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Portfolio

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Contact me at rahball (at) optusnet.com.au.

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"Susan vs the Bogeyman"
An illustration for Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. Susan, Death's grand-daughter, who is working as a governess, sorts out a bogeyman that was hiding in the closet, to the delight of her young charges.

Lineart Cartoons 1
Super-simplified cartoons such as may suit non-fiction or humour books. Boys sticks hand in fishtank, lady takes dog for walk, monkey composes Beethoven, and more.

Lineart Cartoons 2
More simple cartoons. A grasshopper goes boing and a man looks for lions.

"My Brother Drives Me Nuts!"
For a hypothetical children's story about the rivalry between two snow leopard siblings.

"Beep!"
The caracow is a noble and dignified monster. It is not accustomed to having its nose beeped by small human children.

"Thylacine and Owl"
Two animals illustrated in black and white such as may be appropriate for chapter headings.

"Mr Watson Goes Mental"
Black and white scenes of people such as may be appropriate for chapter headings.

About the artist

My name is Merryn Brand and I live in Sydney, Australia. I produce art in a range of media with an emphasis on human and animal characters. To see more of my 2D work, you may like to browse this page. To see my full range of work since 2003, visit my DeviantART gallery.

If you like my art, you can contact me at rahball(at)optusnet.com.au.

Educational history
Completed schooling at James Ruse Agricultural High School, 2000.
Completed bachelor degree in marine science and "advanced biology" at Macquarie University, 2004. Began honours year, studying cuttlefish behaviour, but discontinued it when art became a higher priority.

Employment history
Several summer scholarships during university degree including investigation of mantis behaviour and classification and sorting of insects.
Early 2005, design and implementation of Hornsby Spine Centre website.
May 2005 - Jan 2006, service assistant at Coles Supermarkets.
Present - Artist, operator and webmaster of CRE'ATURES, selling custom soft toys, sculptures and other artwork.

Artistic history
December 2000-2005, wrote and illustrated online comic The Pantheon. During this time involved in several projects with other writers and cartoonists.
2005 - present, CRE'ATURES registered with ABN, produced many custom soft toys to clients' specifications.

Scroll down! There's more!	"Susan vs the Bogeyman" An illustration for Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. Susan, Death's grand-daughter, who is working as a governess, sorts out a bogeyman that was hiding in the closet, to the delight of her young charges.	Lineart Cartoons 1 Super-simplified cartoons such as may suit non-fiction or humour books. Boys sticks hand in fishtank, lady takes dog for walk, monkey composes Beethoven, and more.	Lineart Cartoons 2 More simple cartoons. A grasshopper goes boing and a man looks for lions.
"My Brother Drives Me Nuts!" For a hypothetical children's story about the rivalry between two snow leopard siblings.	"Beep!" The caracow is a noble and dignified monster. It is not accustomed to having its nose beeped by small human children.	"Thylacine and Owl" Two animals illustrated in black and white such as may be appropriate for chapter headings.	"Mr Watson Goes Mental" Black and white scenes of people such as may be appropriate for chapter headings.