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Amanda was born 1983 in Washington D.C., and spent the majority of her childhood in Texas and Nebraska before her family settled in Missouri where she lives to this day. She studied illustration and graphic design at the University of Central Missouri, graduating in 2018.
Amanda’s personal work tends to focus on fantasy and fairy tales. “Art is ultimately about telling a story,” Amanda says. “Obviously illustration is meant to be narrative, but even design tells you a story. Why go here, why do this, why buy this product over that one.” She works primarily in watercolor due to its portability and bright colors, but enjoys learning new media and techniques to incorporate into her repertoire. In a recent project, Perchance to Dream, Amanda explored memorable and reoccurring dreams from throughout her life. “It was interesting trying to use color and pacing to express the surrealistic feeling of the dreams. Totally ordinary things could be terrifying for no reason, or events that would be horrifying in real life could feel completely natural and peaceful.” Amanda looks forward to taking on new projects and telling new stories. |
Amanda was born 1983 in Washington D.C., and spent the majority of her childhood in Texas and Nebraska before her family settled in Missouri where she lives to this day. She studied illustration and graphic design at the University of Central Missouri, graduating in 2018.
Amanda’s personal work tends to focus on fantasy and fairy tales. “Art is ultimately about telling a story,” Amanda says. “Obviously illustration is meant to be narrative, but even design tells you a story. Why go here, why do this, why buy this product over that one.” She works primarily in watercolor due to its portability and bright colors, but enjoys learning new media and techniques to incorporate into her repertoire.
In a recent project, Perchance to Dream, Amanda explored memorable and reoccurring dreams from throughout her life. “It was interesting trying to use color and pacing to express the surrealistic feeling of the dreams. Totally ordinary things could be terrifying for no reason, or events that would be horrifying in real life could feel completely natural and peaceful.”
Amanda looks forward to taking on new projects and telling new stories.
Amanda’s personal work tends to focus on fantasy and fairy tales. “Art is ultimately about telling a story,” Amanda says. “Obviously illustration is meant to be narrative, but even design tells you a story. Why go here, why do this, why buy this product over that one.” She works primarily in watercolor due to its portability and bright colors, but enjoys learning new media and techniques to incorporate into her repertoire.
In a recent project, Perchance to Dream, Amanda explored memorable and reoccurring dreams from throughout her life. “It was interesting trying to use color and pacing to express the surrealistic feeling of the dreams. Totally ordinary things could be terrifying for no reason, or events that would be horrifying in real life could feel completely natural and peaceful.”
Amanda looks forward to taking on new projects and telling new stories.
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