How Does Your Garden Grow?

A little late, but worth the wait. Here's a beautiful final piece pruned perfectly by Kris Atomic, based off a sketch from Sarah Straub.





Kristina is a freelance illustrator, photographer, blogger, cat lover, avid reader, only child, tea drinker, filofax user and Stephen Fry fan. She graduated from Camberwell College of Arts with a BA (Hons) degree in Illustration in '09. She currently lives in Brighton with her boyfriend Andrew and her cat Matilda. You can visit her website, blog, and shop for more!

Fresh Cut Flowers

These lovely poppies were painted by Joanna Barnum and sketched by Julia Kostreva.





Joanna Barnum is a Baltimore, MD based illustrator whose expressive watercolor style stretches across several genres, including conceptual portraiture, narrative illustration for children and adults, and wildlife and culinary illustration. Check out more on her website, blog, and shop!

Now That's a Fascinator!

Brittany Brown created this vibrant final based on the sketch by Anna Bernal.





Brittany Brown graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Illustration. She was born in Brooklyn, NY but her mother decided it would be a good idea to move her from the greatest city in the U.S into White Suburbia at the age of four. She discovered she had a penchant for drawing in the 6th grade and honed her craft enough to gain acceptance into one of the nation’s top schools. She enjoys all things girly so naturally her heart is in fashion illustration. Check out her website and blog!

Precious Petals

Final by Anna Bernal, sketch by Celine Loup.





Anna Bernal is an illustrator living and working out of Moscow, Russia. She provided one of the sketches for our 1980s-themed sketch-a-thon and we're delighted to have her back! Check out more of her work here!

Winter Squash

Returning Ten Paces and Draw star Sarah Straub went to final with gusto on this salubrious sketch by Joanna Barnum.





Check out another one of Sarah's finals here or more of her work at her website!

Garden Goddess

She may have a green thumb, or been an extra in Hair, or both. Either way, she was sketched by Kristin Hughes and taken to final by Alyssa Nassner.

Indoor Planters

This quiet final was painted by Celine Loup, based on a sketch by Jardley Jean-Louis.





Celine Loup graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010. She currently lives and works in Baltimore, along with her shy cat and her outgoing cockatoo. See more of her work here!

Diamonds and Toads

Elegantly handled in entirely different ways, this lovely lady was sketched by Kris Atomic and taken to final by Julia Kostreva.






Julia Kostreva is a designer/illustrator in San Francisco. She grew up in the Appalachian Mountains, traversed the Atlantic to live in London and work internships in a handful of towns across Germany, and eventually graduated in 2010 from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Graphic Design. She enjoys all forms of printmaking, and her current favorite projects are letterpress wedding invitations and silk screen posters. See more on her website and read more on her twitter!

Happy Halloweenie

Kristin Hughes added some grit and gumption to this autumn puppy sketch by Alyssa Nassner.





Kristin Hughes grew up in rural Connecticut and moved to Baltimore to find bigger and better things. She has a BFA in Illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art, along with a concentration in Graphic Design and a minor in Creative Writing. She is interested in combining illustration with graphic design. Her passions lie in book cover design, typography, and illustrating food. Check out her website and blog, and follow her on twitter!

Floral Landscape

Jardley Jean-Louis went to final on this lonely apple, which was sketched by Emma Cowley.





Jardley Jean-Louis is an illustrator working out of New York. Check out more of her work on her website and blog.

Flowers in Her Hair

There's no limit to accessorizing. This colorful final was painted by Emma Cowley, and the sketch by Brittany Brown.





Emma Cowley is an illustrator working and living in London. Her work celebrates British culture, in particular its rural traditions, food, wildlife, history, folklore and festivals. She loves discovering things that are eccentric, unusual or downright weird. Check out more of her work at her website, blog, and shop, and follow her on twitter!