A little blurb about me... I was born in 1980 in a small town in Eastern France. I graduated from Beaux-Arts in 2001, Ecole de L'Image of Epinal with a degree in Illustration.

After spending time searching my own way, I became a freelance illustrator and artist in 2005. I have a lot of different activities, working for French editors, or on special commissioned projects for galleries and personal exhibitions. My work appears in several catalogs, children's books, magazines and websites. I also love to create various things with my hands, from bookmarks to jewelry.

I like to say that my world is divided in two parts. I have that "cotton candy" side where I like to use soft or bright colors on cute themes. This part of me is the older one, I began my illustration studies with things intented for children. And I have this other side, a darker one, when I need to expose my adult mind and its sad depths. My inspiration comes from my childhood, from fairytales, from music and movies or Nature and dreams, but it also comes from my everyday life.

Unifying various techniques, from the pencil illustration to the collage, the painting, the digital, I'm trying to give multiple sensations, details and shades that are partly catched from my spontaneous creativity. My works are born - as it always should be - from the inspiration, the enjoyment, the will to create.


Blog: www.annejulie-art.com/blog