About

Hello and bonjour, so happy that you could stop by for a visit.

I am a freelance illustrator and watercolorist living in rural upstate New York. For my illustration work I primarily use traditional pencil and watercolor. (I'll use ink on occasion if the project seems to call for it, otherwise I prefer the textured and subtle look of pencil.) Sometimes I will also go digital and utilize Photoshop for making slight adjustments.

When I'm not at the drawing board I love taking walks, reading books, and drinking coffee. I get inspiration from vintage things, farm life, England and gardens.

Music is an artist's best friend while painting and some of my go-to playlists are NEEDTOBREATHE, Josh Garrels, Amos Lee, Fleet Foxes, Ralph Vaughn Williams and Beethoven.


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1. Do you do commissions?
Yes! I'm happy to do commissions. I've done illustrations like house portraits and family portraits and scenes from the Adirondacks. Feel free to email me for a dialogue about your own commissioned original piece of artwork.

2. Do you have an Etsy shop?
Yes! You can find it here.

3. What is your process?
I start with a pencil sketch. In my sketchbook I'll draw out different ideas and work through composition. Then once I get to a point where I'm happy with the sketch, I'll do a more careful pencil drawing on watercolor paper. (Sometimes if I really love something that happened in my sketchbook, I'll use a lightbox to transfer the image to the watercolor paper as closely as possible.) I'll use a 2H pencil to get a lighter outline and then I add the watercolor. Once the painting is finished, I go over the pencil lines again with a darker 2B to make them more polished and finalized.

4. What's your education/work background?
I graduated from Houghton College in 2013 with a B.A. in English Literature and Studio Art. Since then I have had experience as a marketing assistant working with website maintenance and printed media.

5. What artists inspire you?
I love the illustration work of Abigail Halpin (she's a big role model for me); Bill Watterson's "Cavin and Hobbes" is some of the best art I've ever encountered; and Hayao Miyazaki leaves me spellbound. Kady MacDonald Denton, Anita Jeram, Beatrix Potter, and David Small are several others that I look to for inspiration and guidance.