LAUGH OUT LOUD 2023 BOOK AWARDS WINNER!
Congratulations go to Arena illustrator Thomas Flintham and author Pamela Burchard for winning the 6-8 category for A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch.
New work from Oxo
Phosphor has just updated Oxo's portfolio with some fun new work. Oxo's style is playful and spontaneous and he is great at capturing a mood, whether he's illustrating crowds or single characters. Oxo is known not just for his illustrations, but comic strips, mascots, GIFs and also animations.
New Signing – Jose Mendez
A huge welcome to Jose Mendez, who joined the Handsome Frank lineup last month!
Jose is a Spanish illustrator and artist based between London and Barcelona with a distinctive and unique style, creating a playful world full of badass characters, hand drawn typography, colourful palette, bold shapes, wavy line and great use of contrast.
Head on over to our website to check out Jose’s new portfolio page, we’re sure it will catch your eye! www.handsomefrank.com/insights/read/mundomendo
Lucy Davey illustrates Scottish Walking Guides for Pocket Mountains
Lucy Davey has illustrated 3 walking guide covers for the islands of Scotland for Pocket Mountains written by Peter Edwards. Taking inspiration from the landscapes of Brian Cook, she said, ‘I've worked with Robbie Porteous from Pocket Mountains on a few projects now. The Uist cover is my favourite - I always enjoy depicting water in my illustrations and I particularly like the colour combinations in this one.’
Lucy Davey is represented by The Artworks
Goddess Gracious! Katie Ponder continues the Mythology series with Dorling Kindersly
Katie Ponder has illustrated the fourth book in Dorling Kindersley's Mythology series, with the latest instalment focusing on Goddesses and Heroines from myths around the world.
Inspired by Folkart, embroidery and quilting, Katie used photoshop to create all the illustrations, moving elements round like a paper theatre set until something aesthetically ‘clicked’.
Chris Wormell wins award for The Lucky Bottle
Chris Wormell has won the Teacher’s Choice Award for Young Readers at the Children’s Literature Festivals, for his book the Lucky Bottle. A double-threat, Chris both wrote and illustrated the winning book, peppering the pages with dramatic monochromatic moments to bring the journey to life.
Quite the buzz: Claire Harrup Illustrates The Wild Bee Handbook for Hardie Grant and Quadrille
Claire Harrup has illustrated 'The Wild Bee Handbook' by Sarah Wyndham Lewis, showcasing the variety of wild bee species in the UK and how we can help them thrive.
Charlie Sutcliffe
Charlie Sutcliffe is without doubt a brilliant artist, and always creating the most amazingly original and imaginative characters.
His work is such a great fit for children books, for painting of murals inside and out , and merchandise - there are no bounds actually.
Charlie lives in Valencia and there always seems to be a wonderful light and vibrancy about his artwork.
Here is such an example entitled: “Anchors Away” and pretty much a perfect image for this time of year.
For more of Charlies fabulous characters and artwork do check him out on the Artist Partners website: Charlie Sutcliffe | Illustrator | Artist Partners
ARENA – ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ON MATTHEW LAND
We caught up with Matthew just after the recent publication of 'The Wall Between Us', featuring his stunning cover illustration and asked him about his process.
THE THING AT 52 – ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD JOHNSON
This beautiful picture book written by Ross Montgomery with atmospheric images by Richard is touching, thought-provoking and a real tear-jerker!