Motherhood & Sabbatical

Hello there. Thank you for visiting my blog or website. I hope you've enjoyed looking through my work. After a time of consideration, I've decided to take a break from illustration work for awhile. The length of my sabbatical is undecided, but for the time being, I will be busy with providing TLC to my baby girl. Somethings have to give and although I often feel torn for placing my career and portfolio on hold, it is not the priority now. I have decided to live in the present with my 5 month old "present", Elizabeth. I'm certain this sabbatical will deeply enrich me as a person, benefit the development of a child and hopefully open new perspectives for me as an illustrator and art educator. I will not be taking on projects for now, but if you'd like to discuss art or just chat, I would be most happy to welcome your emails. :) Do check in from time to time, I might update from my sketchbook. Warmest, Amanda

A Family Caricature

The client wanted a garden theme for her son's 1st birthday caricature... This will be my last post for at least 2 months to come as I prepare to go into labor for my 1st child. It's been quite energy sapping being pregnant and I do hope that when I do settle into mummyhood, things would get better and I'd be able to take on more illustration jobs and to complete the children's book I've been working and holding on to. Wish me luck as I patiently wait out my contractions... :)

Sept-Nov's Mother and Baby illos

September's

October's

November's

Mother & Baby | June & August

Above is the illo for the June issue...

And this which was just accepted yesterday is for the August issue... :)

Watercolor

It's been quite awhile since I worked in ink & watercolor. I miss the medium, the feel of the brush against the paper, the sometimes unpredictable flow of colors and the little happy accidents that happen. This is for a children's book project I've held onto for so long. And it's time to get it moving!

May & July

Above are illos for May & July's issue of Mother & Baby mag.

April's Mother & Baby

For April's Mother & Baby Magazine's article. You can guess Amelie to be quite a terror!

Life Figure Drawing Studies

These 3 above are quick 5 minute poses.

These 2 poses were drawn over 40 mins. Whilst spring cleaning, I decided to finally take photos of these drawings before I chucked them aside till another necessary round of spring cleaning. The drawings are about A2 size and were drawn whilst I was teaching at Nanyang Polytechnic's figure drawing class which ended in Feb. To digress, I think my camera needs servicing... there are faint spots on my photos. Ahh... the humidity of Singapore!

Ramayana Revisited: A Tale of Love & Adventure

These characters were designed to be used in conjunction with the exhibition 0n Ramayana, exhibiting at the Peranakan Museum. From left to right: Valmiki, Hanuman, Laksmana, Rama, Lava & Kusha, Sita and Ravanna.

Mother & Baby

For Feb's issue of M&B.