Kate McHugh
$50 - $200 USD
Kate McHugh is an illustrator who specializes in traditional drawing. She prefers to be contacted via email at contact@katemchugh.co. Please expect to wait 1-2 weeks for a finished piece, depending on its size and complexity, which will be shipped; digital commissions can be completed upon request in under a week. The price ranges from $50 to $200, depending on the piece’s complexity.
“I like to illustrate narratives of childlike wonder that have a dark underlying charm to them, and suggest story telling clues with motif and a keen eye for detail. I find that my personal work has a quiet stillness to it, and hints at the feeling of childhood loneliness. While “loneliness” is often used with a negative connotation, I prefer to express the quiet meditative escape that art brought to me as a child, choosing to emphasize the beauty of reclusion. Rather than feeling alone, I enjoyed spending countless hours creating different worlds for my imagination to live through. Because of this affinity, I grew a strong relationship with animals and attention to detail, as I spent so much of my time quietly observing the world around me. The romanticization of detail and magical solitude has found its way into my work, and even if some may seem loud at first glance, this same feeling of isolation is always embedded in them. I aim to remind my viewers of how we perceive the world as a child - finding magic in small moments and relying on our imagination to fill in the blanks.”