Arianna Operamolla in an Italian born illustration artist. Painting has run through her family for generations so she has always been surrounded by artistic influences and regards the work of her parents highly.
Arianna has a Masters degree in Illustration for Publication and loves to use watercolour or ink, with a touch of digital finishing.
Arianna now lives with her dog Indiana (after the one and only Indiana jones!) and loves food, movies and dreaming up stories before bedtime.
Kate Leake is a full time freelance illustrator represented by Advocate Art Illustration Agency, based in the sunny city of Stoke-on-Trent, where she has lived since she was a dot.
Since graduating with a degree in Illustration for Children’s Publishing in 2004, Kate has been happily scribbling away in her (slightly untidy, but very colourful) studio, working on a variety of projects. Her most unusual and challenging, was to create a large mural for a wall in a coffee lounge.
Over the years, Kate has had numerous greetings cards and children’s books published, a number of which have won or been shortlisted for awards.
Kate’s work is all drawn with the old trusty pencil, and developed in Photoshop, combining both hand produced and digital techniques. Her illustrations are generally quirky with a child-like edge, and often lots of little details.
Kate loves collecting fun and fabulous children’s books from other countries, and draws inspiration from her own childhood experiences, places she visits and her own imagination (which can be a particularly interesting place!)
When not busy doodling, Kate likes to play the saxophone, and go for lovely long and adventurous walks (preferably where there is a mountain, a castle and a strawberry picnic to be found!)
From Monday 28th to Thursday 31st March, the cream of the publishing industry descend upon their Mecca, from author to agent, illustrators and publishers’, packagers to printers, Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the pinnacle of our publishing calendar.
We at Advocate are proud to say that Bologna 2011 is our 10th year of exhibiting, where we grow from strength to strength with between 70 to 100 face-to-face meetings direct with the industry’s best publishing houses. It is also where we generate and gather new contacts whilst strengthening relationships with our clients in turn generating/handling 2 million dollars worth in art commissioning on a global scale. This is the reason why we are Britain’s largest illustration agency – we are proud of the fact that we are the only illustration agent to take space amongst all the publishers where we are able to grab the attention of the 1300 exhibitors coming from 67 countries and countless visitors to the show. The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing industry and Advocate are there at the heart showcasing the best of the illustration industry. For this, the 47th Bologna fair, we are launching new portfolios from Steve Wood, Genie Espinosa, Sophie Escabasse and Natasha Kuricheva. We look forward to seeing you at Hall 25 A159.
Sophie Escabasse Natasha kuricheva
Deano is a member of Dexy’s Midnight Runners!
Steve the painter caught putting the final touches to Advocate Art new Office windows in Ashtead Surrey.
Patrizia Donaera is an Italy-based illustrator who specialises in children’s publishing and natural history illustration. She was born in Cuneo in the North of Italy, and she now lives in Savona, a city overlooking the Liguria sea, together with her husband, their daughter and a toy poodle called George.
Ever since she was a child Patrizia dreamed of becoming an artist and she loved spending her days inventing and drawing stories about animals and building her own toys.
During her art studies, at the Art High School in Savona and later at the IED in Milan (where she graduated in the 3 year illustration course) she was immediately inspired by such artists as Beatrix Potter (that is why she named her child Beatrice) Kenneth Lilly and the Australian artist Kilmeny Niland, which brought her closer to the world of illustration of natural history.
Patrizia has illustrated more than 20 books, her experience is over 20 years and her art was selected twice to be exhibited in the “illustrator Exhibition” held at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Patrizia usually works with watercolours although as of late she is also entering the world of digital illustration. She defines her style as “highly detailed” with “anthropomorphic” animals, as the thing she loves more is illustrating animals’ expression and soul.
In her free time she loves sports, like power-walking and swimming as well as embroidery and gardening. And she loves living in a small town though she often would prefer living in a big city with more creative stimuli.
Renee Yoch is a Cartoonist/Comic Book artist represented by Advocate Art Illustration agency.
He has always used drawing and creating as an emotional outlet and is now a freelance Comic book artist. After reading Manga in high school his eyes were opened to the variety of styles that was available within storytelling, and so now Renee’s work has developed to a detailed and stylized state.
In his spare time Renee likes walking in any of the parks in Sunset District. He also likes movies, anything Buster Keaton pre 1931, and Howl’s moving castle. His perfect daily routine is to sculpt in the morning, nap in the afternoon and draw/digital paint at nighttime.
Rachel Green grew up in a small market town in Suffolk, where she enjoyed spending most of her time climbing trees and making dens. Whilst not in the great outdoors she could be found in the corner of the kitchen with her scissors, crayons, paper and glue – slowly covering the walls with her characters and creations.
Rachel’s continued love of drawing and the written word eventually led her to study Illustration at Falmouth College of Art, from which she graduated with a first class honours degree in 2007. Rachel is now a professional freelance illustrator represented by Advocate Art Illustration Agency.
Rachel still enjoys making a mess to this day, using a combination of drawing, paint and collage which she then manipulates digitally to create her delicate, whimsical illustrations. Clients include The Guardian Weekend Magazine, Amelia’s Magazine, Magpie Magazine, Portfolio 5 and Oh Comely Magazine and she has exhibited in Falmouth, London and Bath.
Rachel currently resides in South East London with her husband Jonathan, where she still dreams of living in a tree house one day.
Patricia Yuste is a Spanish artist represented by Advocate Art. She previously studied graphic design before deciding to specialize in illustration, taking part in many exhibitions.
Her favourite artists are the impressionists but aspects of oriental culture also inspire her. Patricia usually works in watercolours and ink but admits that she has succumbed to the cleanliness and comfort of the PC. In her work she tries to convey a sense of imagination, children’s innocence and fears.
Christina feels that her works is the best opportunity for her to express herself, creating emotive images which stir something up in people.
Noemi Gambini is an experienced illustrator from Pesaro, Italy.
Living on a beautiful Italian farm inhabited by an array of strange creatures Noemi is inspired by the everyday surroundings, and loves to draw animals using a mix of traditional media and collage. Other illustrators, also continuously influence Noemi along with fantastical & surreal imagery, and long travels.
After attending several specialized courses in illustration and participating in specific exhibitions, Noemi has continued to collaborate with several independent magazines, which employ his illustrative skills.
Reuben MchHugh is a Greetings Card Illustrator represented by Advocate Art Illustration Agency. He went to Bradford College of Art where he studied Graphic Design and Illustration, after which he went onto Lincoln College of Art to undertake a HND in illustration and design. Having worked as an illustrator in busy studios and as a freelance illustrator, he has honed his design skills and mastered new techniques over the years.
Reuben works in a variety of mediums such as acrylic, oils and watercolour, although for commercial reasons he usually combines his painting skills with digital methods in Illustrator, Photoshop and Painter, giving much more flexibility for amendments.
Reuben tries to give his work a distinctive look in the market place and his images are often whimsical and fun. He strives to offer the customer an alternative to the normal mundane imagery by giving traditional scenarios a new twist. Reuben also likes to use light and atmosphere in his work to create a mood and make the image more dramatic.
He loves taking inspiration from films and music and believes the Marx Bro’s film Animal Crackers should be watched at least once a year. Reuben listens to a lot of music and pod casts while working, favourites include the Dr Karl’s 5 live pod cast and Johnny Flynn’s Album A Larum.
Reuben always enjoys the challenge of a new brief and tackles every job with enthusiasm.
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