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When my wife was pregnant with our little boy, I made a narrative illustration of us standing in the snow, waiting at the mailbox for a "delivery" as our Christmas card/baby announcement. I had my paintbrushes in hand. She had her pregnant belly. And our bouncy black dog was excited to see what was in the mail.
When I posted it I received a massive outpouring of love toward it, along with requests from people to illustrate their family. So a few paintings later I had a huge portfolio full of family illustrations. Now I work with people around the world constructing personalized quirky artworks for their families as keepsakes/snapshots of a particular moment in their lives.
As for my work process, I email clients a chiseled questionnaire designed to extract the most important details about their bond with each other. Their answers provide the content for the illustration. I love combining my passion for painting with getting to know each family and their unique story. And finally, I use a pencil and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper for all my illustrations.
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Tolga ÜSTÜN 6 years ago
Cheating with mechanical leg when you drink alcohol... "guess I forgot how to dog..."
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Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
Aww. This might be the sweetest--just because a family can be a man and his dog.
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Susann Campbell 6 years ago
This family went to a lot of places in the world and probably helped a village get their very own elephant.
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Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
Whoa, the style of this one is so different from the others--less cartoon and more portrait--is this an early one?
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Milena Matic 6 years ago
I love the Crock & Hippo dance detail on top of the tent, from Disney's "Fantasia"! <3
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Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
So sweet--whose are those tiny little hands? (it doesn't matter, but it does beg for a backstory!)
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Jaguarundi 6 years ago
So wonderful! You've captured the essence of the people as well as their families' so well. These brought back some fond memories. Thank you for sharing!
Alessandra Ricotta 6 years ago
Those are wonderful and really well done, so please, continue do to them no matter what. I think people really really really appreciate them.
sh 6 years ago
I feel like I was just introduced to them all. Super enjoyable post. Great work, jarrett!
Jean van der Merwe 6 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing your work so that the joy is spread when we see it. You are super talented. You made my day. I wish you great success and many wonderful experiences so that you will always be inspired to create something beautiful.
Jaguarundi 6 years ago
So wonderful! You've captured the essence of the people as well as their families' so well. These brought back some fond memories. Thank you for sharing!
Alessandra Ricotta 6 years ago
Those are wonderful and really well done, so please, continue do to them no matter what. I think people really really really appreciate them.
sh 6 years ago
I feel like I was just introduced to them all. Super enjoyable post. Great work, jarrett!
Jean van der Merwe 6 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing your work so that the joy is spread when we see it. You are super talented. You made my day. I wish you great success and many wonderful experiences so that you will always be inspired to create something beautiful.
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