Illustrator J.S. Graboyes works primarily in pen-and-ink and watercolor and occasionally in charcoal and colored pencil. Graboyes explores urban settings and focuses on buildings and street scenes in and around Washington, DC — and beyond.

In today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, illustrator Russell Jackson feels that ordinary, everyday people are overlooked when they are in fact extraordinary and one of a kind. To him, you — the public — are his inspiration.

At The Smallest Forest, Nat is compelled to articulate with her hands. She loves the challenge of learning something new or figuring out how to turn her imagination into real things, as well as the handmade, creative, and self-reliant life.

Angie Stevens, also known as Doodlemum, shares sketches of daily life with her family. She is an author and illustrator based in the United Kingdom.

Says Peas and Cougar author Rae, “If real life were a cartoon, I would be a triangle, which is probably better than being a square.” We love how much humor and punch her simple line-drawings pack.

Illustrator and writer Matt Posky takes no prisoners on You Monsters Are People., where he focuses on a singularly terrifying topic: us. All our foibles, incisively skewered.

Mark Armstrong is a commercial illustrator whose motto is “Client first, client second, ego distant third.” In his opinion, nothing succeeds like good illustration. Humor multiplies its power.

Michael Byers creates fun, dynamic, and emotionally driven illustrations. Michael Byers showcases illustration work for clients, including New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and more.

Bryanna Chapeskie is a painter, print maker, and illustrator who often features fellow artists at The Heart of Art. Her paintings combine a love for clean lines and a passion for color.