William Irvine

I've been drawing or doing creative things for as long as I can remember. For a time, I was your typical local artist, exhibiting in shows, selling some paintings, winning some awards, and doing a couple dozen commissions here and there.

While raising a family, that passion for art drove me to work on children's books. I did four, and two were published. That's around the time that my education in computer science and passion for creativity collided; I started an Internet advertising department within a big ad agency.

For a long time, my career as an advertising and marketing executive took over my life. Which was okay, I was still being creative, but for companies like IBM, Citibank, HSBC, TD Ameritrade, DuckTape, Playtex Products, and more.

Today I find myself at the tail-end of that long career, keeping up a small farm with my beloved wife, and surrounded by animals. Animals that have inspired me to draw again. 

As I took up pencils again, I was re-invigorated by the inherent dramatic look of simple pen and ink on paper. It's an honest medium, every line matters and once put down, you can't take it back. There's no un-do. There's no painting over mistakes. 

I also work with colored pencils and pastels. Still, the meditative process of creating distinctive, dramatic, and detailed pen and ink art speaks to my essence. I love it. What I especially love is the reaction from those who see and love the finished artwork.

Let me create art for you.