Picture Book Originals (PBO) was established in March of 2008 by Anna Johnson, a career book publishing professional, as a way to make easily available the original artwork and exclusive giclee prints from children’s book illustrators to book and art lovers of all ages. PBO brings artwork to market in three ways. First, via a web site which allows guests to browse and purchase available pieces. Second, PBO connects with book and art lovers directly via phone, email, and post to present featured artwork or illustrators whose work has recently become available. For very exclusive pieces, this contact may result in an auction.

Finally, PBO is uniquely qualified to bring each illustrator’s artwork and giclee prints to the larger public by creating gallery events in partnership with bookstores, museums, and other specialty venues. Extensive market knowledge and event planning skill make PBO unique in the service it provides to artists, collectors, and event partners.

For Artists:

PBO partners with the artist to select, value and market works of art that were made in the process of illustrating a published storybook. These pieces are recognized as one-of-a-kind and, as such, are presented to potential buyers with the utmost care and a true passion for what each piece represents – an emotional connection to a beloved story or character, as well as a beautifully realized work of art.

For Book Sellers, Museums and other Special Venues:

For booksellers, hosting a gallery event creates an opportunity to sell books as well as connect with the community in a new and interesting way. Museums and other special venues generate on-site interest and excitement, adding great value to their guests’ experience, by providing the opportunity to view and purchase exclusive artwork from celebrated children’s book illustrators. To create a unique, well-attended and memorable event is the goal of PBO.

To preview available works of art, inquire about or schedule an event, or find out how PBO might represent your work, please contact Anna Johnson at +1.425.286.6329, or email anna@picturebookoriginals.com.

About Giclée Printing

A fine art Giclée is created from the artist's original artwork by first producing an extremely high resolution digital image of the piece, then loading the image onto specially enhanced printers that output the digital image onto fine art paper or canvas. Since the digital image includes every subtlety and nuance of the original – even the smallest details of light, shadow and textures of the paint and canvas or paper - the fine art Giclée is often indistinguishable from the original work of art.

Images generated from a high resolution digital scan and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper can be reproduced to almost any size. This flexibility offers the artist and gallery many options to customize prints.

The quality of a giclée print is outstanding and is now commonly found in the most prestigious museums and art galleries.