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Animal Print illustration by Veronica Marche. Via veronicamarche.com.

 

I was in New York walking through Central Park with one of my besties recently, when I saw two gorgeous women rocking animal print like it was nobody’s business. One had on a beautiful, floaty maxi dress, and the other had a glorious, ginormous afro puff swooped to one side. They were so effortlessly gorgeous and fly.

A soon as my friend and I got to our destination, I went to work in my sketchbook with my Tombow pens. If there’s anything love sketching as much as afros (and I love those A LOT), it’s animal print.

Obsessed with Checks

Checked in Pink by Veronica Marche. Via veronicamarche.com
I have a bit of a obsession with checks. My eye always goes straight to blouses, dresses and pants with a window-pane print, and I’ve been stalking this floaty black-and-white windowpane top from ASOS for MONTHS. (Still sold out. Still sad.)

But when in doubt, just draw it out, right? Here’s my girl rocking a super-cute check-print skirt — it’s floaty, pink and flouncy, but thanks to the check print, it’s not *too* girly.

Thanks windowpane. Until we meet again….

Riding Cool

"Ride Cool" Illustration by Veronica Marche. Via veronicamarche.com

 

I’ve been a little obsessed with bikes these last few months. I bought one as a birthday gift to myself in July, and finished a logo project with a good friend who is not only a photographer, but also a competitive cyclist. Then I saw this Instagram post by In Her Shoes and thought, “Well, hell, I have to draw a girl and her bike now.”

What do you think? She’s breezy. She’s cool. She’s in front of the coolest blue brick wall ever. I’m digging her. :-)

Commission: Illustrated Series for a Multi-Faceted Mom

So I got a super special, super exciting request from a friend and former co-worker a few weeks back. My friend wanted to celebrate her sister’s upcoming birthday by commissioning four illustrations to highlight the many facets of her sister – as a professional, as a jet-setter, as a glamorous style maven, and as a doting and devoted mom.

Needless to say, I was more than happy to take on this project. I LOVE celebrating women for being multi-faceted and unapologetically amazing, and the subject of this series was no exception. She’s super-stylish, super-accomplished professional who holds two Ph.Ds — TWO! — and has traveled the world with her children. The inspiration was endless, and resulted in a set of illustrations that were loads of fun to create.

Custom vanity illustration by Veronica Marche. Via veronicamarche.com.

The first illustration showcased my client’s sister as an unabashed glamour girl, who loves makeup, corsets and killer shoes. I also used an old Nordstrom ad campaign of one of my favorite illustrators, Ruben Toledo, as inspiration for the “powder room” setting of this image.

Custom stylish jet-setter illustration by Veronica Marche. Via veronicamarche.com

Then there was the “Jet-Setter” illustration. My favorite thing to draw is women “on-the-move”, and this image was no exception. My client says her sister moves through airports looking effortless, so that’s the feeling I wanted to create here. Also, it was tons of fun illustrating the Louis Vuitton baggage set — my client’s sister, the stylish maven that she is, does actually own the whole collection.

Custom stylish professional illustration by Veronica Marche. Via veronicamarche.com.

Finally, there was the illustration celebrating my client’s sister as an accomplished, educational professional. I’m actually a bit peeved with myself — I illustrated my subject with only four degrees, when she actually has five! Lol. I did enjoy sketching this fabulous, ruched black dress and the black-and-tan pumps.

I also a created a fourth illustration of my subject and her two adorable children, which was included with this set.

I can say that this has been my most intensive commission so far — most projects only require an image or two for my clients. But I’m so glad I was able to do this and create such a unique and personal birthday gift for my friend’s sister. These illustrations have now all found a home in her home, and I hope she loves them just as much as I enjoyed creating them. :)

If you’re interested in a personal illustration commission, contact me here.

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