Happy Days

Emmy-Award Winning Mauro Gatti, Creator of the Happy Broadcast, Brings Good Vibes to This Year’s PINC

"You have to take care of yourself to take care of others. I’m in that sweet spot right now in my life. I love it.”

09/03/2025 By Megan McDonald

Calendar Girls

How Sarasota Artist Gil Elvgren Helped Define the Pin-Up Aesthetic

Elvgren lived and worked on Siesta Key from the 1950s until his death in 1980.

04/14/2025 By Clayton Trutor

Making a Name for Himself

At Just 25, Ringling Grad Jamiel Law Has Found Success on the National Stage As an In-Demand Illustrator

Law is a highly sought-after illustrator specializing in editorial and narrative work for clients like The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian and Netflix.

01/24/2023 By Nick Steele

Book News

Two Sarasota Magazine Contributors Have Turned Their Talents Into Very Different—But Appealing—New Books

Chef Judi Gallagher has published a cookbook; illustrator Molly Dean, a graphic novel.

09/28/2018 By Staff

Purple Reign

Ringling Grad Syd Weiler Is the Creator of the Insanely Popular "Trash Dove"

How a Sarasota resident designed and dealt with her internationally famous pigeon illustration.

03/16/2017 By Riley Board

Flower Child

Meet Local Illustrator Shannon Kirsten

Bradenton-based illustrator Shannon Kirsten Couch is making a name for herself thanks to her whimsical line of paper products.

10/14/2016 By Lana Allen

Only in Sarasota

View from the Ringling Bridge

Illustrator John Pirman takes in the panoramic views from the top of the Ringling Bridge.

03/01/2016 Illustrations by John Pirman