idea block help

Just ran across this blog post by illustrator Penelope Dullaghan (who is also the brains behind Illustration Friday) about what to do if you get blocked on an assignment. It's always so good to hear from artists who are busy at work. It's reassuring to realize that everyone gets stuck, but even more reassuring to get tips on how to overcome it. Read away.

Jillian Tamaki has a great post on a similar subject (scroll down to October 19th, and enjoy the rest of this prolific illustrator's work on the way as well).

From the field...

note: date change

Visiting illustrators *next* Friday (November 21st, 9:30-12:30):
Tom DesLongchamp and Jessica Phoenix DesLongchamp.

Check out Tom's and Jess's websites beforehand!

talitha shipman

Here's Talitha's website, and here is the site she mentioned for finding free textures...

And here's another interesting book that you can purchase as a resource.

Julie Heffernan

Self-Portrait as Broken Home, 2008, Oil on canvas, 67 x 57 inches

I just was reminded of the work of Julie Heffernan, who I heard speak as a visiting artist at Ball State (my undergrad alma mater) a few years ago. Her work is a beautiful and disturbing lucid dream. See an interview with her here, and more work here and here.

one to watch (i feel like a news agency when i say that)

The personal, touching and hilarious world of one Laura Park.

editorialize

"Remembering Dacia" Baltimore Sun. Illustrator: Penelope Dullaghan

Editorial Illustration = Illustration designed specifically for an existing article.

Shannon Associates: a little collection of diverse editorial approaches gathered together by this agency.
New York Times Book Review
The New Yorker
I seem biased toward the Big Apple, but these are two publications that put great emphasis on illustrative components.

Check out the print versions of the local Stranger or Seattle Weekly, as well, for a continuous commitment to interesting visual reflections on text. Other good print sources of editorial illustration: Rolling Stone, Utne Reader, Time, etc.

a new link

Just added a new illustrator link for Jenny Kostecki-Shaw after reading a great interview on Illustration Friday. Check 'er out!