Javier Joaquin illustrated for Fernet Branca!

Talented artist Javier Joaquin has recently been working on some wonderful illustrations for the famous herbal liqueur brand Fernet Branca! He was commissioned by Ruy Mossi Communications to produce the work, which features on special edition bottles, packaging and point of sale stands, in celebration of Argentina's friends day! They were distributed throughout Argentina in all major supermarkets and shops. Let's raise our glasses and toast Javier's fabulous art!

Fred Van Deelen Vertex Award!

Congratulations go to Fred Van Deelen for a silver prize in the Vertex awards for outstanding brand packaging! Fred created these gorgeous label designs for a premium sausage brand in Holland, mixing a traditional scraperboard style, but with a contemporary styling. Strong design and quality draftsmanship are the signature features of Fred's award winning art!

Razvan Cornici Advertising work

We are proud to show you the latest work from expert cut paper artist, Razvan Cornici! He has produced some stunning images for the Regina Maria, in collaboration with an ad agency in Bucharest - a high profile new health clinic in Timisoara, Romania. His lovely work appears prominently in their marketing campaign, and even adorns the city's trams! He skilfully carries out his paper cut style and then composes and photographs it for the end result, which is just fantastic!

Australia Day! Celebrating Aussie artist Shane McGowan!

Happy Australia Day to all of our Aussie friends! None more so than our superstar artist, Shane McGowan!

Born in Australia, Shane worked in London for nearly 20 years before moving back to Melbourne in 2004. He has an extensive editorial, design and publishing client list in Australia, Europe and the US including New York Times, Wall St Journal , Ford, The Observer, The Guardian and Time. He also writes and illustrates picture books which have been published in over 10 countries. 
His work has been recognised on numerous occasions by Images (UK), European Illustration and Illustrators Australia, where he has won many Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.

His latest book 'Trainbots' will be released by Little Bee books in June this year as their lead title! Stay tuned for more on that...

Squishy McFluff 4, Secret Santa! Ella Okstad art

In time for the festive season, we are excited to tell you about the 4th book released in the the phenomenal Squishy McFluff series. Secret Santa once again displays Ella Okstad’s beautiful artwork at its best.
Ava and Squishy’s ideas about how to be good make Christmas a challenge. In her letter to Santa, Ava only has one wish, but if she wants it to come true she and Squishy will have to be good and helpful! Can they help Mum buy cakes and wrap presents without causing too much chaos?

Violeta Dabija tea labels!

We were thrilled when US creatives, Dinardo Design, commissioned Violeta Dabija to illustrate some bespoke tea packaging. The resulting imagery is full of the charm and warmth we have come to expect from Violeta's superior skills! These delicate little packets of tea filled joy will be winging their way to a whole host of clients this festive season, so stick the kettle on and get the biscuits in!

Victoria Assanelli for Storytime magazine

We LOVE Storytime magazine, so were thrilled when Victoria Assanelli was commissioned to illustrate a story in their Christmas special edition. Her gorgeous work can be seen bringing the story 'Golden Stars' to life. But we all know, she is the real star, giving us constant delight with her wonderful style!

New Artist - Quino Marin!

We are thrilled to announce a new artist to The Organisation.. Quino Marin! Based in Gijón and graduating from Arts University of Seville with a degree in painting Quino has worked as a freelancer in many areas of illustration and graphic design ever since. His sumptuous art, full of detail has caught the eye of many renowned publishers across the world, including Oxford University Press, Hachette Filipacchi,
Hearst Magazines and Conde Nast Editions. Welcome Quino!

Shane McGowan scoops multiple awards!

Congratulations go to Shane McGowan for a number of wins in the Illustrators Australia awards 2015! 

He received a silver award for his terrific Gingerbread Man illustration, which featured on various apparel for Red Bubble. A further 3 images were selected as highly commended, including his spooky bats for Scholastic Australia, and a beautiful poster, advertising a concert by male pop choir Low Rez.

To add to this success he was selected for an honourable mention in the 3x3 magazine picture book show for his book 'Plughole' for Oxford University Press.

Well done Shane on your multiple awards!

Livia Coloji - Thumbelina

Also part of the wonderful Parragon Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale book is Livia Coloji. Her beautiful work can be seen in the story of Thumbelina!

Gareth Lucas - Noisy Orchestra for Usborne

We had a wonderful surprise through our letter box today - the delightful 'Noisy Orchestra', published by Usborne and featuring Gareth Lucas' adorable art work! Listen to the animal orchestra getting ready for a concert... from gentle woodwind instruments to crashing drums. Each section of the orchestra and can be heard by pressing the sound buttons. Press the final button to hear the entire orchestra playing together.