Art by Elowyn

Hello there!

My name is Elowyn, I’m a Fresno, CA based illustrator and artist! While I use any and all media, my specialties are in watercolor, gouache, and ink. I love water media - what can I say!

Painted a piece of bark I found on the ground, I had to make do with non art store paper because I forgot my sketchbook🤦🏼‍♀️🌲 Such a beautiful place to get away from my iPhone screen and it’s literally so close to home! So lucky living in Fresno ✨

🐝 BEE AN ADVOCATE 🐝 This fundraiser I’m organizing will raise money for @projectapism: a nonprofit with the mission “to fund and direct research to enhance the health and vitality of honey bee colonies while improving crop production.” I feel very strongly about using my skills and resources to help the environment in the little ways I can. Bee populations are declining and it is an issue dear to my heart because the Central Valley (and ahem, the ENTIRE WORLD) relies on these little critters for agriculture and our vitality!!!! This event will be at the Peerless Building’s big corner space on August 1st, I’ll have my ceramic bees for sale on a donation base to raise money for Project Apis M!!! Hope you’ll BEE there 🐝💛✨
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🐝 DM me if you’re interested in being a vendor! We’re looking for bee, honey, flower, and any other environmentalism related artists/vendors ✨

I’m working on a new blog of watercolor paintings of my favorite snacks from Trader Joe’s including this blood orange soda 🍊🍹 I love painting food so this is my excuse to express my inner foodie 😛

Thanks to those who tuned in to my live! Here's the finished result 🐱💛✨ Thanks to @sleepy.emmy's cat as my model hehe!! 🐱
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🐱If you'd like a custom portrait of your pet, feel free to use coupon code: RAINBOWS for 30% off until the end of June 🌞 For commissions click the link in my bio 🌻🌻🌻

Working on botanical illustrations for my "Best Plants for Pollinators" chart 🌸 This flower is called "crocus" and they provide tons of pollen if you plant them in autumn, the purple varieties are most popular with the bees! 🐝💛

So I've had A LOT of creative energy lately, which is good ??? Why the uncertainty? Well let me tell ya, I want to paint giant things and I have a billion ideas of things I want to do, but I feel guilty thinking about my endless to-do list as I'm embarking on personal projects. I literally do not understand how you guys with children do things, you're dang magical. I'm freaking out over the pile of laundry and the 45 rough drafts and emails I need to JUST DO, and I'm just managing one person: myself! It's hard. But these are first world problems and I will get it together and fold my laundry one of these days 😂 Today, I'm frickin painting!!

Working on a series of large, mixed media bouquet paintings 💐 Think this one is just about finished!! 🌺🌼🌷

A lil mixed media illu of Audrey Hepburn being Audrey Hepburn 👑✨ I'm growing to like this sketchbook after all, it bleeds through a little bit if you add too much water but overall it gets the job done!

Positivity cards for @gatherandbliss 💛✨ Love adding a hand painted feel to my graphic design-y work 🎨

🌈 SHOP UPDATE 🌈: I finally have my original watercolor rainbows up on my etsy!!! Use coupon code: "RAINBOWS" for 30% any order over $20 ✨ Link in bio - coupon applies to any items not just rainbow paintings, offer ends on June 30th ✨✨✨

Breaking in a new mixed media sketchbook with this study of the @historiccresttheatre ✨
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💗I feel like I've never been able to find the perfect mixed media sketchbook that's colorfast, has more than like 10 pages and doesn't bleed through 😕 Still lookin! Also hello to the little bug that landed on my sketchbook in the corner there 😂

This week has left me feeling sleep deprived, emotional, and so so grateful. I feel really lucky to be busy doing art as my job, thank you those making that a reality for me ❤️ I'm definitely still learning the ropes and am just soaking up as much experience as I can. Now I'm going to take some time to recuperate and maybe get some of the art ideas I had in Australia down on paper 🤔😍✏️ Have a great (and hopefully relaxing) Sunday 😘 pc: @herspacefresno