Featured Student for July

[Rachel Horne]

@AustinShurtliff thank you

[AustinShurtliff]

@Coley thats so cool! I think the thing that I have missed the most since moving to the US is the lack of green and trees in the areas I have lived in. I've heard Newfoundland is a beautiful place too.

[Heather Boyd]

@KajsaH love the first submission reminds me of another work I have seen.

[Coley]

@AustinShurtliff soooo many trees here! I had a hard time when I lived in Halifax and that’s not a big city, I used to hug trees in the park lol. Now I live right on the edge of wilderness so I walk across my driveway and up into the wilderness every day . We’re pretty lucky pandemic wise here too, so far, just got to no cases in the province tho we’ll see what happens in the fall. Sure is nice for now. Have a good day, fellow Canadian

[BreannaB]

Hide-n-Seek!

www.breannabeth.com
https://www.instagram.com/breannabethart/

[ArtofAleksey]

@AustinShurtliff where did you move to if you dont mind me asking

[AustinShurtliff]

@BreannaB thanks for posting! I really like the texture you use in the vegetation and your character's expressions.

[AustinShurtliff]

@ArtofAleksey that is a complicated question When I first moved to the United States I was in Idaho, but after finishing my bachelors degree my wife and I have moved multiple times for work and additional schooling. Currently we are in Lubbock Texas while I complete my PhD at Texas Tech in Media and Communication.

[AustinShurtliff]

@chrisaakins I have to agree with @KathrynAdebayo, this is a really great piece!

[ArtofAleksey]

@AustinShurtliff oh nooo texas? (Only slightly kidding).
Are you settling in there?

[KajsaH]

@Heather-Boyd thank you! It's inspired by Zoe Persico's art she's amazing!

[chrisaakins]

@KathrynAdebayo @AustinShurtliff Thank you so much!

[Heather Boyd]

@KajsaH said in Featured Student for July:

Zoe Persico's art

YES! This work -I want to do a piece inspired by this one too -you have good tastes lols.

[BreannaB]

@AustinShurtliff thank you! Still a long way to go, but I’m LOVING my SVS classes, the podcasts, blog-posts, and the forums...I’ve learned so much already!

[KajsaH]

@Heather-Boyd Yes! Do it!

[AustinShurtliff]

@ArtofAleksey its been pretty good. The people here are really nice, but I miss the mountains and green in Utah where we just lived. Luckily we are only planning to be here for two more years until I finish my PhD program.

[ArtofAleksey]

@AustinShurtliff yes this is only temporary after all, it’s good you got to see a bit more and got to think about where you wanna move to. What area of the state are you living in? A friend of mine is moving back there to be with his family

[Dima Eichhorn]

@Heather-Boyd So much magic here. Love it.

[AustinShurtliff]

@ArtofAleksey we are in the northern part near New Mexico. Its pretty far from any of the big cities in the State.

[silvialcg]

I take so long to make my illustrations! Haven't managed to do more than the contest illustrations... currently working on a faster process, but not sure I'm happy with the result, so won't share yet... So for now, here's what I've managed to finish are you all having the same problem or is it just me?!