8/21/2008
Charlene illustrates for Dove's Pay Beauty Forward campaign! Visit the Pay Beauty Forward site to view the piece in action!
8/13/2008
Anna Shipside will have two new pieces on canvas in the upcoming Square Foot Show at AWOL Gallery in Toronto. The opening night is August 16th, 2008 and it will run until September 7th. For more info go to www.awolgallery.com or check them out on her blog
7/30/2008
Liz Adams illustrated the book, CHERRY BOMB by Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna, published by Simon and Schuster. Click Here for more info on upcoming CHERRY BOMB book parties in August, and to see some of the illustrations.
7/30/2008
Charlene has an illustration in the newly launched Street Fighter tribute art book, published by Udon Entertainment.
7/24/2008
Aaron McKinney just finished a cover for the OC Weekly.
If you are interested you can read the article here
6/25/2008
Sketch Motel members will be at ICON5 in NYC from July 2-5. See you all there and say Hello.
6/4/2008
Jack Dylan sticks up his poster art in room 231.
6/3/2008
Charlene Chua is part of Work/Life: the UPPERCASE directory of Canadian Illustration & Photography. The book is being launched on Thursday, June 5, at UPPERCASE gallery, Calgary, AB. In conjunction with the Work/Life book, UPPERCASE gallery will be hosting an exhibition of artwork by the contributors.
5/5/2008
Check out Anna's new illustrations in the May issue of "Curve" Magazine. They can also be viewed in her Sketch Motel gallery or on her Blog.
5/5/2008
Charlene updates her Sketch Motel page with new work. Check out her gallery or head over to her website to check out the new stuff.
4/25/2008
Nataly Kim spills her mixed bag of cute things into room 220 of the motel.
3/31/2008
Anna Shipside has two new illustrations in the April 08 issue of Canadian Family Magazine. Check them out in her Sketch Motel gallery as well.
3/28/2008
Aaron Darth recently finished the cover for Time Out Chicago. You can view it at his website Here
3/23/2008
It's the season for new websites. Huan Tran relaunches his site with new work. www.leakingfaucet.com
3/19/2008
Charlene works with National Geographic School Publishing to create two 8 page mini-books. View the image here!
3/15/2008
Genevieve just updated her page with fun new images for Nickelodeon Magazine, The National Geographic and Enfant Quebec.
3/13/2008
Liz Adams unpacks a bag full of her rock 'n' roll fantasy land style into room 159.
3/7/2008
Aaron McKinney just finished a cover for the Washington City Paper. The article is great you should check it out if you get the chance.
3/6/2008
Matthew Smith's website (www.matthewsmithillustration.com) has received a brand spanking new face! All new portfolio updates, along with updated bio/clients, and a store section which will be running shortly! Also, brand new illos for St Louis Magazine, The Hartford Courant, Buzz Marketing Group and egg Communications Design.
1/8/2008
Charlene completes an illustration for Philadelphia's Main Line Today. 'Italian Wedding Soup for the Soul' can now be seen in her Sketch Motel gallery.
11/13/2007
Louise recently completed a campaign for the Arizona Department of Health. The images will be available soon in her motel room at sketch motel and on her website.
11/13/2007
Look out for new illustrations by Alice in upcoming issues of Card Technology, ISO & AGENT and Homemaker's Magazine. Visit www.alicecarter.com to see lots of new work!
11/13/2007
Louise has a solo exhibition at the Supermarket in Toronto's Kensington Market this month. The opening is this Thursday night, November 15th 9pm-1am, featuring Louise doing some live painting. Check out the news section of my website for more information. www.louiseillustrations.com
11/12/2007
Motel room project is now available for download! All are welcome, download it here.
11/7/2007
Huan illustrates a 2 page spread for MacWorld Magazine. See it here.
10/24/2007
“Vote Donkaphant” is a project Aaron McKinney just finished up for The Glen Beck Program. They are going to use it for t-shirts the show and their website.
10/16/2007
Charlene has completed a set of illustrations for Cambridge University Press' Passages ESL textbooks. Also done, a pocket calendar illustration for boutique travel agency Narat Inc. View the new work on her site.
10/10/2007
Aaron Drath just completed a double page spread: Illustration for a Christmas editorial, about buying gifts online with the comfort of being at home. (Scroll right) Christmas Editorial
9/28/2007
Charlene recently completed the cover for Owl kids' Halloween issue. She's also being featured in UK e-zine Disposable Media's latest issue.
9/20/2007
Aaron McKinney just finished up working on a project for Moe’s Southwest Grill, you have to hit refresh to see all the characters. Here is a cover of Las Vegas CityBeat he recently finished, and another illustration for Canoe & Kayak Magazine.
9/11/2007
Aaron Drath just finished the Las Vegas CityLife (15th Anniversary) Cover. You can have a look here (without the header, actual sample coming soon!)
9/5/2007
Charlene is happy to announce the release of her first children's book, Julie Black Belt, this month! Published by Immedium Publishing, 'Julie' is a tale about one girl's quest to be like her kung fu heroine! Visit the official site for more details!
8/19/2007
The General Motors "Green By Design" campaign Huan illustrated is now launched, go to their site and wait for the flash animation to load. You can select from 5 cars by clicking the 5 icons. General Motors.
8/14/2007
Charlene has 3 illustrations selected for the Society of Illustrators LA's Illustration West 45 competition.
8/14/2007
Genevieve just updated her site with many new illos: www.genevievekote.com
8/9/2007
Anna will have work up in the "Square Foot Show" at 100A Ossington Ave, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON. Opening night is Friday, August 10 @ 7pm. She will also have work in the "Square Off Show" down the street at AWOL Gallery, 76 Ossington Ave which will open in conjunction with the Square Foot Show.
8/7/2007
New Sketch Motel Postcard sets now available. Art buyers get yours today by sending us an email.
7/25/2007
Aaron Drath just completed the cover for Las Vegas CityLife. Story is about ticket brokers and how its difficult to get a hold of your favorite concert tickets.
You can take a look without the text or CityLife header.
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7/25/2007
Aaron Drath just completed 10 Illustrations for Time Out New York Magazine.
7/17/2007
Louise was recently honoured with an award of excellence from The Society For Newspaper Design for her piece which appeared on the Food Front of The Toronto Star. CHeck out the award winning image, along with some newly completed work for Eating Well Magazine and The Japanese Obon festival, on the walls of her Sketch Motel residence!
6/15/2007
Simon Wild has given his website a summer makeover with some new work added to his portfolio.
6/12/2007
Charlene completes set of 10 illustrations for 'black collar' men's magazine, Arena Singapore.
6/3/2007
Aaron Drath just launched his official website. Also added some work to his portfolio. www.AaronDrath.com
6/1/2007
Matthew Smith brings his own style to the Motel and unlocks the door to room #162. Also read his interview here.
6/1/2007
Aaron Drath pens his name into the Sketch Motel guestbook and settles into room #126. Be sure to check out his fantastic work.
6/1/2007
Why are there so many new illustrators to the group? Because there are so many great illustrators out there. Clear your browser cache, hit refresh and see the new additions to the site. Latest to fill his room with imagination is Simon Wild in #220.
5/31/2007
Check out Louise's live concert paintings at www.ladyloulahoops.blogspot.com
5/24/2007
Huan gets a series of illustrations selected by Applied Arts Magazine's annual. Also, see Huan's work for Coca-Cola's "Spring into the Coke side of life" campaign in the subway.
5/24/2007
Rhonda had a piece choosen for American Illustration and had a 4-page feature in a Taiwanese magazine called Ppaper!
5/10/2007
Alice is participating in ArtsPark, a day of art, music, theatre and fun for the whole family. Sunday May 13th, 10am-4pm on Armstrong St. adjacent to the Parkdale Market, in Ottawa, Ontario.