In Conversation with Sabrina Arnault
Sabrina Arnault’s pieces have a beautiful clean simplicity. Expressive and casual in depictions of everyday life, her work captured us. We sat down with Sabrina and had a chat about her work.
Please tell us about yourself. What excites you? What are your passions?
I am a French illustrator based in Spain. I really enjoy travelling and discovering new places. I love to feel the atmosphere of a city or see a landscape I never seen before. It can be very inspiring.
What is your design philosophy?
I try to make my designs as simple and efficient as possible in the order to give them more impact and a timeless appearance. I also think that is important to follow my instinct and give advantage to things that came out naturally. When I force myself too hard, I never like the final result.
We are fascinated with drawings of this lady. Is there a story behind her?
There is no special story behind this illustration. As you can see in my work, I love to draw women! I think it’s a very interesting subject with a lot of aspects to work on as shapes or attitudes.
What projects are you currently working on?
I just finished illustrating a book and am currently working on illustrations for a coloring book and magazines. I am also developing new products for my shop.
As an artist what are some problems you face? Can technology help solve them?
I think that the most recurrent problem is the fact that, most of the time; people don’t give credibility to artists. Most of people who want to work with us tend to think that they don’t need to pay us because, you know, drawing is not a real job! ;) I’m caricaturing but unfortunately I still receive a lot of mail of people who want me to work for free.
Thanks Sabrina! Looking for more from Sabrina? Visit her website and her shop.