Friday, June 29, 2012

Anna Laura Cantone


Anna Laura Cantone makes happy, vibrant illustrations with paint, collage, pencils...


...and a sewing machine!...

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Katrin Stangl

Stiftung Buchkunst has just announced that amongst its choices for 'most beautiful book'  this year is Katrin Stangl's 'Stark Wie Ein Bär' ('Strong Like A Bear'), with its entertaining, colourful images ...
...published by Carlsen in Germany...thanks FineFineBooks...

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Janusz Grabianski

Janusz Grabianski, 1929-1976, was a Polish illustrator with a stunning watercolour technique...
Słomkowy łańcuszek
Idzie niebo ciemną nocą | Janusz Grabiański
 
...check out HippopotamStudio for more of his work......thanks TheArtOfChildren'sPictureBooks and Rusuban...

Monday, June 25, 2012

Rhythms of the Heart

The Illustration of Ashley Bryan, open through August 19th at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. 


Exhibit Link:
http://ncartmuseum.org/exhibitions/rhythms_of_the_heart_the_illustration_of_ashley_bryan/


Image: Ashley Bryan, Hen and Frog, 1980, from Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum (Atheneum, 1980), tempera on paper, 7 x 10 ½ in., Courtesy of the artist, © 1980 Ashley Bryan  (jpeg from http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2012/06/yes-grown-ups-are-allowed/ )

Pierre Pratt

Quirky, joyous illustrations painted by Canadian Pierre Pratt...

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Alistar


Alistar is a children's illustrator who spends her time between Italy and Georgia, making beautiful digital collages along the way...

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Susy Pilgrim Waters

Susy Pilgrim Waters lets us peek into her creative process as she assembles a book on Bengali folk tales...
Susy Pilgrim Waters
Click to enlarge the cover progress image. We look forward to seeing the finished book, Susy!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Alain Gree

Classic children's illustration by French illustrator Alain Grée, as fresh today as they were in the 60's and 70's...
 
 
...thanks Krista...

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Herve Tullet


Bold, simple graphics in Hervé Tullet's delightful children's books for Phaidon...
...a glow-in-the-dark book...
...and a fantastic sculpture book coming out in October...

Friday, June 15, 2012

Sara Fanelli

The wonderful, fantastic, imaginative Sara Fanelli has done it again with her new book, The Onion's Great Escape...

Children's book illustrations by Sara Fanelli

Innovative children's book design by Sara Fanelli
Innovative children's book design by Sara Fanelli
Innovative children's book design by Sara Fanelli



...read Steve Heller's interview with her at ImPrint...