I grew in up in Southwest London before moving to the US when I was 12.
Some of my core childhood memories are of drawing at our wooden kitchen table in the UK, spending hours on Microsoft Paint on my mum’s computer, and doodling when I was supposed to be paying attention in class.
That trend stayed strong after relocating to Rhode Island – I was always doing something creative in my teenage years. I experimented a lot with drawing, painting, digital art, printmaking, ceramics, graphic design, photography, etc.
I’ve been reconnecting with my creative side after completely losing touch with it as a university student. The world has more color now, and I’m constantly inspired by weird textures and interesting subjects around me.
Style
A constant in my art is contrast – I have a lot of fun with bold color palettes that use a lot of extreme lights and darks.
Recently, I’ve been experimenting a lot with composition and proportion, and have been trying to learn more about color theory.
In 2025, I began urban sketching and attending life drawing classes, which have made such a huge difference in my ability to perceive proportion (but I’m still getting there!)
Medium
My favorite medium is pen & ink, but painting isn’t far behind. Most of my art is one of the two
I love the simplicity of black pen on paper – and it’s incredibly convenient for travel.
I plan on playing around more with charcoal, printmaking, oil pastels, and digital art this year. Hopefully I’ll have some exciting blog posts to put up for my experiments in 2026!
Taryn de Meillon 