General info
Illustrator and painter based in Brooklyn, NY. Her style employs exaggerated colors and thin, illustrative lines to achieve crisp detail.
Exhibits & Awards
Exhibited at Figment's participatory art Event at Governors island in NYC.
Project Description:
The first element of Butterflies in Flight is a colored pencil on transparent vellum fully functional 3ft kite in the form of a distinctly ovoid butterfly. Visitors were welcome to contribute to the project by uniquely coloring/painting/drawing upon their own smaller butterfly which was added to the project, in flight. Weather Permitting, I Originally envisioned an entire flight of uniquely created butterflies gracefully floating above a sun drenched field. Due to the rain and lack of wind, I created a butterfly habitat inside a mesh and canvas gazebo.
Project Description:
The first element of Butterflies in Flight is a colored pencil on transparent vellum fully functional 3ft kite in the form of a distinctly ovoid butterfly. Visitors were welcome to contribute to the project by uniquely coloring/painting/drawing upon their own smaller butterfly which was added to the project, in flight. Weather Permitting, I Originally envisioned an entire flight of uniquely created butterflies gracefully floating above a sun drenched field. Due to the rain and lack of wind, I created a butterfly habitat inside a mesh and canvas gazebo.
- Society6 (2012 & 2013) total features - 17
- Deviant Art (2009) total features - 5
- Creattica (2009) total features - 3
- CG Society (2009) total features - 1
- Midge Karr Art Center, Old Westbury, NY (2005)
- Gallery 61, New York, NY (2007)
- Winner of Certificate of Merit, PA (2004)
- Winner of Certificate of Merit, PA (2003)
Scholastic Art Awards
- Winner of Certificate of Merit (2004)
- Winner of Certificate of Merit (2002)
- Winner of Certificate of Merit (2004)
- Winner of Certificate of Merit (2002)
Specialties
- Drawing and line-work
- Sketching and conceptualizing storyboards and large scale scenes
- Digitally painting imagery and graphics
- Traditional painting and drawing with oil paint, acrylic paint, colored pencil, pen and ink, and charcoal
- Retouching, such as altering lighting, color, texture, and perspective
- Silhouetting of models, clothing, jewelry, and product packaging, as well as wildlife, including trees, plants, and animals
Experience
Illustrator
Illustration and design of nature, landscapes, portraits, characters, and products. Created TV commercial storyboards, sketched movement for motion graphics featured in web videos. Concept sketched 360 advertising campaign ideas. Illustrated graphics for website designs for celebrity brands.
Illustrated for the following fields - beauty, fashion, technology, and pharma.
Illustrated for the following fields - beauty, fashion, technology, and pharma.
Designer/Jr. Art Director
Illustrated jewelry concepts for Peanuts, M&M's, Looney Tunes, and Hello Kitty, which I then incorporated into new business pitch deck designs. Sketched design concepts for new boutique pages on Monet website.
Illustrator & Designer
Illustrated images for microsites, event posters, signage, invitations, and email blasts. Created Figment's visual style for the event and maintained consistency across all media.
Mural Artist
Designed and painted a fish market mural, 30ft x 10ft
Mural Artist
Designed and painted Wizard of Oz mural for “Movie
Week” event, 10ft x 5ft
Week” event, 10ft x 5ft
Mural Artist
Designed and painted mural, 7ft x 5ft
Education
Bachelor's of Fine Arts