Lord Mesa...

I've just discovered Lord Mesa and I am smitten with his adorable illustrations.

Baseman X Coachella ...

Gary Baseman designed a T-shirt for this year's Coachella!

art of sucker punch...

You know me and art books. I debated for about an hour whether I should get the special edition or the regular edition of Sucker Punch: The Art of the Film. Signed copies that include prints and nice packaging are so tempting. So I decided to save the extra $50 for something else and ordered the regular edition, which I'm still ecstatic about. It's filled with concept drawings and illustrations by Alex Pardee and others of the characters, the set design, the costumes. I can't wait for the movie; it just looks like a great escape.

Madam Gorski by Alex Pardee.

Mai S Kemble...

CSULB friend, Mai Kemble has completely revamped her website, started a facebook fan page and added an Etsy store. Definitely check out, and buy, her whimsical and adorable illustrations.

horse rocket...

I had a strange illustration request...
...and I decided this is definitely something to share.

Happy Wednesday!

mai kemble for "i can speak bully"...

i always had much admiration for my illustrator friends at CSULB. i'm a graphic designer and not much of a character designer. Mai S Kemble is an exceptional watercolor painter and children's book illustrator. This is for the cover of her latest book "I Can Speak Bully" by Kevin Morrison...
Mai was interviewed on the Big Illustration Party Time podcast. i believe you can download or listen to it here.
you should also check out all of Mai's adorable illustrations on her site here, and this is her blog!

ps. i love this peter pan themed piece she did for her family; definitely go see her work.

mixed flavor soda...

cool! the fun illustrations on the new Jones Soda Jumble flavor bottles make me smile. i wanna buy just to see the bottle now. read the article and see more pictures on the dieline.

i especially like the helicopter stealing the S on the blue bottle.
click on the picture to go to the dieline , and click here to go to the jones soda site.

chris kawagiwa...

freelance illustrator, storyboard artist, Postal Sketches participant and friendly CSULB classmate Chris Kawagiwa has finally launched his website! go see his art-ness here.
i'm misspelled in his links page, but the link works, but that's not the point. go see his art :P

hello kitty turns 35!

i remember i used to have this little booklet that had all the sanrio character birthdays in it...
this year hello kitty turns 35, and i must say she took over the world long before this birthday.
juxtapoz article here. sanrio link here. click on image for hello kitty's anniversary site.

jim the illustrator...

watch a two hour drawing condensed into two minutes...

don't panic article.
jim stoten's site.