Everyone Loves New York!

I am very pleased to announce my inclusion in the recently released hard-cover book Everyone Loves New York.

Edited by Leslie Jonath, Everyone Loves New York is a compilation of 85 illustrations of the Big Apple created by a diverse group of 60 artists from around the world. Everyone Loves New York's page on Amazon includes 9 sample images, including my contribution: the New York Public Library illustration that I created for duopress's New York Baby, which was written by the prolific children's author Puck in 2012.

Two images from New York Baby (the alphabet spread above, and subway scene left) were recognized by American Illustration 32 when the book came out, and it is still in print. I have been involved in many book projects since then but New York Baby remains one of my favorites.







Here is the New York Public Library with Puck's words (designed by Tahara Hasan Anderson), as it appears in New York Baby.

Two wonderful books, both celebrating NYC in all of her glory. Enjoy!

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To order Everyone Loves New York, click here.

To order New York Baby, click here.

American Illustration 32

Hey, I made it into American Illustration's slide show!

The winning images are both from New York Baby: "New York babies are always in a hurry..." (the subway scene), and "New York babies love to learn the ABCs..."

In relation to other illustration competitions, American Illustration is the grittiest and is, therefore, my favorite. :o) 

A decade ago I got into the book, two years consecutively—AI 20 and 21. I was a bit sad at the time, which most definitely showed in my illustrations; hence, my inclusion. One great thing about pain for artists is that it often translates into exceptional work. I got happy soon after and couldn't get into AI anymore, but trust me, happiness was the better option.

How cool, to be recognized by AI for a children's book. It says a lot, I think, for duopress, the publisher. (Duopress, you have highly excellent taste!) 

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Altho my winning entries are quite tame, the slideshow as a whole is definitely rated PG-13, at the very least. Just f.y.i.