Next Day Art presents an International Portfolio of Artists for Licensing

February 6, 2008

Portland, ME – Next Day Art, an art licensing and product ideation company, introduces several new artists from around the world. According to James Meserve, president of Next Day Art, “We now represent artists from Europe, Turkey, Canada, and Australia as well as the United States.”

“Our licensees demand the very best in art when they look to create and manufacture new products. Design has no borders so we work hard to find the best artists regardless of geography”, explains Meserve. Companies that produce greeting cards, home accents, gifts, wall décor, home accents, textiles, collectibles, puzzles, calendars and more rely on Next Day Art to source and license art.

Recent additions to the Next Day Art portfolio include Coplu, who was born in the Turkish town of Ushak and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. He has a worldwide following and is widely-collected throughout Europe, North America and Japan. His art is a contemporary celebration of life, love and dreams.

Helen Rhodes, from the U.K., is quickly developing into a sought-after artist and creates naïve compositions that are rich in color, texture and woven with intriguing patterns. Her themes of playful pets, domestic tranquility and earth-friendly palettes are both soothing and calming.

Back to the United States, Next Day Art signed Texas wildlife and landscape artist Wade Butler. Wade has been painting for over 20 years and has sold prints into chains such as Cabela’s and Sportsmen’s Warehouse. His originals have been purchased by Ducks Unlimited and his work is regularly published in outdoors magazines.

With gallery representation on famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Kristen Marco attracts a worldwide following for her beautiful oil-based renderings of children that celebrate the beauty and joy of life. She studied in Florence, Italy and often traveled to Paris, France to immerse herself in the wealth of art found there.

So after a quick trip around the world, Next Day Art, located in Portland, Maine, is busy at home representing a truly international roster of artists to manufacturers of art-based products all around the globe.

To find out more about Next Day Art, visit their website at www.nextdayart.com or call 207-761-4278. For representation or licensing inquiries contact jim@nextdayart.com

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