pewter Plate award for verse illustration of the year. She has twice been chosen for the American Illustration Awards. |
| Theresa | theresa@theresabrandon.com | type of art work | traditional, classic, realistic, watercolor, digital, pastel, fantasy, fairy, tale, adventure, mystery, young, adult, children, juvenile, painterly, animal, anthropomorphic, science, history, picture, color, black, white, ink, |
| Tim Bowers | tim@timbowers.com | Bio | Tim Bowers graduated from the Columbus College of Art & Design (Ohio) and started his career in advertising and editorial illustration. Tim’s first children’s book, THE TOY CIRCUS by Jan Wahl, was published in 1986. Since then, his children’s book illustrations have enhanced the stories of some of America’s most popular children’s book authors. In addition to his book work, his whimsical and humorous characters have been featured on numerous gift and paper products. To date, he has illustrated more than twenty children’s books and his artwork is published in children’s magazines and by leading card companies in the United States. |
| Travis King | travisking@mindspring.com | Bio | I graduated from Portfolio Center in 2000. I am a freelance ilustrator with experience in book publishing, greeting cards, web design, and character design. I specialize in humorous and children's illustration. I primarily work digitally in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop but also work traditionally in acrylic. I have painted for years and have done works for illustration, fine art, and mural projects. I taught character design at Portfolio Center in 2003 and two of my students were showcased in CMYK magazine. I currently reside in Cleveland, Ohio with my family, where I continue to make art today. |
| Valeria Petrone | valeria@valeriapetrone.com | type of art work | Bold graphic children's book illustrations. |
| Vicky Enright | vicky@vickyenright.com | Bio | Vicky Enright has worked as a graphic designer, a calligrapher, a greeting card artist, a wallpaper designer and a children's book illustrator. All of these jobs have contributed to how she approaches her illustratration and design, with attention to layout, hand lettering, pattern details and just plain JOY! She lives in MA, with her husband and two boys. |
| Viki Woodworth | vikiw@speakeasy.net | Bio | Viki earned a BS in Art at Miami University in Oxford. She has illustrated more than 50 books for children and is the author/illustrator of Daisy the Firecow (a Junior library Guild Selection) and Daisy the Dancing Cow (Boyd's Mill Press). Other clients include, Macmillan, Highlights, Zaner-Bloser, Brown Publishing, Scholastic, Compass Point Books, and Augsburg Press |
| yellapalooza | yellapalooza@yahoo.com | Bio | The YELLAPALOOZA critique group was born when the founding members decided to form their own online critique group dedicated to people who both write and illustrate for children's book writer/illustrators. We live all across North America and have come from very different backgrounds, but one thing we all have in common is that when we were starting out, we turned to the internet for help, information, advice and comradeship. We help each other with our writing and illustrating and we've become good friends. We vent our frustrations and enjoy our achievements together. All are talented and dedicated people, and we most definitely learn from each other. Writing and illustrating children's picture books is the most fun there is. Sure, it's hard work, and no, it doesn't pay much, but we couldn't love it more. And in the end, a picture book can delight and enlighten and expand the world of a child (or an adult). What could be better? The members of Yellapalooza are: Kristie Anderson Susan Boase Sarah Brannen Elizabeth O. Dulemba Robert Eberz Larry Eisenstein Lauren Francis Lisa Kopelke Jen Lerew Kathy Manchip Abigail Marble Joy Nelkin Wieder Agy Wilson Liz Conrad |