The Snow Girl

Today I had to supply a sample portfolio to a prospective client. They are looking for illustrations with an exotic, fairy-tale like ambience. I sent them four illustrations, but after I did that I pulled out an old illustration of a girl bundled up in her heavily embroidered coat, dress and muff.

I decided she needed to be put into context: a fanciful winter landscape of blue and white with snow crystals drifting down. I’m still not sure what she’s looking at so intently though…