Illustrator Alexandra Bowman’s images often appear soft and painterly. There is a flow to them, outlines wiggling around the frame as they trace boldly around her subjects. Part of this has to do with her careful eye for composition. A balancing act of figures and visual treats, effortlessly guiding the viewer’s eyes like water down a spiral shell. She leaves her figures featureless, hoping that viewers can connect deeper and see themselves in the work.
Alexandra grew up in Northern Los Angeles and has resided in California since she graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014. “Even as a child, I always knew I would pursue visual art as a career. No matter what stage of life I was in, I was drawing,” she tells It’s Nice That. After a short stint as a waitress and as a printer’s assistant in a letterpress studio, Alexandra started working as a full time graphic designer in Oakland. “At first, illustrating as a full time career seemed impossible. I started designing and illustrating posters for local musicians in exchange for drink tickets and free admission to their shows. Slowly, folks around the bay started recognising my style and I began to gain more clients,” Alexandra adds. Over the span of four years, developing these small relationships, she was eventually able to leave her corporate job and pursue a full-time illustration practice.
In terms of process, Alexandra starts every piece with research, followed by writing down thoughts on paper to organise her ideas before sketching in pencil. Then, she looks at how she can exaggerate scale in her work, finding ways for her figures or lines to take up as much space on the page as possible. Her final medium depends on the requirements of the assignment. For fast-paced editorial jobs, working digitally speeds up her process. While painting, she prefers gouache on paper or acrylic on primed walls. To work on her large-scale projects, Alexandra projects a sketch onto a larger surface, followed by colour blocking and finishing with a thick outline.
Illustrator Alexandra Bowman’s images often appear soft and painterly. There is a flow to them, outlines wiggling around the frame as they trace boldly around her subjects. Part of this has to do with her careful eye for composition. A balancing act of figures and visual treats, effortlessly guiding the viewer’s eyes like water down a spiral shell. She leaves her figures featureless, hoping that viewers can connect deeper and see themselves in the work.
Alexandra grew up in Northern Los Angeles and has resided in California since she graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014. “Even as a child, I always knew I would pursue visual art as a career. No matter what stage of life I was in, I was drawing,” she tells It’s Nice That. After a short stint as a waitress and as a printer’s assistant in a letterpress studio, Alexandra started working as a full time graphic designer in Oakland. “At first, illustrating as a full time career seemed impossible. I started designing and illustrating posters for local musicians in exchange for drink tickets and free admission to their shows. Slowly, folks around the bay started recognising my style and I began to gain more clients,” Alexandra adds. Over the span of four years, developing these small relationships, she was eventually able to leave her corporate job and pursue a full-time illustration practice.
In terms of process, Alexandra starts every piece with research, followed by writing down thoughts on paper to organise her ideas before sketching in pencil. Then, she looks at how she can exaggerate scale in her work, finding ways for her figures or lines to take up as much space on the page as possible. Her final medium depends on the requirements of the assignment. For fast-paced editorial jobs, working digitally speeds up her process. While painting, she prefers gouache on paper or acrylic on primed walls. To work on her large-scale projects, Alexandra projects a sketch onto a larger surface, followed by colour blocking and finishing with a thick outline.
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The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
Illustrator Alexandra Bowman’s images often appear soft and painterly. There is a flow to them, outlines wiggling around the frame as they trace boldly around her subjects. Part of this has to do with her careful eye for composition. A balancing act of figures and visual treats, effortlessly guiding the viewer’s eyes like water down a spiral shell. She leaves her figures featureless, hoping that viewers can connect deeper and see themselves in the work.
Alexandra grew up in Northern Los Angeles and has resided in California since she graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014. “Even as a child, I always knew I would pursue visual art as a career. No matter what stage of life I was in, I was drawing,” she tells It’s Nice That. After a short stint as a waitress and as a printer’s assistant in a letterpress studio, Alexandra started working as a full time graphic designer in Oakland. “At first, illustrating as a full time career seemed impossible. I started designing and illustrating posters for local musicians in exchange for drink tickets and free admission to their shows. Slowly, folks around the bay started recognising my style and I began to gain more clients,” Alexandra adds. Over the span of four years, developing these small relationships, she was eventually able to leave her corporate job and pursue a full-time illustration practice.
In terms of process, Alexandra starts every piece with research, followed by writing down thoughts on paper to organise her ideas before sketching in pencil. Then, she looks at how she can exaggerate scale in her work, finding ways for her figures or lines to take up as much space on the page as possible. Her final medium depends on the requirements of the assignment. For fast-paced editorial jobs, working digitally speeds up her process. While painting, she prefers gouache on paper or acrylic on primed walls. To work on her large-scale projects, Alexandra projects a sketch onto a larger surface, followed by colour blocking and finishing with a thick outline.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
The California-based illustrator starts each of her projects with research and a pencil sketch, before balancing careful composition with exaggerated scale.
