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ink, digital color, erin hamilton

acrylic painting Erin Hamilton

I just started working for a company drawing fine art/scientific animal illustrations and since they purchase the rights to the piece, I don’t have permission to post the images online, so coincidentally not a lot of new work to post, not that I mind since the work is great, I’m having fun and I’m learning a lot about animals. A little strange for me to give up rights at first, but I love the work I’m used to it now and my work will see a larger audience as some of it will end up in different aquariums and zoos in printed form like posters and clothing. I might have my own gator tee soon. So far I’ve illustrated an american alligator, 2 florida manatees, monarchs, mola molas, harbor seals, and am working on a sea lion, harbor seal, sea otter trio. The name of the company I’m working for is EquesInc. I’ll be sure to post images of any clothing my art makes it on to especially if I can be wearing a manatee shirt soon.

Painting collaborative, “Power Lines” by Erin Hamilton and Forest Stearns

This painting was a commission completed in 2007 for a surfer/botanist who wanted a “stacked vision” of the jetty in Eureka CA in the background up to the power lines surf spot in the foreground, stacking a view of the power plant and pulp mill buildings that line the coast in Eureka. The goal was to show nature in it’s relationship to humans and the contrast between these elements when most extremely juxtaposed. Forest Stearns was responsible for the buildings, power lines and the jetty with some line work in the grass and shading on the beach and ocean. I painted the grasses, beach, ocean and the specific birds chosen by our client. This painting is 4ft w x 1 1/2ft h and was done with acrylic paint on wood.