freelance illustrator Archives • JOANA MIRANDA STUDIO

N is for Nachos and New Illustrations

N is for Nachos and New Illustrations - because who doesn't like nachos (or nectarines?) Needless to say, I had a lot of fun drawing these!

My Drawing Demo - Nailed It? pays homage both to the show and to my mom. (Here's hoping she still wants to be my mom after seeing the video!)

L is for Love and Other Illustrations - yet another Alphabet Illustration spread in my Moleskin art sketchbook. Enjoy!

Seven months into becoming a cat lady, I guess you can say that I'm now crazy for cat illustrations. Here are my latest cat drawings...

Here's a look at another letter from my ink and watercolor Moleskine alphabet series: K is for Kale and Other Illustrations.

Creating this Loopy Fruit Art took a lot of discipline, patience and thought - needless to say, my mind was anything but loopy!

My H is For Heavy (Art?) illustration spread is anything but heavy. In fact, in these whimsical cartoons, I celebrate all that makes us human.

Recently, I've been creating dogs days of winter art to expand my animal art repertoire. It's a great way to pass more pandemic hours, too!

I used my newly repaired vintage fountain pen to draw my D is for Drummer (+ Other Illustrations) spread in my Moleskine art sketchbook.

Staying creative during Covid does take a bit of mental gymnastics at times. Here are the ways in which I keep challenging myself creatively.