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Illustrator & Visual Development Artist

Can studying something totally different improve one's illustration skills? I have a BS degree in biology and last year I started studying pedagogy and training as a biology teacher, as possible secondary career to illustration and visual development. Since then I have realized what I enjoy the most in biology is observation, communication and interpretation. And what I enjoy the most in teaching is communicating information and creating visual interpretations. One of the fir

Summer down time, vacation and time for some new artwork.

How I plan to find out what I love most doing in art and why. Includes a process description of my latest illustration, my Squishy creature.

On what I've learned in my year of turning 50 years old.

Setting goals is a great way to help you stay accountable AND to know when you can give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done!

Love, empathy and companionship are the fuel of the world. Each human has the right to express themselves with pride as they truly are.