BreeAnn Veenstra

Happy Friday, everyone!

I wanted to share an illustration I recently finished for the lovely writer, Brooke Bolander.She came to me looking for an illustrative makeover for her website with talk of coyotes and trickster imagery. (She had me at 'coyotes', really.) The trickster archetype is a recurring theme in Brooke's written works, so what better way to pay homage than place one amongst the masters.

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I'm looking forward to continue working with Brooke on decorating her website with illustrations.Though the banner is the only finished product at the moment, you can bet we have more up our sleeves.

I also thought I'd share a bit of the process. After discussing the imagery with Brooke, I presented her with several composition sketches for the banner. This is the one she chose:


Then I turned that into a refined sketch, ready to be tackled with pen and ink:


After it was inked and scanned I began blocking in color:

Went up north this past weekend to visit family and try our hands at pheasant hunting. This was my second time pheasant hunting and my husband's first.

I am always so fascinated by the colors and beauty in pheasant feathers. Such a rainbow of colors!




The weekend was a welcome break from work and reality. I've been busy with custom wedding invitations and other illustration projects, and I expect to stay busy for the remainder of November. I can't wait to show these projects in detail in a few months, but in the meantime here's a snippet of an invitation suite for an Australian couple I had the pleasure of working with.


Have a happy Wednesday!