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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 am a freelance illustrator and visual artist with 10 years of experience in both traditional and digital illustration. I specialize in portraiture and representational art, but my visual art skills are applicable to many styles and formats. I am an advanced oil, watercolor, gouache, and digital painter. I'm also an experienced draftsman and designer. My years of experience and education in digital and traditional artwork gives me a natural sense of how to produce my client's vision, as well as the expertise and skill required. You can find my more extensive portfolio here: melanielamay.art

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

I'm a digital artist, illustrator and painter with expertise in creating detailed artworks according to my clients' requirements. If you're looking to create a digital drawing, illustration, painting, icon or branding assets, I can make your vision a reality. • I have helped various companies to produce high-quality digital art and illustrations. • I excel at creating detailed environments and landscapes, as well as creating characters and other digital assets. • I use my Apple Pencil along with the Procreate app on my iPad Pro to create art. • I am proficient with various graphic designing tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. • I am trained (Master of Fine Arts) in oil painting, and through my education and work experiences, I have expertise in creating detailed, realistic digital artworks. • I have great communication skills, which help me to gain a good understanding of my clients’ needs for a project.

I am a recent graduate with a Bachelors in Art Education. I have experience with a variety of media including: graphite, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, and mixed media. I have almost ten years of experience with drawing and painting. I have won Best of Show in two art competitions and one of my paintings was purchased by the University Museum. I am interested in developing my art portfolio through freelance work, especially with illustrations and portraiture. I have experience with figure drawing, color design, and narrative art that would apply to any illustration projects. I also learned how to employ the elements of art and principles of design to create an interesting and unified composition, which is something that I endeavor to include in all of my work.

I am a highly trained Fine Artist who specializes in realistic portrait paintings. I use bold colors and brush strokes to create striking emotional pieces that capture the essence of my subjects. In addition to traditional mediums, I have experience with Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter, Photoshop, and InDesign which I often use to produce previsualization for clients to make sure projects are headed in the right direction. In addition to numerous painting commissions, I've done a comic book, book covers, T-shirt designs, and love trying new projects. I aim to give 110% to my clients. Reach out to me and we can create something awesome together! Portfolio: calebdowdellarts.wixsite.com/website