Statement from the Artist: "As an illustrator, I have a special affinity for color, pattern and line quality. As a scared scared-y pants, I have a strong aversion for things that could touch me when I swim. I am using illustration as therapy to get over this and possibly enable me to snorkel some day. I am documenting my progress (or lack thereof) on my blog: http://www.jewelrenee.blogspot.com/. I love when people stop by and suggest a sea creature for illustration. After finishing an illustration, I offer prints in my shop here: http://www.jewelrenee.etsy.com/. If I do get the guts up to swim in the ocean, it'd be for naught unless I could finance it."
Truly, this is a girl after my own heart. Our mutual love of sea creatures and all things reminiscent of sea life have formed an underlying appreciation for each other's respective talents. I began following her blog in which she chronicles the ongoing progress of her illustratons and I found it a very easy and interesting read. She is quite candid about her inspiration, her methods and outlining the journey as each piece develops. I am a big fan. If you'd like to see more, and I suggest that you should, you can click on either one of the links above to visit her etsy shop or the blog and learn more interesting tidbits about the lovely Jewel Renee.
Fab artist and artwork!
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