Heyo from Salt Lake City!

[ajillustrates]

@kalyquarles Can I just say that your style is wonderful?

[kalyquarles]

@ajillustrates Awwww, too kind - thank you so much!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@kalyquarles Welcome! Your style is so cool. I love it and love all the fun colors you use! I don't live very far from Salt Lake City, so it is cool to see someone else from there here on the forum.

[Lisa Clark]

@Kim-Rosenlof I grew up in Murray but I live in North Dakota now. It is so nice to see people on here from Utah!

[Lisa Clark]

@kalyquarles Hi! I love your style! It's so beautiful and visually appealing. I will be interested to see how you grow from here!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Lisa-Clark Gotcha. I grew up in South Jordan and have moved around in Utah and out of state some, but ended up back in Utah. I always miss the mountains when I leave. I have never been to North Dakota, so I have no clue what is up there.
Do you do all your illustrations digitally? They are really fun!

[Lisa Clark]

@Kim-Rosenlof. did you go to Bingham high school by chance? My Dad was the ap.english teacher at bingham for a long time. my husband and i lived in montana a while and then ND. It's so flat here and I so miss the mountains so much but it has its own beauty.

I am just beginning digital. I have so much to learn. I'm still mostly traditional but working on it all!

[Kevin Longueil]

@kalyquarles Wow! Super nice work!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Lisa-Clark I did go to Bingham! What is you dad's name? I took AP English, but there were two teachers so I am not sure I took it from him or not.

[Lisa Clark]

@Kim-Rosenlof

Mr. Davis!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Lisa-Clark I had the other the other teacher, but I had friends that Mr. Davis taught. I do remember him. What a small world!

[Lisa Clark]

@Kim-Rosenlof Yep! So strange. Thanks for indulging in a little "Do you know..." game.

This forum is so awesome. I don't really know anyone in illustration so I love getting to see what other people are working on and such. I need to be more brave to actually share what I'm working on!

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Lisa-Clark Your work is great! You should definitely share more. I know can be intimidating, by this forum is very supportive.

[Lisa Clark]

@Kim-Rosenlof Thanks for the encouragement!! I will do that!

[kalyquarles]

@Kim-Rosenlof Thank you so much! I'm pretty comfortable with the pen tool, but man, those softer brushes for character work is throwing me a bit! I just moved to SLC from Austin this past October and my husband and I are LOVING IT! What a spectacular city with such friendly people. Also, I have been swooning over all the flowers and gardens here - just incredible what grows here!

[kalyquarles]

@Lisa-Clark Very cool! We're new here from Austin and it's been such a sensational move! I'm also hoping I'll lucky and meet Will sometime at some creative meet up or something around here!

[kalyquarles]

@Kevin-Longueil Awww <beaming!> thank you!

[Lisa Clark]

@kalyquarles Congrats on your big move! That's a huge climate difference. And a meet up would be so awesome!! Salt Lake is so fun. I love all the fun places to eat and stuff to do. Totally miss that. Enjoy!

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@kalyquarles why hello! welcome to the forum! I love your art

[kalyquarles]

@Nyrryl-Cadiz thank you so much!