If I could find a way to draw pretty ladies surrounded by different birds, bugs, and reptiles while making a decent living I would jump on the chance. Audrey Kawasaki (www.audrey-kawasaki.com) has done just that. "Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey's precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau."I am not a huge fan of asian influenced illustration, or the large eyed women genre that's taken over but I think Kawasaki has a simplicity to her work that makes it engaging and beautiful. The wood she works on adds a level of uniqueness. I like the graphite, white, and grain of the wood incorporated into most pieces. This is once again someone who I would really love to see the originals. I'd like to look at them up close and see how the graphite on the wood looks in person, is it as smooth as it appears in digital files? I also think Kawasaki's more recent work has slightly more complex compositions making it compelling in a completely different work than her earlier work. Also, keep an eye on her blog i-seldom-do.livejournal.com she posts very interesting things about her process as well as other artists.
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