The Illustration Departmentさんのイラストまとめ

Margaret Bloy Graham was born on this day, November 2, in 1920.

At the age of 32, Graham’s first book, “All Falling Down”, won a Caldecott Honor.

In remembering Graham, her friend, Doris Hagen, said, “She had an eye. She always did.”

After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.

❝You have to embrace the experience, so that things you didn‘t intend to happen can make your work more authentic. And you have to hope that it works.⁣❞

Here is our #arthistory post on Wayne Coyne, and his art for Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. https://t.co/ScczCpBUAo

Give your brain and your heart a break.

Grab your favorite drink and read our art history posts on illustration, animation, and design.

They’re short. They’re fun. They won’t spike your blood pressure.

https://t.co/5WO1mGzugM

❝Critics used the word ‘illustrator’ as a denigrating label. I resented the implied barrier between illustrator and painter.

Both should be measured by their competence—not by artificial compartments contrived by critics.❞

N.C. Wyeth, born on this day, October 22, in 1882

❝My job is not to convince people that I’m a great artist. My job—especially with children of all kinds—is to give.

Empowerment is what all the drawing books are about.⁣⁣❞

—Edward Randolph Emberley, born on this day, October 19, in 1931

Grace Drayton was born on this day, October 14, in 1877.

In the early 1900’s, Campbell’s hired Drayton to create a mascot.

Her “Campbell’s Kid” defined Campbell’s for generations. Drayton became a household name.

@kellylight Here’s N.C. Wyeth—just being so stinking lazy!

❝Inspiration is nothing but concentration, interest in your work, and dedication. Of course, a little talent doesn’t hurt.❞

—Esphyr Slobodkina, “the first picture book artist to experiment with collage”, born today, September 22, in 1908

During a virtual event, an editor for a major children’s publishing house “chastised” an illustrator for drawing the backs of characters.

They said it was “lazy”.

(That’s the second time in a week that we’ve heard someone say this.)

Here’s Arnold Lobel—being lazy.