laura tallardy at Drawger.com!

Thank you and goodnight!

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:52:08 EDT

Hey everyone, It's been lovely being a member of Drawger. I've had a wonderful time getting to know all of the artists, making new friends and sharing my illustrations with such a wide and adoring audience! Unfortunately I've been handed the pink slip, so I'm shutting down my drawger blog and blogging exclusively over at illobook. I would love if you stopped by- I just posted up a bunch of art from my new book, Sophie the Zillionaire. A special note for Drawger members and ex-members: I started up illobook last year as a fun blogging network, we've got a friendly and talented bunch of artists so far and a lot of beautiful illustrations. If you'd like to join us, please drop me a line- illobook@lauratallardy.com- and the first year's membership is on me :) Thank you all for your comments, support and friendship over the years! You guys are the best <3 dsdasdsHey everyone, It's been lovely being a member of Drawger. I've had a wonderful time getting to know all of the artists, making new friends and getting to share my illustrations with such a wide and adoring audience! Unfortunately I've been handed the pink slip, so I'm shutting down my drawger blog and blogging exclusively over at illobook. I would love if you stopped by- I just posted up a bunch of art from my new book, Sophie the Zillionaire. A special note for Drawger members and ex-members: I started up illobook last year as a fun blogging network, we've got a friendly and talented bunch of artists so far and a lot of beautiful illustrations. If you'd like to join us, please drop me a line- email@lauratallardy.com- and the first year's membership is on me :) Thank you all for your comments, support and friendship over the years! You guys are the best <3

Awesome software alert: Bento 3

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:15:05 EDT

Hey everyone! I'm in the process of preparing my taxes and wanted to share this great piece of software with you. It's called Bento, and it's really awesome at organizing illustration databases for jobs, clients, expenses, checks, and more. I've used it personally for years, and it's helped me keep track of job information, client contact information- and most timely speaking- expense data for those working on preparing their taxes! It's a snap to tally up how much you spent on art supplies if you keep track of it with this awesomely easy-to-use database software. It costs $50, and you can buy it from the Filemaker website. Click here to read me talk about how awesome it is for like two pages on my illobook blog.

It costs $50, and you can buy it from the Filemaker website, or you can download a free trial here. Click here to read me talk about how awesome it is for like two pages and see examples of my illustration databases on my illobook blog.

iPad paintings- Skyscapes

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:23:42 EDT

Here are some cool ipad paintings I've been working on. To listen to me blather on a bit about painting and see more videos, click over to my illobook blog.

Bonus video!

Sophie the Chatterbox

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:03:19 EDT

This is the third charming installment of the Sophie Series chapter books from Scholastic written by the amazingly talented Lara Bergen and designed by the one and only Tim Hall. I'd say it was my favorite book so far, but I say that about all of them!

Here is some interior art from the book- if you want to see more illustrations, sketches & goodies, check out my new blog over at illobook.com.

Amazon Link

Happy New Year!

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:19:41 EDT

a day late and a dollar short- but happy new year in any case!!

Trans-Rail Booger Picker

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:15:36 EDT

Here are some totally rad illustrations that were commissioned earlier this fall. I had a lot of fun doing them, but unfortunately the publisher ultimately went in another direction. But that doesn't mean you can't see the art! Someone's got to, I spent all that time on it ;P I got a huge kick out of this one. Girl and her little sister are traveling, notice a hottie in the backseat, girl tries to get booger out of her nose, little sis freaks out. If only all my assignments were this awesomely juvenile. Click here to see the rest & listen to me ruminate on psychology and the dangers of studio art on illobook! erqwerqweware some totally rad illustrations that were commissioned earlier this fall. I had a lot of fun doing them, but unfortunately the publisher ultimately went in another direction. But that doesn't mean you can't see the art! Someone's got to, I spent all that time on it ;P I got a huge kick out of this one. Girl and her little sister are traveling, notice a hottie in the backseat, girl tries to get booger out of her notes, little sis freaks out. If only all my assignments were this awesomely juvenile.Here are some totally rad illustrations that were commissioned earlier this fall. I had a lot of fun doing them, but unfortunately the publisher ultimately went in another direction. But that doesn't mean you can't see the art! Someone's got to, I spent all that time on it ;P I got a huge kick out of this one. Girl and her little sister are traveling, notice a hottie in the backseat, girl tries to get booger out of her notes, little sis freaks out. If only all my assignments were this awesomely juvenile.Here are some totally rad illustrations that were commissioned earlier this fall. I had a lot of fun doing them, but unfortunately the publisher ultimately went in another direction. But that doesn't mean you can't see the art! Someone's got to, I spent all that time on it ;P I got a huge kick out of this one. Girl and her little sister are traveling, notice a hottie in the backseat, girl tries to get booger out of her notes, little sis freaks out. If only all my assignments were this awesomely juvenile.