Artist Name: James “Jimbot” Demski Jr

Website: www.jimbot.com

Bio: Well, I can usually be found working from my studio in Milwaukee,WI, slinging paint and ink. When I am not working away in the wee hours of the night with my music going, I am jetting off with my wife and dog to save the world from some robot menace or an evil genius. Yes, yes, my life can be VERY hectic at times!

Art Category / Medium: I am mainly a painter, but I also like to work with customizing toys, sculpture, and screen printing.

Artist Name: Junichi Tsuneoka

Website: stubbornsideburn.com

Bio: Junichi Tsuneoka was born and raised in Japan and upon graduating Waseda University
in Tokyo, he has arrived in US at the end of 20th century. Then He studied graphic design at Cornish College of the Arts and he was hired by Seattle based design company, Modern Dog as a graphic designer right after graduation.

Modern Dog’s world famous designers, Robynne Raye, Michael Strassburger and Vittorio Costarella taught Junichi everything from design basics to the meaning of the word “mullet,” almost everything you need to live in USA. Junichi’s career and life doesn’t exist without their support and guidance.

There he developed design skills and encouraged to use a lot of his own illustration in his design projects. After being a graphic designer for 5 years, Junichi has established a style often recognized as “California Roll Stylie,” the result of both visual and conceptual fusion of Japanese pop culture and U.S. urban culture. He founded STUDIO STUBBORN SIDEBURN to broaden his visual communication and to use his visual language in art, illustration and design. His art is very bold and graphic. His strong design background makes his art very unique and communicates effectively.

Art Category / Medium: Screen print, digital, drawing, design, graphic

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Artist Name: Matthew Smith

Website: www.matthewsmithillustration.com, altpick.com/members.php?id=17851

Bio: Born in south central Pennsylvania, Matthew grew up in the small town of Hanover, adjacent to Gettysburg. At the quintessential age of 18, he moved up and out, north and east, to New York City and enrolled in classes at Pratt Institute. It was there that he received his BFA in illustration, as well as a vast array of student loans. After interning for a small time at the Society of Illustrators, he realized that even the most famous artists he met were completely down to earth, and he thought that maybe he too could be a part of this wonderful group of people. He was right. Matthew’s work can be seen in countless publications around the world, all done from his cozy studio is Brooklyn, New York, where he currently resides with his love, Katie, and their cats, Rocket and Bean.

Art Category / Medium: Prismacolor Markers, Rapidograph Pens and Photoshop for touch ups.

Name: Daniel Hyun Lim

DOB: Jan 1st 1980

Website: www.daniel-lim.com

Bio: I grew in Sunny Cali and attended Art Center College of Design. After my education with such great artists as, Arron Amith, Alex Gross, and the Clayton Brothers, I decided to get my masters of illustration from the School of Visual Arts. I have finised my degree and now currently working on Freelance Editorial Illustration and Children’s Books. My first illustrated book will be coming out this Summer 2006.

Art Category: Mixed media

Artist Name: Danielle Lamberti

Website: daniellelamberti.com

Bio: Danielle is a Painter and Illustrator and resides in New York. Born 1983 and she was raised in Brooklyn in a “Typical Italian” household where she would draw even from a young age. She has worked on both commercial and fine art projects. She started out designing licensing products for Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. She then started really thinking about fine art during her internship for Jonathan Levine Gallery located in Chelsea, NY. She assisted installing artworks for Jeff Soto, Tim Biskup and Camille Rose Garcia. Her art is now inspired from her all girl catholic school education, Girls from the five boroughs of New York City, and bad behavior. They also have their own nationalities and races as well. “Bimba’s” or “Pupa’s” which mean dolls are what she often calls her characters by. Everything from her palette to her characters has meaning within each individual piece. With subtle icons that have hidden messages, so they just don’t “look pretty.”

Art Category / Medium: Painting

Artist Name: The Little Friends of Printmaking

Website: www.thelittlefriendsofprintmaking.com

Bio: The Little Friends of Printmaking are J W & Melissa Buchanan, a husband-and-wife team of designers & illustrators whose clients include Nike, STRANGEco, and Harmonix. First-and-best-known for their silkscreened concert posters, they quickly branched out into further fields, designing fancy junk for whoever would pay them money. The Little Friends were recently profiled in the new book New Masters of Poster Design (Rockport); their work can also be seen in Beasts! (Fantagraphics), The Darkening Garden (Payseur & Schmidt), and Two Faced: The Changing Face of Portraiture (IdN). Now living in Milwaukee, they are currently working with Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin to develop a new Print & Publishing lab.

There’s always more to see at www.thelittlefriendsofprintmaking.com

Art Category / Medium: Digital, Illustration, Printmaking

Nathan Cooper is a great illustrator and designer from Australia who’s work is full of fun, funky and colourful characters. I truly enjoy seeing artists not limiting their variety of style, characters and colours and Nathan is a perfect example of this. Make the jump to see more exclusive illustrations.

Name: Nathan Cooper
Location: Sydney, Australia
Website: www.nathancooper.com.au
Bio: I was brought up on Lego and a healthy dose of cartoons. Drawing is what I love to do, I like to draw everything that’s around me, aswell as create my own imaginary worlds and creatures. While travelling to and from work I like to stare at the sky and watch the clouds drift on by. At heart I’m a nerd/geek and proud of it .
Btw - I also like cheese and crackers, they’re just so tasty!

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