What couldn’t you live without?
Music to listen to, nice people to
dance and go for walks with.
How do you create your images?
Usually they begin with pencil, and
then any combination of ink, watercolours, coloured pencils and
computer.
Do you have a studio?
I have a bedroom. It's a nice bedroom
though. I use the illustration studios at my university as well.
Do you have a shop? (Please include
link information)
Not yet!
What’s your typical working day?
It's different all the time. Often I
work at uni during the day, and at my desk at home in the evening.
But a lot of the time, depending on the project, I go outside and
draw from life in interesting places.
Twitter or Facebook? (Please include
link information)
twitter: @catherinedraws
Are you a tea or coffee person?
Tea, all the way!
Do you prefer traditional or digital
work?
I like it when traditional and digital
work can combine to create something amazing, but nothing beats going
to a gallery and seeing painstakingly handcrafted artwork in real
life.
Where do you get inspiration from?
Nature, the wilderness, textile
patterns, early morning mist, motorways, psychedelia, in-between
places, the night sky.
What do you do when creative block
strikes?
I play the piano - using a different
kind of creativity helps.
Why did you become an illustrator?
I'm still a student, but I always
wanted to be an artist. I couldn't really imagine anything I'd rather
do than draw and paint, creating images for a living.
What projects are you currently working
on that we should keep
our eyes peeled for?
I'm working on a book – it's based on
a song from my band – it's called Flora.
If you could have any pet,what would it
be?
A pug and a kitten.
What would you like to do more of in
the future?
More painting – branching out from
watercolours into other media. Waking up earlier. Swimming in the
sea.
You are walking along the road and stub
your toe on something,
it turns out to be a magic lantern with
a genie inside. He grants you one wish.
What is it?
So hard to decide! Either a flying
bike, the ability to sing like a whale, or an instant camera that
never runs out of film.
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