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With over 33 years experience drawing and painting for clients, Marianne works with acrylic paint, watercolors, gouache, and mixed media to make your business and product visually sparkle. Illustrations are hand painted in traditional media and digitally photographed. The deliverable is a jpeg file. Marianne's illustration process includes sketches, rounds of revisions, and final painted artwork. Courtroom Sketching, on-the-spot drawing, and business portraits are available. Illustrations and painting projects are completed on time and in a professional manner. Leaning toward saturated colors, highly rendered brushwork, and creative conceptualization, Marianne's painting has been called "Graphically electrifying" and "Like magical realism". Book Projects: - The Language of Photosynthesis (work in progress) 2018 - - Felt Sculpture, Learn Hand Sewing and Patternmaking in 11 Projects, published 2015. - Paws For a Moment, Daily Haiku from the Cat's Point of View, by Ken Heideman (commissioned illustrations) 2018 - The Story of the Old House (personal project) 2016 - My Suburban Homestead (personal project) 1997 - The Adventures of Frank and Beazel (commissioned illustrations) 1994 Other Projects: - t-shirt design - tattoo design - repeat pattern design

Versatile skilled and experienced people and pet portrait artist with an ability to draw and paint any subject in a variety of mediums and surfaces including canvas. Have many samples of previous work. Also instructor for 15 years.

I’m a professional artist based in the USA, specializing in custom portraits, expressive oil paintings, book illustrations, and meaningful digital art that brings stories to life. Though I’m new to Upwork, I have 10+ years of experience in art. Looking forward to building long-term relationships through quality and trust. 🎨 Traditional Art (Shipped Within the USA): • Realistic pencil, charcoal, and colored portraits • Oil paintings on canvas • Landscapes, cityscapes, nature scenes — custom artwork for your interior • Classical master copies • All works can be safely packaged and shipped within the United States 💻🖌️ Digital Art: • Custom digital portraits & character designs • Editorial and book illustrations • Sketches, concept art, and unique visuals for personal or commercial use • Delivered as high-resolution files in your preferred format 🖼️ Each artwork I create is unique and designed to tell a story, evoke a feeling, or become a lasting gift. 👨‍🎨 Let’s create something personal, beautiful, and truly memorable together.

With an MA in Art Direction and Graphic Design, I am a multidisciplinary artist and designer and take pleasure in helping my clients achieve a look and style appropriate to their design needs. I have experience designing for print, digital and physical illustrations, paintings, various types of graphic design and am always looking for more new and interesting techniques and processes ! If you need some beautiful watercolor flowers and herbs to adorn a wedding invitation...but you also need the rest of the wedding invitation with times and dates and beautiful fonts ? Or maybe you need a professional portrait drawn or painted to sit on the mantle of family friends as a unique and one-of-a-kind wedding gift ? How about some delectable food illustrations to hang in the kitchen ? For these types of projects and many more, I would love to discuss your art and design needs with you and help breathe life into your idea. I’m happy to meet you !

I'm an artist with experience in painting, drawing, printmaking, and ceramics. In recent years I've primarily been focused on painting (oil, acrylic, & digital) and drawing (graphite, charcoal, & ink), but I'm always open to new creative challenges and opportunities.

I'm an artist with a passion for realism and the techniques of the oil painting masters. From masterful painted portraits to whimsical digital illustrations, my skills can handle the task!