Gary Newmanwas commissioned to illustrate the front cover of the paperback edition of Tess Daly's debut novel, 'The Camera Never Lies'. Gary's soft yet chic style ideally sets the tone for the story of big-hearted, northern girl Brit trying to make her way in the world of showbiz.
Gavin Reece created the fabulous Elysee Du Matignon for a spoof election campaign by French lingerie brand Undiz. Gavin illustrated the glamorous Elysee, promising a new start for fashion and sporting Undiz latest collection. Gavin's illustrations have been featured online, in press, in store and on limited edition t-shirts.
This month at The Art Market we are featuring the work of Samara Andrews. Samara has produced this very topical illustration for S Magazine entitled 'Jubilee Party', for a fictional short story.
The ground breaking VW campaign by DDB, enlisted the help for their latest tarot card project from Jon Rogers- our award winning Pastiche artist. The agency’s creative ideas combined with Jon’s exceptional talent produced a fine entry for this years Cannes Festival. Fingers crossed! Jon Rogers is represented by Phosphor Art
Adrian Valencia's illustrations are looking ship-shape and stylish on the new range of nautical themed greeting cards for J.Falkner stationery company based in Palm Beach, Florida. Available now at https://www.jfalkner.com
The University of Aberdeen has recently commissioned Natalie Kilany to illustrate "The Kings Dream", a fairytale written by Jackie Ross. The story follows a King who is troubled by nightmares; with worries of what the future holds for his people. None of his expert advisors can explain his dreams, but a young hill farmer has insights which help the King harness the collective wisdom of his people and let him sleep peacefully once more. Natalie says "In a nut shell the fairytale tells the story of two contrasting futures faced by Britain's hill communities, based on research from the Sustainable Uplands project. This was a fantastic book to work on, I was given complete creative freedom that I utterly enjoyed and flourished in." Commissioner Mark Reed was very happy too, he said of the illustrations "... they’re BEAUTIFUL!!!! Really great job Natalie and bang on time! Very pleased indeed..."
Kathryn Rathke's portrait of Warren Buffett is being used in a very unique way. It was originally drawn for a major Berkshire Hathaway event and now the art is being used in a number of ways, 'most notably' says Kathryn, 'they have put it into a limited edition pair of sneakers!' Brilliant!
Zoe More O'Ferrall has completed a super project for Harrods. Commissioned direct from the famous London store, Zoe has provided illustrations on a London theme which are being used on their food range, from English Breakfast Tea to Almond and Cherry Candy Drops. Zoe says "They had a really clear idea and brief of what they wanted. Lovely design team to work with."
Kristyna Litten's debut children's picture book Chicken's Can't See In The Dark, is published on 7th June by OUP Oxford. This delightful story is about a chicken called Pippa who dares to be different! When Mr Benedict tells his class on Sunnyside Farm that chickens can't see in the dark, she sets out to prove him wrong and discover the secrets of night vision.
As part of the Cultural Olympiad, Discover Children's Story Centre have teamed up with digital publisher WingedChariot to create 'StoryCloud', a web application for children from 5-8 years old. Discover commissioned twelve brand new stories and poems from some of the UK's leading children's authors and 12 top-flight illustrators were asked to create interactive illustrations in response to each story.
Kristyna Litten was delighted to be commissioned to illustrate The Talent Show by poet, author and former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen.
StoryCloud is a free nationwide digital project reaching children in their homes, schools and libraries throughout the twelve weeks of London 2012 Festival and beyond. Children will be able to listen and read along with the author telling the story and then play with the illustrations to discover hidden secrets and surprises. Each story will have tasks to encourage children to create their own stories and drawings in response to the twelve stories.
StoryCloud (www.storycloud.co.uk) will be launched on Monday 18 June by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson, opening with The Talent Show.