The lovely @noore on the desk. . . . #portraitdrawing #portraitpainting #womenartist #womenillustrators #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #calledtobecreative #creativewomen #watercolorillustration #fashionillustrator #lifeofacreative #wip #creativepreneur #creativelife #creativeprocess #creativepreneur #ladyboss #bossbabe #womeninbiz #womenentrepreneurs #artblog #artbloggers #arabamericanpsycho #podcastcoverart #coverart #coverartwork I'm so excited to finally share with you a project I've been working on! I created the cover art for @noore’s podcast, Arab-American Psycho. It was such an amazing opportunity creating the @arabamericanpsycho the cover art and working with Noor. Check out the creative process on my blog. Link in profile. . . . #portraitdrawing #portraitpainting #womenartist #womenillustrators #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #calledtobecreative #creativewomen #watercolorillustration #fashionillustrator #lifeofacreative #creativepreneur #creativelife #creativeprocess #creativepreneur #ladyboss #bossbabe #womeninbiz #womenentrepreneurs #artblog #artbloggers #arabamericanpsycho #podcastcoverart #coverart #coverartwork I've been hush hush on this awesome project I've been working on. Stay tune for more details! . . . #portraitdrawing #portraitpainting #womenartist #womenillustrators #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #calledtobecreative #creativewomen #watercolorillustration #fashionillustrator #onthedesk #wip #lifeofacreative #creativepreneur #creativelife #creativeprocess #creativepreneur #ladyboss #bossbabe #womeninbiz #womenentrepreneurs #artblog #artbloggers #attheeasel #arabamericanpsycho People have been asking to see my baby bump to which I want to reply, the shape of my body is none ya business. But in all seriousness, all I ever wear is boxy oversize shirts so there's not much to see. 🤷‍♀️🏻 #sorrynotsorry #pregobelly #pregnant #pregnantartist #pregnantbelly #pregnantproblems #portraitdrawing #portraitpainting #womenartist #womenillustrators #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #calledtobecreative #creativewomen #watercolorillustration #fashionillustrator #onthedesk #wip #lifeofacreative #creativepreneur #creativelife #creativeprocess #creativepreneur #ladyboss #bossbabe #womeninbiz #womenentrepreneurs #artblog #artbloggers #attheeasel I’m so excited to finally share my latest commission with you! Head to my blog to see creative process of this lovely. Link in bio. . . . #portraitdrawing #portraitpainting #womenartist #womenillustrators #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #calledtobecreative #creativewomen #watercolorillustration #fashionillustrator #onthedesk #wip #lifeofacreative #creativepreneur #creativelife #creativeprocess #creativepreneur #ladyboss #bossbabe #womeninbiz #womenentrepreneurs #artblog #artbloggers I was just so excited I had finished this painting and was too ready to send it out that I had packaged it up without signing my name! Doh! . . . #womenillustrators #womenofillustration #womenwhodraw #womenartists #painter #watercolor #portrait #portraitpainting #watercolorpainting #momartist #creativelife #creativepreneur #calledtobecreative #femalecreative #creativeentrepreneur #fashionillustrator #mycreativelife #mycreativebiz #womenbusiness #ladyboss #bossbabe #wip It's warming up! Do I dare get excited?!?! 🌤 . . . #fashionillustration #fashionillustrator #winterfashion #wintercoat #womenofillustration #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #womenentrepreneurs #creativewomen #creativepreneur #bossbabe #creativeblogger #womenentrepreneurs #ladyboss #watercolorillustration I recently celebrated my 29 birthday and with it being my last year in my twenties I reflected on some of the fears I had about approaching the big three-oh. You can read about it on my blog. Embarrassing photos of me as a teen are included. 🙈Link in profile. . . . #womenillustrators #fashionillustrator #fashionartist #womenartist #calledtobecreative #creativewomen #aging #beauty #inspiration #creativeblogger #womenentrepreneurs #creativepreneur #ladyboss #bossbabe I like my red puff coat! A lot! You can see more of the illustration process on my blog. Link in profile. . . . #fashionillustration #fashion #illustration #womenillustrators #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #womenfashion #winterfashion #calledtobecreative #creativewomen #watercolorillustration #fashionillustrator #onthedesk #wip #lifeofacreative #creativepreneur #creativelife #creativeprocess Anyone enjoying this polar vortex? Anyone? Anyone?! 🥶 . . . #fashionillustration #winterfashion #wintercoat #polarvortex #womenillustrators #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #creativeentrepreneur #calledtobecreative #creative #creativelife #creativewomen #womenbusiness My little boy turned four! He keeps asking me if I'm sad that he's getting big. I tell him yes, but that I'm also excited to see him grow, learn, and experience the wonders of life! He never fails to reassures me that he's still my baby even when he’s a grown up. I'm holding him to that! . . . #momlife #motherhood #illustrator #calledtobecreative #creative #creativemom New commission. New portrait. . . . #womenillustrators #womenofillustration #womenwhodraw #womenartists #painter #watercolor #portrait #portraitpainting #watercolorpainting #momartist #creativelife #creativepreneur #calledtobecreative #femalecreative #creativeentrepreneur #fashionillustrator #mycreativelife #mycreativebiz #womenbusiness #ladyboss #bossbabe #wip Who's ready for Award Season?!?! So excited to see my girl Sandra Oh host along side Andy Samberg tonight at the Golden Globes! What nominations are you excited about? I'm rooting for Oh to win best actress! . . . #killingeve #sandraoh #goldenglobes #goldenglobes2019 I was venting out loud about how difficult it is to paint ears and I hear my boy’s little voice say, ”Oh, I'm sorry momma! I know it's hard, but you got to keep trying!” Like who is this kid and how did I get so lucky to have him in my life?! . . . #momlife #artinspiration #creativelife #artishard #momartist #fashionillustrator #watercolorillustration #womenwhodraw #womenillustrators ”Why do [women] have to pretend we’re not as ambitious as we are to be palatable to those in power?” An eye opening statement from Rachel Brosnahan from her interview with @darling. . Do you share Brosnahan’s concerns? I sure have felt like I've hid my ambitions. I'm making it my goal this 2019 to put an end to that! Read more on my blog. Link in profile. . . . #fashionart #fashionillustration #portrait #watercolorportrait #womenwhodraw #womenofillustration #feminism #rachelbrosnahan #themarvelousmrsmaisel I've made so much growth as an artist in 2018! This year tested me like no other and I came so close to quitting earlier in the year. I took a two month hiatus first, to cry and then I got back up and reevaluated. I headed down a path that helped me discover a new artistic style, a love for portraitures, and I started writing again! And speaking of growth, notice a baby bump that's taking over my desk? May will bring me my second painting mate! . I'm eager to see what 2019 will bring! I already have personal projects brewing as well as cloth diapers and baby food making on my mind! #artistlife #lifeofanartist #artist #illustrator I feel like such a Scrooge about Christmas. I’ve been slowly taking decorations down (if my boy notices he’ll freak) and I’ve been eager to get back in the studio since Christmas ended. Making Christmas magical for the little is exhausting and right now painting is giving me life. Anyone else ready for normal life and routines to come back? 😅🙋🏻‍♀️ #lifeofanartist #illustrator #paintpalette #artist My face whenever I have to work digitally. I’m a very tactile artist, but sometimes I wonder if other professional illustrators still use tracing paper. 😅🙈 . I had a the reputation of being the traditional illustrator in my art program (my professor teasingly said I was “sooo tradish”). I’d argued with my digital illustration professor that there was no way you can recreate every texture digitally. But that was years ago and I hear of more and more analog artists switching over to the dark side (aka digital illustration) because technology is so great and whatnot. I’ll make that move eventually, but for now I’ll stick to old school ways of illustrating. . . . #fashionillustration #illustration #watercolor #watercolorillustration #wip #onthedesk #artistlife #womenwhodraw I’m cold. Are you cold? Cause I’m cold. 🥶 . But I not actually cold cause the weather decided to warm up. My windows are open and Ima gear up to go to the park. Happy mid December peeps! . . . #fashionillustration #fashionillustrator #womenwhodraw #womenillustrators #illustration #illustrator #watercolor It's Cyber Monday, so you best believe Imma advertise my shop, but (sorry, not sorry) I'm not offering any discounts. An artist’s work shouldn’t be less valuable today because marketers decided to exploit a random Monday. Yeah I’m rebelling against the system. ✊🏽 Stop by my site to shop for originals (like this beauty 👈🏽) and prints! Link in profile. Happy shopping and as always thanks for your support! . . . #cybermonday #cybermondayshopping #artistsoninstagram #fashionillustration #beautyportraits #artistlife #shopartonline