February 16, 2012

Steve Brodner wins Society of Illustrators’ Gold Medal for New Yorker piece
World renowned illustrator, Steve Brodner, won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal in the editorial category for this piece entitled “Reservoir Runners”. As Steve writes: “This was a standalone piece for The New Yorker. The art directors, Chris Curry and Caroline Mailhot, wanted a portrait of the unique kind of New York athelete who will carry on no matter what. So I arrived early one morning at the Central Park Reservoir track and faithfully recorded the scene. Essentially the piece painted itself. It’s always great when that happens.” Congratulations Steve!
February 14, 2012

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY PART TWO
Cliff Nielsen decided on a different take for Valentine’s Day today. Enjoy…
February 14, 2012

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY PART ONE
Ali Douglass serves up a Valentine’s Day treat. Shannon Associates wishes all of you a very Happy Valentine’s Day.
January 30, 2012

CRYSSY CHEUNG JOINS SHANNON
We are very excited to welcome New York based illustrator, Cryssy Cheung, to our talent roster. Her beautiful and graphic styled portfolio can be seen here.
January 24, 2012

TORSTEIN NORDSTRAND: CONTINUING THE ACACIA TRILOGY
Torstein’s beautiful cover work continues with Sacred Band, the second book in the David Anthony Durham’s acclaimed fantasy saga known as the Acacia Trilogy.
January 24, 2012

BALBUSSO TWINS FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN
Anna & Elena Balbusso’s new work in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has been featured in another prominent news outlet. The Guardian focused on their illustrations here.
December 22, 2011

KINGCOMA DOCKS AT SHANNON
Kingcoma is a one man 3D studio located in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. He specializes in illustrations, 3D models, and character animations. Kingcoma has been featured in 3d world magazine, the cinema4d calendar, and many more publications and advertisements. Please go here to visit his full portfolio.

December 21, 2011

GOOD EATS HITS THE BESTSELLER LIST
The third book in this amazingly popular series, cover illustrated by Michael Koelsch, has hit the Publishers Weekly bestseller list, as well as being the #1 cookbook on Amazon.com. Go to see the type-free illustration here and if you’d like to purchase the book you can do so here.
December 20, 2011

SHANNON ASSOCIATES WELCOMES ANNA KMET
Anna Kmet, publishing artist extraordinaire, has signed on as our newest member of our talent roster.  Please peruse her portfolio to see her stunning examples of primarily adult and young adult book covers.
December 19, 2011

THEO AARTSMA’S DAZZLING TYPE
Shannon is proud to welcome Theo Aartsma to the ever-growing artist stable at Shannon Associates. Theo is from the northern parts of Holland and first came in contact with illustration when he needed promotional material to promote his passion for electronic dance music. He moved from this into webdesign and after 4 years he decided it was time to follow his passion of a full time illustrator and graphic designer. Please go here to see more of his work.
December 16, 2011

ANTHONY VANARSDALE IS “CHOICE EATS” POSTER BOY
Fast becoming known for this style of illustration, Anthony Vanarsdale was assigned the job of developing a 1920’s flapper pinup girl for Village Voice’s annual eating event. Please click on the banner above to see the full image in his portfolio and see the final art with typography at the Village Voice website here.
December 9, 2011

MONIKA ROE IN 805
Want to add even more holiday cheer to your December? Pick up this month’s issue of 805 Living magazine! Monika Roe is featured on their back page (page 120) along with her illustrated recipe for Ultimate Peppermint Bark. If you turn to page 20, in their “Behind The Scenes” story, Monika shares some of her holiday food memories along with an illustration of her favorite Christmas Eve dessert, Risalamande. To read her features and take a closer look, you can go to their site and browse the digital edition.
December 5, 2011

ANNA AND ELENA BALBUSSO WIN ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL
Following on from their Gold Medal two years ago, Anna and Elena Balbusso have been awarded another Gold medal in the Book Category for their illustration Pregnant from “The Handmaid’s Tale”. Two other pieces from the same story also made it into the show as well as two illustrations from “First Love”. Both books were published by The Folio Society. Anna and Elena will both be at the awards ceremony in New York on February 3.
November 29, 2011

ALEXANDER JANSSON’S NUTCRACKER POSTER FLIES HIGH
For the second year in a row Alexander Jansson’s stylish poster graces the exterior of Lincoln Center, heralding the The New York City Ballet’s seasonal run of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.
November 18, 2011

Balbusso twins interviewed by Folio Society Staff
The Balbusso sisters were honored to have been interviewed by The Folio Society about their creative process and their beautifully illustrated novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Atwood is a prestigious Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most honored authors of fiction in recent history. The book will be ready mid December with 7 full-page illustrations. If you would like to know more about the Balbussos and this wonderful novel please read the interview by Melanie Gradtke, The Folio Society Production Manager, on the Folio Society blog.
November 16, 2011

Antonio Javier Caparo reaching Beyond
Listed as one of Amazon’s Best Book of the Month, Antonio Javier Caparo has illustrated the first book in a new series from bestselling author Brandon Mull called Beyonders. The cover for A World Without Heroes can be seen here.
November 14, 2011

YUCEL EMERGEN-C COMMERCIAL BREAKS
Yucel delivered a plethora of illustrations for the animators used by Karlen Williams Graybill Advertising to create this TV spot. Please click on the image above to view one of the delivered illustrations, and go here to see the tv spot.
November 11, 2011

DAVE SEELEY GOES TO THE COTTON BOWL
Earlier this year Dave Seeley was commissioned to provide the key art for the AT&T 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic. To do this he had to digitally paint generic uniforms on the players, incorporate the logo, and provide the background treatment. Although quite simple compared to some of his sci-fi fantasy pieces, or detailed advertising projects for Coors, the Cotton Bowl piece took just as long to complete.
November 9, 2011

PETER BOLLINGER: MAXIMUM TECH
Peter Bollinger was asked to create the 3D cover illustration for this months Maximum Tech magazine. The cover story was called “30 Technologies That Changed Everything”, naming the highest impact game changers in all of human history, from the dawn of civilization to the present day. The cover in his portfolio can be seen by clicking on the image above. To read the article go here.
November 7, 2011

YUCEL LANDS THE COVER OF THE WORKBOOK
Famed advertising illustrator Yucel was asked to create an image specifically for their illustration annual this year. He was given a lot of freedom with the cover and we love the result! Please click on the image above to view the entire piece and you can also see the printed cover of The Workbook here.
October 27, 2011

CLOCKWORK PRINCE RELEASED
After his spellbinding covers on Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments Series, Cliff Nielsen continues his darkly wonderful work on the new Infernal Devices series from the bestselling author. Clockwork Prince is Book Two in the Infernal Devices series. Book One (Clockwork Angel) was a runaway bestseller.
October 25, 2011

INTRODUCING DAVID SMIT
We’re proud to welcome David Smit to the Shannon stable of talent. David is an extremely versatile artist whose work it tailor made for book covers, character designs, film and game landscapes, editorial illustrations, you name it. We’re expecting big things from David!
October 21, 2011

Per Haagensen PARTNERS WITH WARNER BROS
Per Haagensen, currently working on Christopher Nolan’s new Batman movie, previously completed dozens of character renderings for Warner Bros. Green Lantern film. We finally have the all-clear to show this work so we’ve uploaded a selection for you to view here. Enjoy!
October 15, 2011

Introducing Rafael Sarmento
Shannon Associates is very proud to announce the newest addition to the Shannon family, Rafael Sarmento. Rafael’s work is darkly beautiful and a perfect fit for our group. Please see Rafael’s full portfolio here.
October 10, 2011

Per Haagensen joins The Walking Dead franchise
Fresh off his stint designing characters for Warner Brothers’ 2011 Green Lantern and Batman films, Per welcomed the chance to go back to some book cover work and so Shannon Associates is happy to show his new cover art for the first novel in the soon to be released Walking Dead book series. The Walking Dead is one of the most popular pop culture horror events in recent memory, with the franchise branching out from the original comic books to the immensely popular TV series on AMC.
October 3, 2011

Monika Roe featured on HGTV
Monika Roe’s “Fluffernutter” illustration was featured on HGTV’s website as HGTV reviewed Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell’s site “They Draw & Cook & Travel!” Created under the banner of their Studio SSS, the sites crowdsource drawings from artists who capture elements of recipes they cook or the places they travel, respectively. You can see the work featured here.