Illustrating words for Anu Garg’s brilliant site A.Word.A.Day is a dream gig for me. I’d been a devoted fan for many years before I began this project, & he always chooses such wonderfully evocative words for me to tackle!
If you’ve been around for the last few years of AWAD art, you probably know that I wouldn’t dream of doing a week’s worth of illustrations without including at least one cat. The word “oneiric” instantly made me think of a sleepy white kitty floating blissfully in the clouds, accompanied by some favorite… friends, shall we say? It’s a peaceable kingdom in the sky! Round & round & round they go, conveniently assuming the shape of a letter “O.”
And of course they have drifted into my Etsy shop… come say hello! {Original SOLD}
Your art is incredible! I love it so much.
What inspires you?
Thank you so much, Diane! I guess you could say I’m easily inspired, because it can be pretty much anything– I usually just start sketching & something comes out. Sometimes it’s a word or concept, sometimes a line or shape or texture that gets me started. It can be something I’ve seen or something I imagined. Everything makes me want to draw or paint!