New Artist: Roberta Bordone!

A very warm welcome to our super talented new artist, Roberta Bordone!
Roberta was born in San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy, 9 June 1990.
Between childhood and adolescence she cultivated a love for drawing and photography. After attending the Art School of Naples, she enrolled in the Institute of Visual Communication ILAS, where she obtained a graduation in advertising photography and followed this with a three-year course of Illustration at the Italian School of Comix.. She has collaborated with many publishers and today works in her studio, with her faithful dog, Febo by her side! Her work is strong, graphic and full of energy and colour and we can't wait to show you!

Bistra Masseva: Dario and the Whale Illustrations

We are proud to show you the beautiful new work from Bistra Masseva! Here stunning illustrations for 'Dario and the Whale' are both charming and expressive and are a perfect match for this lovely story.
When Dario and his mother move to Cape Cod from Brazil, Dario has a hard time making friends since he doesn't speak English well. But one day Dario meets someone else who has just arrived in New England, and he doesn't speak any English at all . . . because he's a whale! Day after day, Dario and the whale meet at the beach. But what will happen when it’s time for the whale to migrate?

Fred Van Deelen - Country Life latest drawing!

Here's the latest illustration from our man Fred Van Deelen for Country Life magazine. He has a long standing relationship with the magazine and is currently working on their UK villages maps. This one is Winchester, and we just love his style! There isn't a place on Earth that Fred can't draw a map for!

Del Thorpe new artwork for 'Maths on the Go', Square Peg publishing

We are pleased to announce the publication of Del Thorpe's latest work! His delightfully humorous illustrations appear in the new 'Maths on the Go' book, aimed at helping children with their learning! He was the perfect choice to add some light relief from all those difficult sums!

Busy mums or dads are crying out for quick and easy ways to help their children with primary school maths and beyond. Here are 101 simple tips, games and activities to make practising maths as engaging and enjoyable as possible, for you and your child. All can be incorporated into the everyday routine – at home and on the go – with minimal fuss and no expensive kit – helping children have fun with numbers. Indeed, most of the time they won’t even realise that maths is involved. Sneaky!

Areas covered include, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, ratio and proportion, telling the time, estimation, measurement, geometry and shapes, with an emphasis on problem solving throughout.

Barbara Bongini's Fairies to Colour, for Usborne

Barbara Bongini has gone fairy mad recently, and here's another fantastic addition to her list of books. 'Fairies to Colour', from Usborne publishing, is a magical colouring book filed with Barbara's wonderful line work - a real treat for budding artists to put their colourful stamp on!
Each page includes information about different kinds of fairy folk from myth and legend, from woodland fairies to fairy animals like unicorns and fauns.
Scenes to colour include a sinister goblin market, a Midsummer’s Eve celebration and a medieval fairy ride through the woods.
Not just for children, these beautiful illustrations will appeal to anyone who loves the delicate charm of traditional fairies.

Barbara Bongini's Fairy Ponies Sticker Book for Usborne

We are proud to announce the latest publication of Barbara Bongini's wonderful work in collaboration with Usborne. She has produced this charming and delicate art work for their new Fairy Ponies Sticker Book.
Explore Fairy Pony Island with Holly and Puck in this magical sticker book based on the Fairy Ponies Young Reading books. Add stickers to create enchanting scenes, including a picnic at the Summer Palace and a dressing-up contest. With over 270 stickers of beautiful fairy ponies inside!

Gareth Lucas - Picture Puzzle Book for Usborne Publishing

We are so excited about the new work Gareth Lucas is doing with Usborne publishing. Just released, this January, is the fabulous Farm Picture Puzzle book, packed full of Gareth's stunning graphic art works. His images exude humour and warmth and are just perfect for this title. This hardback puzzle book is teeming with farm animals to spot, match and count. Children will be kept occupied for hours as they search the busy pages for the smallest butterfly, spot the two dancing pigs in a pigsty and discover hundreds of other farmyard details to talk about.

Javier Joaquin: The Tinderbox: Collins Big Cat Tales

Talented artist, Javier Joaquin, has recently completed his lovely artwork for the classic story of The Tinderbox. Commissioned by Collins, for their Big Cat Tales series, Javier has produced some wonderful, vibrant art that we have come to expect and love!

Victoria Assanelli illustrates Aladdin!

We are thrilled to show you the wonderful new illustrations from Victoria Assanelli. She has created these stunning pieces for the classic tale of Aladdin, commissioned by Collins, as part of their popular Big Cat Tales series, which is designed for the progression in reading skills for children. We love her fresh take on this famous story... simply charming!

New Artist - Vince Reid!

We are proud to introduce you to our new artist, Vince Reid!Full of humour and life, his inky drawings spring from the page with great movement and animation. We love his character designs and storytelling ability, and we are sure you will too!

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!