Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

After art studies, I went to Germany in 2015 for a year and a half to work on an educational farm, where I created my first illustrations (between tomato plants and hands full of earth). This experience confirmed my idea of connecting ecology, nature, and drawing, while leaving room for poetry and imagination.

Back in France, some memorable trips allowed me to reconnect with sketching and travel journaling, thus combining several passions: discovery, exchange, and drawing.

I also committed to associations to support artistic projects as an illustrator, focusing on ecology, territory, and our relationship with the world around us.

I am keen to work, through my drawings and illustrations, towards a greater (and beautiful?) understanding of the complex world we live in.

The representation of the body, dance, and nature are my favorite subjects. In each of my drawings, I try to imbue them with a humanist, ecological meaning. To tell the poetry within each of us and in every living form on Earth.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Fluent
Spanish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Le cocon d'Eva
Visual identity for a masseuse
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
February 2025 - March 2025 (1 month)
Paris, France
I created a traditional illustration for the visual identity of a masseuse living in Brussels. My client wanted to represent the idea of a cocoon, of well-being, surrounded by elements of her Brussels commune and symbols of Brussels. Illustration for social media and website.
Illustration drawing creativity Visual identity watercolor
EditionsDouro
Book cover illustration
CULTURE
September 2024 - February 2025 (5 months)
Traditional illustration, graphic design, and cover layout for three books (one in 2024, two in 2025). Two novels and one learning book.
Illustration drawing Graphic Design Layout novel cover Book cover
association AYYA
Web series
CIVIC AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
May 2019 - June 2021 (2 years and 1 month)
Illustrator for the web series of the AYYA association; I accompanied the filming team to various locations and sketched interviews and filming directly on site. These sketches were then added to the web series episodes. I also created a watercolor illustration for the web series.
All sketches and episodes can be viewed on my website: https://marinegauvain.wixsite.com/illustrations/webserie
reactivity Adaptability sketching drawing watercolor