Not Enough Flowers

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Hello, hello!

Over the month of February 2023 I finished the following spot illustrations! They are all personal pieces — made for fun — and are an exploration of fashion, costumery, geometry, sculpture, and florals. The florals are a bit subtle, I know.

I want to continue this series throughout the year (if not this series, one similar). I would also like to expand the series by branching out into different mediums. These were all made digitally in Procreate, but I would like to start experimenting with printmaking, sculpture materials (clay, wood, etc.), plain old pen, ink, and paper, and other things I’ve been missing lately.

Perhaps my digital drawings will be guides for more tactile work. We’ll see. I’ll keep you posted.

Anyway, the illustrations below are definitely not presented in chronological order — but they were posted in order over on my instagram though you’ll have to work backward and scroll down to see the first in the series … you know how social media works.

Ok, thanks for reading! Enjoy the drawings! Talk to you soon.

Madeline

Quarantine Drawings Part 25

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Quarantine Drawings Part 22

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Quarantine Drawings Part 21 - Year 2021

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Happy New Year! Quarantine Drawings are still a thing in 2021…

Quarantine Drawings Part 20

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Bold Marks Part 2

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Today was suppose to be the Creative Quarterly 100 Best Show, but it was postponed due to the coronavirus—so, here’s some more new work of mine!

100 Best of the Year, 2019

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My illustration, Brain Fogged, won a spot in Creative Quarterly’s 100 Best of 2019! It was one of twenty-five to be chosen in the illustration category. Brain Fogged will be published in the 100 Best Annual, and will be exhibited in the 100 Best Show on March 13th in NYC.

See the full list of winners here!

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SPOTS

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New gallery alert! I’ve added the Spots page to display smaller drawings. Content will be posted and edited regularly.

Below is a sampling of what you can expect—click here to see more!

Creative Quarterly 58

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My illustration, Pause, was voted a Creative Quarterly 58 runner-up! It will be published in Creative Quarterly’s online gallery in Spring 2020.

A big thanks to all the judges!

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Early September 2019

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To see more of my recent work check out my Instagram account, @madmcmahon : https://www.instagram.com/madmcmahon/

The Inaugural Post

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My name is Madeline McMahon. I am a Boston born illustrator who graduated from Parsons School of Design in May of 2017 with a BFA in Illustration.

This News section of my website will be used to document my illustration process for personal and professional projects, and to share announcements, such as awards, publications, features, etc. It might also feature some thoughts/opinions about the books I’m reading (mostly inspired sketches—no lengthy book reviews, I promise), and other sources of inspiration.

The next few posts will be a bit dated, featuring updates from earlier this year. But, hey, maybe they’ll be new to you.

In the meantime, please enjoy this carousel of personal illustrations I made in the last two months or so: