About The Artist

Grace D. Palmer is a professional writer and illustrator living in Milwaukee, WI.
Originally from West Virginia, she came to the Land of the Flat to attend college, and has not yet escaped. She lives in a small studio apartment with a variable number of pet rats, makes her own clothing, and has a bachelor's degree in studio art and creative writing from Beloit College.

Her favorite color changes by the day, her favorite foods are all cheese and chocolate based, and hobbies include reenacting life in Early Modern Germany, talking to excess, and bricolage.

She can be contacted by email at
gracedpalmer(at)gmail(dot)com
with any questions, problems, business inquiries or entertaining oddities.

About The Art

The bulk of artwork on this site is ink, watercolor, mixed watercolor, inks, colored pencils and assorted whatnot, or digital. You may also see some egg tempera or experimental pieces. Most of the work is small - under 24"x36" - with the majority of pieces around notebook size.

Preferred substrates include Claybord, watercolor paper, illustration board and Bristol plate. Some of the biggest inspirations for these works include 19th century realist paintings, Art Nouveau linework,and the oil and tempera paintings of the sixteenth century Northern Renaissance.

Publications

Grace's artwork has recently been published in:

GODSEND AGENDA: Mythos (2005)

Hellas: Worlds of Sun and Stone (2008)
Ennie Nominee - Best Production Values/Best Interior Art