Welcome to WESTie
Wednesday, where each week we get to know a proud WEST member and their Etsy
shop! Learn about Samyra and her shop Ink, Naturally.
I'd like to invite you to see
your world in ink, naturally.
I have always joked that I am
an artist stuck in a scientist's body. Painting and drawing have been my go-to
activities to relax and explore the right side of my brain. As I became more
involved in my schooling to become a veterinarian, I found myself allowing for
less and less time to explore my creative side. After graduating, there was
even less time. Over the past year
however, I have started a collection of loose line drawings of my patients and
various other animals I encounter. I explore inspiration daily as my profession
takes me across the country-side. From routine farm calls, to the sled dog
trails of the northern Manitoba, I find the beauty in my patients and their
natural surroundings.
Usually I am drawing while I
am on call for my clinic. The nice thing about this style and type of ink that
I use is that I can leave in flash when I get called to a veterinary
emergency. It may be hours later that I return, but I can pick up exactly where
I left off. Usually I can be found
drawing at the dining room table, or in my little home studio. Of course all of
my drawings occur under the watchful eye of at least one of my cats.
My specialty is loose-line
drawing animal portraits. All of my
drawings are done in ink. I make prints
form my originals and typically sell them as standard 5 x 7 and 8 x 10 sizes.
My subjects are usually animals that I have personally encountered, or animals
that I hope to one day encounter. I find
that arctic creatures are particularly amenable to my style of
drawing….something about the stark simplicity of their surroundings allows for a
more forgiving portrait amidst an unforgiving habitat. I have also dabbled in
the realm of custom pet portraits for a number of clients, and I am considering
exploring this realm further over the next year. I find that everyone can relate to an
animal. I always find it interesting to
discover which one of my drawings will call out to a particular
individual. And for this reason, I would
say that the demographic of my clientele is widespread, though it ranges from
animal and nature enthusiasts, veterinary professionals, sled dog aficionados,
and modern day explorers!
We asked Samyra “Why
Etsy?”
Etsy is more than a shop - it's
a nurturing community of supportive artists. It was the natural choice to showcase and share my work with others.
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