Workbook Weekly

Great new work needs to be shared. Workbook Weekly is the place to go to see what our artists have been doing. It’s updated continually, so keep checking in. Because life and art happen around the clock.

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Workbook Fall 2021 Is Now Ready to View Online

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Workbook Fall 2021 is now ready to view online. Browse and search to find the perfect artist for your next project from among some of the most talented photographers, directors, …

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Rapp Artists Get Academic

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As the school year began, Rapp Artists worked on imagery for universities across the country. With a deep roster of artists experienced in the topic, Rapp Artists have produced covers and …

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Shaun Fenn Captures a Great Musical Tradition

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Shaun Fenn  grew up surfing in Mexico and developed a deep appreciation for the culture and it traditions. His latest personal project honors the country’s greatest musical traditions of all, known as …

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Kirsten Ulve for Pringles

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Illustrator/animator Kirsten Ulve’s limited edition, glow-in-the-dark  packaging is the perfect way to add some spooky fun to the Pringles brand. This version of  Sour Cream and Onion Original will be sold throughout …

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Andy Goodwin Drifts to the Creative Community of SW Wisconsin

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They call the southwest portion of Wisconsin the Driftless Area because it was untouched by glaciers allowing the landscape to remain lush and rolling. The region has attracted a wide range of …

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Workbook Radio: Episode 59- Mari Amor, Part 2

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On this episode of Workbook Radio, Mari Amor discusses overcoming creative resistance, dealing with rejection, and how life on pause shifted her creative outlook. Mari Amor is a highly sought …

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Jonathan Bartlett for EA Sports

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Check out Jonathan Bartlett’s series called Campus Legends for EA Sports, developer of sports video games. Above:  University of Nebraska Huskies

Dana Hursey for the Newport Beach Film Festival

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Right before lockdown in early 2020, Dana Hursey headed to Newport Beach to create images for the Newport Beach Film Festival. The promotion features the type of person who might be a little …

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Cade Martin Collaborates

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Building and maintaining relationships is key to thriving in the advertising business. As photographer Cade Martin says, “That’s a thing you can’t fake; it has to be authentically cultivated over …

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Julia Kerschbaumer Goes Organic for Jumbo Markets

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Julia Kerschbaumer’s illustrations have just the right amount of color and texture for this line of organic foods from Jumbo Supermarket (NL). Julia employed a woodcut look and muted color on several …

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Framed and in John Legend’s Dressing Room in Time for the Show

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For the freelancer, an assignment can often feel like a fire drill. Case in point: an email that painter/illustrator Christopher Peterson recently received asking he if would be able to create …

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Workbook Radio: Episode 58- Mari Amor, Part 1

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Mari Amor is a commercial photographer and director whose diverse clients include Airbnb, Mercedes Benz, and National Geographic. On this episode, we meet the woman behind the lens and learn …

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William DeShazer Covers the Kentucky Derby

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Photographer William DeShazer was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. And if you’re from Louisville, there are three things that you identify with regardless of your personal relationship to them: bourbon, baseball …

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Anna Godeassi Illustrations Project Hope and Freedom

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Anna Godeassi created this series of illustrations to accompany a collection of ten podcasts produced by Sorgenia, Italy’s first digital energy company for The Sempre 25 Novembre project which help to …

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Amanda Wolfson Davis, Prop Stylist

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Amanda Wolfson Davis is a Chicago-based photo stylist with an impressive list of clients who specializes in still life and interiors. Her portfolio is a mix of off-figure and soft styling for fashion …

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Mark Oliver Can Characterize Anything

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Mark Oliver‘s fluid, kinetic characters exude the energy of early 20th century animated cartoons and have already caught the attention of WIRED, Amazon, Esquire, the New York Times and more. Mark is represented …

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Shelly Waldman Captures The Faces Behind Biale Vineyards.

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Shelly Waldman recently photographed Biale Vineyards one of the oldest vineyards in California and the people who work there. The project spanned four shoot days and traversed both Napa and Sonoma counties, …

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Creative Update: Richard Solomon, Artist Representative

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Brawling Battles, Powerful Portraits, and A Glimpse  of The Future are just some of the topics artists with Richard Solomon Represents have visualized in their recent promotions. Ryan Garcia

Illustration InFocus

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 James Yang  Viking Books for Young Readers A Boy Named Isamu has received multiple awards and five starred reviews.

Cocktails at Sunset with Amy Schromm

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Photographer Amy Schromm shows us her range of skills in two recent projects for El Mayor Tequila. In each case the client relied heavily on her creative, technical, and production …

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Bob Coscarelli Recaptures the Past

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It was seventeen years in the making, but on a freezing weekend this past February, Bob Coscarelli and longtime collaborator Tereasa Surratt were in Elkhorn, Wisconsin to photograph the reopening of the …

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Illustration Latest Additions

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This is a group of multi-talented artists. They work in every kind of medium imaginable, from gestural hand-drawn portraits, toy design, graphic design, animation and GIFs, collage, and more.  And many are …

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Photography Latest Additions

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This new group of photographers are an exciting mix of storytellers and conceptual artists.

John Amatucci’s on a Boat

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Director/photographer John Amatucci captures life on the water to the tune of “I’m on a Boat.”  Keep scrolling to see some great stills from the shoot, too.

Alex Garcia’s Latest PSA

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Alex Garcia’s latest 30 second PSA spot was created for both broadcast and web. It’s part of an ongoing campaign by the American Academy of Pediatrics that encourages parents to have their children vaccinated. Alex …

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Agent Jodie Hein of Rapp Art and Kelly Mc McMurray of 2Communique Trade Insights

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Rapp Art agent Jody Hein and 2Communique Creative Director Kelly McMurray share their insights about the business of illustration, and specifically the importance of assigning original illustration, in this hour long conversation. Although …

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Barbara Bongini Illustrates Good Bones

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Mina Starsiak Hawk from HGTV’s hit show Good Bones released a children’s book in which Barbara Bongini’s images illustrate how families come together in order to build a home. The book celebrates diversity …

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Peter Ryan Conceptualizes Our Well-being

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Illustrator Peter Ryan hones his imagery into perfect visual metaphors. On the subject of science and health, he solves some complicated visual problems for clients such as Kiplinger’s Personal Finance …

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Creative Update: Illustration Zone

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Based in the Netherlands, IllustrationZone represents an international group of artists who specialize in illustration, mural and street art, and animation for a wide range of clients. Check out their latest projects …

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Doug Truppe’s Photographers Sit Down with Leading Creatives

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What’s changed in this business? Just about everything. Advertising’s reliance on “the big idea” has been replaced by the near constant churning of content made possible by the digital age. Photographer Dennis Welsh …

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