Brigid Ashwood

Hello, My name is Brigid. I am a full -time professional artist (it's a sentence that would make my twelve -year -old me jump the mind).

I am not very good at writing this kind of biographies, so I told myself that I would answer a few frequent questions that I am asked. If you have a question to ask me, do not hesitate to contact me.

Have you done an art school?

For me, it's a bit of a question of yes and no. I obtained a scholarship at the Corcoran School of Art, but unfortunately, I could not afford it, even with this scholarship. Instead, I frequented a community college for a while and I also attended Maryland College of Art and Design. Although I did not graduate, I had great professional artists in my family during my childhood. My great-great-grandfather, George Bockius, had a considerable influence on my artistic development. My parents also supported me, and I was able to take private art lessons during my childhood, where I learned everything about watercolor, oil, acrylic and many other things. Unfortunately, after years of traditional painting, I developed ugly sensitivities to chemicals, and I therefore had to go to digital art for the good of my health. Learning digital art was done by following online lessons, reading books and practicing tons of things. In 2016, I became Master Corel Painter*, which was pretty cool.

How did you start?

I started my career as a graphic designer using Corel Draw and Adobe Photoshop. I designed documents for printed websites and media, while continuing my art studies in parallel. I ended up discovering the world of art licenses and I realized that I could use my graphic design skills to create works of art likely to interest a wider market. I try to create collections of diversified works of art that cover different styles and subjects while following the trends and retaining a coherent attraction. And what do you know? Here I am, twenty years later, with a successful career in the field of art licenses.

You are probably wondering how I earn money, right?

Well, I earn my life as an artist by diversifying the styles and themes of my works and selling them in different ways.

First of all, I sell my works under license to manufacturers. In fact, companies that make objects such as puzzles, diamond points kits, calendars, cross stitch models, jewelry, clothes, interior decoration and many other things still pay me to use my drawings on their products. This is where most of my turnover comes from.

But that's not all! I also sell my creations on my Etsy store. I associated myself with a professional printer to create brilliant products such as t-shirts, zipper pockets (perfect for tarot bags), coffee cups, wall art, shirts, kitchen items and tote bags. When you buy on my Etsy store, these items are delivered directly to your door.

*Corel Painter is a digital paint program for PC and Mac. This is the first digital painting program that I fell in love with. I now paint exclusively with Procreate on iPad.