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Marden, Phil

Phil Marden's humorous, conceptual illustrations have been published in dozens of publications including The New York Times, Newsweek and Fortune over the last 30 years. His work has also been animated for TV, commercials, educational films and the feature film, "The Stepford Wives."

Matthews, Scott

Funny, bold, graphic illustration for the masses

Baudissin, Andreas von

digital and handmade cartoon artwork, character designs and other decorative things

Fast, Ingo

For over fifteen years, Ingo Fast has created conceptual and narrative, often landscape or cityscape-like illustrations for numerous magazines, newspapers, books, and brochures, for editorial, institutional, educational, corporate and advertising clients in the US as well as many other countries. He has illustrated greeting and holiday cards, posters, annual reports, children's textbooks, travel guides, T-Shirts, websites, maps & charts, bird's eye view diagrams, logos, and murals, in the context of a multitude of subject matters like children, people, family, lifestyle, and retirement; political and society-oriented themes; business, money, financial & investing-related topics; medical, health, and pharmaceutical subjects; technology, communication, media, and the internet; cars & automotive, travel, transportation, and insurance; and food, packaging, and products. His concepts are solution-oriented, and most often satirical, whimsical, and sometimes cartoon-like. His scenes are imaginative, humorous, and clever, and he uses pen & ink / line art combined with watercolor or gouache, or digital color, but also works with black & white line art. He has won recognition from American Illustration, the Societies of Illustrators in New York and in Los Angeles, the Society of Publication Designers, the Society of News Designers, and Graphis, and has exhibited his work in numerous group shows across the country.

Morrow, JT

JT Morrow is known for his parodies and ability to mimic virtually any style from any era. From Stone Age art to Picasso and Norman Rockwell, JT also does caricatures and works in a graphic novel style.

Beaudoin, Rayne

People, Characters, Business, Love, Conceptual, Black & White, Graphic, Cartoon, Fashion, Political, Charcature, Children, Children's Books, Comic, Comic Conceptual, Painterly, Pen and Ink, Storyboards, Wacky, Whimsical, Line and Wash, Food, Comic Humorous.

Brooks, Lou

Turn up the juice and see why Amazon.com calls Lou the reigning "pop art virtuoso" of illustration! Bask in Lou's high voltage retro pen and ink digital style at LouBrooks.com, where we're never JUST all business... unless it's MONKEY business! Besides hundreds of illustration images, there's plenty of fun stuff to browse (with no redeeming value at all)... and your boss will STILL think you're working!

Reis, Thomas

Tom began work as senior art director for JP Morgan Chase in New York City, shortly after receiving his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1993. Two years later, he was illustrating for nationally-known publications, including Time magazine, Rolling Stone, the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Business Week, TV Guide, Barron's, Forbes and Smart Money. Corporate clients have included MGM, Dupont and Colgate. Throughout his career, Reis has also worked as a fine artist, producing work with all the refinement that one would expect from a classically trained painter. His paintings are represented in numerous permanent and private collections throughout the United States. Tom currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. (Text provided courtesy the Museum of Arts and Sciences.)

Bendell, Norm

Norm Bendell's witty style has been featured in some of the most successful campaigns in the history of advertising. He's won numerous awards for clients in both print and animation as well as for best selling books. Whether it's a large ad campaign, a book or a small spot illustration, Bendell's background in art direction and design helps give him great insight for helping client's to successfully reach their goals. And he takes pride in making it a pleasant experience.

McGowan, Shane

Shane McGowan works in the editorial, advertising and publishing fields. Selected clients include Ford, Vodafone, New York Times, Wall St Journal, Time, Plan Germany, Vogue, Penguin, MacMillan, BBC, Royal Mail, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Deutsche Bank. His work has been recognised by 3x3, Luerzer's Archive, Images, European Illustration and Illustrators Australia where he has won many Gold and Silver awards.

Roumieu, Graham

Graham’s award-winning signature linework and off-beat wit has appeared in advertising, magazines, newspapers and character development. Clients include Harper's, The New York Times Magazine and Book Review, Business 2.0, Explore, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Sun, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Arnold Worldwide, The Bark, Seed, Report on Business, The LA Times, Maclean’s and Nobleworks. He has also illustrated two books, Some Really Super Poems About Squirrels, Andrews McMeel and In Me Own Words - the Autobiography of Bigfoot, Manic D Press, he is currently working on his third book. His work has been honored by American Illustration, Applied Arts Magazine and the National Magazine Awards.

Bevenour, Jay

Illustrator and cartoonist. Works in a variety of media. Watercolor, pen and ink, digital. Specializes in editorial portraiture. (Celebrities, Political, Sports, Humor, etc.)

Partial Client List: Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Salon.com, TV Guide, Newsweek, Vibe, Entertainment Weekly Online, Scholastic, Rolling Stone (Germany), Golf Magazine, Modern Maturity, Philadelphia, Forbes, Golf World, Barron's, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Weekly Standard, The Sporting News, Utne Reader, Country Music Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, New York Press, Nashville Scene, The Stranger (Seattle), Philadelphia Weekly, Village Voice Media

Ajhar, Brian

A Nationally known painterly Humorist that uses classical metaphors from Childrens Fables, History, Politics, and Literature to communicate contemporary issues. His point of view has found it's way into Publications for Business, Politics, Science, Lifestyle, Sports, and Entertainment Magazines. He has worked on numerous Advertising campaigns in the US and abroad. Currently working on his 6th Childrens Book Brian has made the New York Times best sellers list for one of his books. Character Design is also an interest and he has done work for clients in Television Animation and Feature Film prentation. Brian has been illustrating for over 20 years and has a long list of many nationally known clients. His Whimsical Satire and and Conceptual viewpoint can easily be adapted to many contempory subjects. Visit "ajhar.com" to see the variety of images that range from comic caricature to fantasy.

Schumer, Arlen

Comic book art continues to infiltrate American popular culture on all fronts, from superhero movies to graphic novels! I produce comic book-styled art for advertising agencies and their clients across the country, and editorially for national consumer and trade magazines. My backgrounds in illustration, graphic design, art direction and copywriting, combined with expertise in and enthusiasm for the comic book medium and its rich history, produce imagery that stands out from the crowd! For print & web! Flash animation too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bTHjtZgbAI&list=UUwkw6QB6OFKcfxK17macOlQ&index=29

Disley, Phil

Working in both the UK & America for over twenty years for editorial clients such as The Financial Times, The Spectator, The Guardian and GQ magazine, and for publishers Oxford University Press & Harper Collins. Phil Disley is represented by the David Goldman Agency.

Feldman, Steve

Steve Feldman works as a Freelance Illustrator/ Artist from his studio/ home overlooking the old Oregon Trail in scenic northeast Oregon. Working both traditionally with acrylics and watercolors and digitally he creates thought provoking images that often contain a humorous twist or an edge. Some of the well known clients Steve has worked with include The New York Times, Time Inc., Random House, St. Martins Press, Scholastic, Delacorte Press, Wright Group/McGraw Hill, Duke University, Six Red Marbles, Mondo Publishing, Heinemann, Merck, Pfizer, Cleveland Clinic, Virgin, Chiquita and the Discovery Channel. Steve is a PAL (Published & Listed) member of the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators). Call or e-mail any time to commission your next illustration, get more information or just to chat about the weather. It’s always perfect here! www.stevefeldman.com

Roumieu, Graham

Distinctive pen + ink and watercolour. Recent clients include: The NY Times, Business 2.0, Wall St. Journal, National Post Business, Toronto Life, Canadian Business.

McDermott, Joseph

When he was a boy growing up in New Jersey, Joseph McDermott remembers drawing the panels from his comic books, and creating scenes featuring his favourite cartoon characters. Now based in Philadelphia, he’s doing the same thing as a career and has developed a Lichtenstein-esque style based almost entirely on Silver Age comics.

Before becoming a full time illustrator, he worked in an art museum for eight years. He has a Scottish terrier called Monty, a large collection of vinyl albums, and still loves his comics.

Joseph has a BA in Art History from Messiah College in Pennsylvania and has trained in drawing, painting, sculpture, screen-printing, typography and photography.

In one sense, Joseph works traditionally. He sketches and fine tunes everything first, before colouring and finishing the image. However, all of this is done digitally using the SketchBook Pro application, along with Illustrator and Photoshop.

Joseph’s vintage comic book style will certainly remind you of Lichtenstein’s approach to Pop Art, right down to the replication of ink dot patterns that reflect 20th century printing techniques. In fact, many of the brushes and halftone patterns Joseph uses in his work are of his own design.

Tuttle, Jean

Fresh, fun & colorful digital illustrations for corporate, advertising, editorial, children's publishing, packaging & products. Plus infographics, charts, maps, icons & logos. Stock images available.

Goldberg, Richard

Supplying the commissioned and licensing markets with 100% rag illos: 100% unique, professional and fun. Richard A Goldberg's illustrations feature conceptual solutions for many market segments for the publishing, corporate and advertising markets. Illustrations are created with humor, wit, sophistication and elbow grease.

Timmons, Bonnie

Bonnie Timmons lives with her husband, horses, and cowboy poodles on a farm in Pennsylvania. Before that she drew everyday for the Denver Post. Before that she worked for the Peace Corps in Kenya. Before that she dissected cadavers in Toronto. Before that she won some ribbons for the 400 meter breast stroke in California. She always wanted to be either a ballerina or a baseball star. She is very happy.

Mayforth, Hal

Humorous illustrator, and watercolor artist.

Larry Ross

A collection of humorous illustrations done in a whimsical pen and ink with watercolor style about people, families, children, animals, business, sports, the universe and more.

illustration by chris gash

pen and ink - digital - watercolor - editorial - conceptual - humorous - comics

Jovellanos, Arielle

It’s impossible not to love the comic book style of Arielle Jovellanos. Fresh and light in tone, it’s set to take the graphic novel aesthetic into all sorts of new areas and Arielle is clearly an artist with a passion for visual storytelling.

Her big breakthrough came with her 2015 high school romance School Spirit – 60 pages of high quality artwork. The publication received an Eisner nomination, which is the pinnacle in the world of comics. Today the artist is working with a range of top names in publishing, and looking for new people to collaborate with bringing stories to life.

A Filipina-American, Arielle grew up watching Disney movies and drawing her own variations on Sailor Moon in the margins of her schoolbooks. Today, she loves musical theatre, collects playbills, and her biggest influences are the manga artist Rumiko Takahashi, the book Howl’s Moving Castle, and Studio Ghibli’s movie Kiki’s Delivery Service.

Arielle graduated from Parsons The New School for Design with a dual degree in Illustration and Fiction writing in 2014.

Most of Arielle’s work is entirely digital – she sketches, draws the lines and colours her images on her Cintiq tablet. Pinks, blues and purples form her main palette.

Everything is a character’ is a piece of advice that guides Arielle’s comic art style. It means she focuses on creating tiny narratives within each image, using body language, facial expression, clothing and background detail. This builds personality in her work and makes people viewing it wonder what will happen next.

Client List Audible Little Brown & Company Oni Press Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center IDW Publishing B**** Media National Inventors Hall of Fame

Richardson, Jack

Jack Richardson is an English illustrator in New York, with a clean and fresh comic book style that often features a touch of the unusual.

Originally from the South East of England, Jack is now based in Brooklyn where he does what he loves most – drawing.

Some of Jack’s main influences include the classic comic artists Alex Toth, Jean Giraud (Mœbius) and Hergé, as well as the painter Daniel Heidkamp and the photographer Robert Adams.

Jack took a foundation course at Hastings College in the UK, but beyond that his skills are self-taught. “My father is a professional illustrator, so as well as learning from him I got to see what is required beyond good ideas and draughtsmanship,” says Jack.

With his strong, expressive lines and flat colours, Jack’s style is rooted in the world of hero comics. He strives to bring a narrative to each individual image, and there is often an added layer of meaning, a hint of humour or something slightly unusual in his work.

Client List Vogue La Mer cosmetics Cosmic Strip (the band)

Billy, Butcher

Butcher Billy is a Brazilian illustrator with a fresh approach, who loves to slice up ideas and imagery in popular culture and reassemble them in unique ways. Juxtaposing everything from Wonder Woman and the Watchmen to Morrissey and Breaking Bad, his work is ironic, humorous and very postmodern. His subtle questioning of pop culture using pop art as his medium is a juxtaposition in itself, yet in their own unique way all his images seem to make sense.

In addition to his illustration work, Billy is a creative director in a digital agency. He lived in the UK for a while, and has travelled widely. With seemingly endless influences at his disposal – including Banksy, Steve Ditko, Shigeru Miyamoto, Malcolm McLaren and Andy Warhol - Butcher Billy never runs out of moods and concepts to explore.

“I like to create freely and then realise bits of an artwork are influenced by the mood of a movie by Tim Burton, the brushstrokes of a piece by Salvador Dali, with a soundtrack from an early album by David Bowie,” he says.

Edwards, Neil

Neil Edwards lives and works in Wrexham, North Wales. He specializes in Comic Book art, Character Design and Storyboarding.

After graduating with a BA Hons in Graphic Design at Carlisle College of Art and Design, he went on to produce his first commercial work for Marvel in 1996. From there he worked for graphic design agencies before becoming freelance and a marvel exclusive artist.

Since then he has worked on various books including SUPERMAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, DR WHO, SPIDER-MAN, AVENGERS, BATMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE, GREEN LANTERN, TORCHWOOD and HERCULES. His SPIDER-MAN SEASON ONE graphic novel was also a New York Times best seller.

Neil has illustrated for DC comics, Valiant Comics, Marvel Comics, Titan Comics, Dynamite Comics, Lucasfilm, BBC, 2000ad, Disney, Shortlist Magazine, Wrexham Council and Hackney Council.