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Friday, April 19th, 2013
Yaargh! Shiver me timbers! Advocate‘s children’s book illustrator Jon Davis has only gone and illustrated Captain Fuzzlebeard & His New Birthday Pirate, a swashbuckling Storybook Game for tots and their parents to read and play together!
Published by Hallmark Gift Books, this exciting pirate story features the grizzly Captain Fuzzlebeard and his fledgling son Pete, as they celebrate Pete’s coming of age and make his birthday wish come true! Beautifully illustrated in Jon‘s distinctive style, this adventure-filled book will make great birthday booty for any young whippersnapper.
To see more children’s book illustrations and other work from Jon Davis, click on his name or visit his online portfolio on our website.
Tags: Birthday, children's book illustrations, Hallmark, Hallmark Gift Books, Jon Davis, Storybook Puzzle
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Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Here at Advocate we love getting post, so we were pretty pumped to be sent a colourful assortment of greetings cards from Advocate lovelies Paula Doherty, Karen Brennan, Sophia Touliatou, and Lara Skinner! These greetings card artists have been busily working away to produce these fun, funky, and rather beautiful designs.
To see art work for greetings cards and other areas from Paula Doherty, Karen Brennan, Sophia Touliatou, and Lara Skinner you can click on their names, or visit their portfolios on the Advocate Art Illustration Agency website.
Tags: greetings card artists, greetings cards, greetings cards samples, Karen Brennan, Lara Skinner, Paula Doherty, Sophia Touliatou
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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Some good, clean, feminist gumption was injected into our day when we received Carlo Molinari‘s latest book Mary Walker Wears the Pants in the post!
The book tells the rousing true story of Civil War surgeon and activist Mary Walker. Back when it was downright outrageous for women to wear pants (that’s trousers to us Brits), Mary Walker crossed all the boundaries by wearing this offensive article of clothing as she went about her activities as one of America’s first female doctors and an active fighter for women’s rights. Talk about inspiring!
Carlo‘s beautiful illustrations really do this powerful story justice. His use of rich colours and fine detailing handles the historical importance of this iconic figure with sensitivity and he really captures the spirit of 60′s America.
This lovely book, published by Albert Whitman & Company, is already receiving some lovely reviews and, of course, gets a big two thumbs up from all of us here at Advocate!
To see more of Carlo Molinari‘s work, visit his portfolio on our website.
Tags: Carlo Molinari, fiction 6-9, Mary Walker Wears the Pants, young fiction illustration
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
Following the roaring success of Issue 1 of MaG – a print catalogue giving an overview of Advocate‘s new art and design - we’re shortly launching Issue 2 in time for PG Live and Surtex 2013!
We’ve put together an even bolder and brighter issue than the last, with a stunning cover from newly-joined artist Jenny Wiscombe, and art from Annabel Spenceley, Jenny Wren, Katy Donaldson, Jo Parry, and Sophia Touliatou. You can also see brilliant work from our greetings cards and art licensing artists, get a closer look at the world of a freelance illustrator in our artist features, look through the latest trends, and read about our amazing new web interface ImageSearch, which will change the way you search for pictures.
Adding to our general excitement about its release, the nice folks over at ArtBuyer Magazine have just promoted our MaG in their latest news bulletin!
We’ll be posting a copy of MaG out to all our clients, and taking a whole bunch with us to PG Live and Surtex, so feel free to come and say hello and pick up a copy!
To find out more information about our greetings cards and art licensing artists, or to see where we’ll be at upcoming shows, visit our website.
Tags: art licensing, greetings cards, MaG, PG Live, Surtex, Trends
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Thursday, April 11th, 2013
We love to big-up our fellow Advocate team members, and we’re super happy to announce that our very own Artist Agent and Editor Hannah Abbo will be running her way to victory in this year’s London Marathon on April 21st!
As well as training hard, Hannah’s been making mountains of gingerbread and organising events to raise a whopping £1677 for mental health charity Mind! Which has exceeded her expected target, so well done Hannah!
There’s still time to donate to this fantastic cause and to support Hannah as she prepares for the big day, just visit her fundraising page here. As you can see below, she’s is fighting fit and ready for the challenge, so go on! Every little helps 
PS. We hope you enjoy this little cartoon of Hannah drawn by our Designer Dean!
Tags: advocate art, advocate artist agents, Big Up, Hannah Abbo, london marathon 2013
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Monday, April 8th, 2013
A number of our children’s book and greetings card illustrators have been getting in touch with their feminine sides (even the boys!) and sending in some fabulous fairies for children’s picture books. These fun, pink and girly illustrations have brightened up our office a treat; definitely full of sugar, spice and all things nice.
Featured below are fairies from Becka Moor, Dani Cruz, Ela Jarzabek, Helen Graper, Jacqui Davis, Laura Coleman, Lawrence Chase, Louise Forshaw, Nicola Anderson, Nikki Dyson, Nina De Polonia, Regina Silva, and Sophie Burrows. To see more of their artwork click on their name or visit their portfolios on the Advocate Art illustration Agency website.
Tags: advocate art, Big Up, children's book illustrations, children's book illustrators, fairies, girly, young children
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Friday, April 5th, 2013
Did you miss us at Bologna Children’s Book Fair? Don’t kick yourself just yet! Advocate Art will be at London Book Fair 2013 with a shiny new stand – with artwork by Amy Husband, Patricia Yuste, Christine Battuz, Sarah Horne, Simon Mendez, and Sebastian Barreiro - and lots of brilliant artwork to show from our talented artists. Come and say hello at Stand A600; we’d love to see you!
If you’d like to have a nosy at Advocate Art’s Book Folios online…you can! Simply click here or follow the diagram below to see our Boutique, Non-Fiction, Picture Book, and Young Fiction folios
Tags: advocate art, Amy husband, children's illustration, christine battuz, ebook folios, london book fair, patricia yuste, Sarah Horne, sebastian barreiro, Simon Mendez
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Advocate had a blast at Bologna Children’s Book Fair! We saw lots of amazing artwork, a bunch of friendly faces, and spotted some pictures by our lovely artists on some great stalls. Here are some photos we took of art we saw by children’s illustrators Bill Bolton, Ksenia Topaz, Tom Percival, Steph Hinton and Simon Mendez. To see more of their art for children’s books and other work, visit their online portfolios on our website!
Tags: advocate art, animals, Big Up, Bologna Children's Book Fair, children's book illustrators, children's illustration
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Here at Advocate we were delighted to receive this lovely book from one of our children’s illustrators Francisca Marquez!
Ever wondered just how dinosaur bones go from being buried deep underground to being displayed in our museums? Got a hidden desire to go looking for these prehistoric monsters yourself? We follow a bunch of palaeontologists on their trip to discover a ginormous triceratops, and watch them put it together piece by piece. Better yet, there are tips on how to carry out your own excavation! Francisca’s charming and lively illustrations make those bones leap off the page, as she captures the excitement of making a huge discovery. This is perfect for curious young dinosaur fans!
If you’d like to see more of Francisca’s work, click on her name or visit her portfolio on the Advocate Art website
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Tags: advocate art, children's book illustrators, children's illustration, childrens book illustration
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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
With the Bologna Children’s Book Fair now in full swing, have a look at our stand that Ed, Hannah and Kate have taken with them!
The stand features some of our fantastic children’s illustrators, and has a lovely woodland theme and we all think it looks great.
Come and visit us if you’re at the fair, we’re very friendly!
Tags: advocate art, art agency, Bologna Book Fair, Bologna Children's Book Fair, children's book illustrators
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