Who will be the next represented artist at Lilla Rogers Studio?
I’m so grateful that the judges and the People’s Choice voted on the Global Talent Search Finalists. (I never could have chosen!) They’ve narrowed it down to six incredible artists. It turns out that all of them have taken my Make Art That Sells classes, so I’m very familiar with their work.
Allow me to show you a few of my favorite pieces of each of the Finalists.
Terry Fry Kasuba, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charmingly eccentric, joyful and painterly work all rolled into one.
Left: For the MATS 2014 Bootcamp Course Right: For National Read-A-Book Day
Marenthe Otten, Netherlands
This may be one of the most trend-ahead pieces I’ve seen in a long time. I see tarot book illustrations here.
Left: For the Make Art That Sells Self-Paced Course, Live Review, in conjunction with Janine Vangool, publisher of UPPERCASE Magazine. The students were asked to illustrate the Uppercase Surface Pattern Design Guide.
Right: For the MATS Creating Collections for Home Décor Course
Mara Penny, Oakland, California
It’s been a joy watching Mara’s astonishing growth in class. She’s got a magical quality that spellbinds me.
Left: GTS 2016 1st assignment: Cup and napkin design for Sunny’s Cafe Right: GTS2015 1st Assignment, Antoinette’s sneakers
Colee Wilkinson, Newport Beach, California
A ceramic mermaid vase painted this beautifully? I mean seriously. How inventive and gorgeous is this?
Left: For Make Art That Sells Part B, Scrapbooking week Right: For the MATS Creating Collections for Home Decor course
Anne Bentley, Northern California
Talk about stylish work with elegant, unexpected color palettes…!
Left and Right: Personal work
Sharon Montgomery, Victoria, Canada
Sharon’s color palettes look like she painted with pomegranate juice, wine and cherries! Delicious.
Left: For the MATS Self-Paced Course, Live Review, in conjunction with Janine Vangool, publisher of UPPERCASE Magazine. The students were asked to illustrate the Uppercase Surface Pattern Design Guide. Right: For the MATS Creating Collections for Home Decor Course
To all those that participated in the competition this year, a big giant thank you for being a part of it!
OUR VERY FIRST GLOBAL TALENT SEARCH WINNER, ZOË INGRAM, GTS 2013
Above: Zoë Ingram, for the MATS Creating Collections for Home Decor Course, which we subsequently licensed.
Here are just a few of the clients that Zoë Ingram, our very first Global Talent Search winner, has worked with since signing with us:
Hallmark
HarperCollins
IKEA
Land of Nod
Madison Park Greeting
Nosy Crow
Oxford University Press
Penguin Random House
Pet Smart
Quarry Books
Robert Kaufman Fabrics
Workman Publishing
See more of Zoe’s gorgeous work here.
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