🎨 Artist | Illustrator | Graphic Designer 👩🏻 Entrepreneur | Single Mom 🧶 Crafter | Trekkie | Cat Lover ❤️ Capturing beauty, living mindfully 🦋 Breathe. Love. MAKE THINGS. I create my artwork out of a desire to capture a unique existence in one moment of time. I hope that my artwork encourages the viewers to pause and take notice of the beauty in their everyday life. Passionate about 🎨 Making art 🎨 Connecting with other creatives 🎨 Learning about creative careers 🎨 Getting my art licensed I’ve been a professional graphic designer for more than twenty years, and recently rediscovered my love of illustration and art. I am currently expanding my career to include art licensing and illustration. My first licensed collection of home décor items will be released in early 2022, and I’m continuing to look for other licensing opportunities while I build new collections. Day Job: I’ve run a graphic design business out of my home since 2003, creating: ⚜️ Logos ⚜️ Visual identities ⚜️ Marketing campaigns ⚜️ Infographics ⚜️ Publications ⚜️ Annual reports Night/Weekends (and in between) I’m drawing detailed, realistic illustrations on my iPad in Procreate or with colored pencils and ink of: 🌺  Flora 🍃 Fauna 🐦 Animals 🪲 Insects www.stephaniedarlene.com 🇺🇸