Ilene Richard Illustration

"Herding Cats"

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:44:00 +0000

Well, I finally moved into my new studio space which is absolutely fabulous. Now I have a space large enough to be able to paint large canvases, which I have always wanted to do. Since I moved in, I have been extremely busy trying to put together a cohesive body of work that I feel good about. Recently have been submitting my work to various galleries, with the hope of getting into a few shows. So far so good, I was accepted into a show called "Herding Cats" at the Brush Gallery in Lowell, MA. I have to admit I am pretty happy about getting in. The juror was from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Anyway, I will keep you posted as what happens with the other submissions. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Spider Magazine

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:15:00 +0000

This is a spread that I did for Spider Magazine which came out for the November/December issue. I was really pleased with the reproduction. The colors are so close to the original. Happy Holiday's!

Home for Thanksgiving

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0000

My two college age children just flew in from different parts of the country, so I am off to the airport to pick them up. I am so excited to see them.

Looking forward to a lovely Thanksgiving together.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!

"Ma's Diner"

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:18:00 +0000

This piece "Ma's Diner", I decided to rework from an older illustration that I had done many years ago. I liked the concept so much, that I thought it was worth trying to make it better.

Riding into Spring

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:43:00 +0000

I should have posted this image back in April when my agent decided to use it for her spring mailer. Personally, this one makes me laugh. Enjoy!

New Work

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:27:00 +0000

It has definitely been a while since I posted anything on my blog. I have been very busy creating new images for my agent and for the many websites that I like to keep up to date. Recently I purchased a Cintiq that has been such an amazing tool. I absolutely love the way my work looks after working in Painter and Photoshop. Hope you enjoy the work.

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:57:00 +0000

Well I spent a good part of my day on Amazon.com watching the sales rank of my book "Let My People Go." To my amazement, it was ranked at #1 for most of the day under religious children's books. WOW! I couldn't be happier. Thanks to everyone who appreciates a fun take on a rather dry topic. Ilene

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:05:00 +0000

"Let My People Go"

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:49:00 +0000

My new book"Let My People Go" just came out as of February 1. It was so much fun to illustrate. This was the first time I have had the opportunity to do biblical illustrations. Kar-Ben decided to create a fun Passover book. This will be a great book to use during the Sedar.

Let My People Go

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:44:00 +0000

These are a few images of my new book.

"Let My People Go"

"In a Jam"

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:05:00 +0000

A spread from a new book dummy that I am working on.

richilene@aol.com (Ilene Richard) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:21:00 +0000