I believe in creating artwork and designs for worthy causes and equally worthy clients serving our communities, sustaining, maintaining, and protecting our environment, and operating with a people first mindset in all projects. The most fulfilling projects to me are those that have a truly positive and powerful impact on the world and its inhabitants, humans, animals, and plants alike.
I care deeply about the preservation of safe spaces and third places for adults and children alike, and take great joy in projects revolving around branding and awareness to these declining or increasingly inaccessible safe and third places. These sorts of projects include dance studios and programs, aquariums, conservatories, community centers, libraries and more. I believe all projects deserve equally compelling, intelligent, and thoughtful designs and branding, and causes such as these often fall under the typical design radar. My goal as a designer is to give a visual identity to projects such as these, thus creating further exposure to these extremely important causes.
My personal work is largely inspired by nature such as plants and animals, bringing life to otherwise lifeless things such as inanimate objects, and creating colorful, complex, and story-filled worlds and characters. I enjoy working in a wide range of materials both physical and digital, with high contrast, monochrome pallets, bright, festive colors, and neutral, earthy tones.
I value creating work that reflects on the idea of being unafraid to imagine and make-believe, exploring the world with a questioning and exploratory mindset to create something new yet nostalgic. I aim to create connections between consumer and creation and prompt others to discover or find a bit of themselves in the work I create.
I'm currently studying for my Bachelor's in graphic design and Bachelor's in illustration at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. I also work as a graphic designer and print production manager for a small signage company, Sign On Signs, create art and video content for Muse Kits, a monthly art subscription box company, create my own artwork and products, and create Youtube videos and other personal social media content.
You can shop my products on my Etsy, Redbubble, or find me at a local market!
Hello there! I'm Abigail, though I primarily go by Gale. I'm a freelance artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. I live in a little suburb of Portland, Oregon called Canby.
Awards & Recognitions
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George Fox University Student Art And Design Showcase:
Best of Illustration: “31 Days of Cats”
Best of Graphic Design: “Critter Quest”
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George Fox University Student Art Exhibition
Best of Illustration : “Dear Fellow Traveler”
Clackamas County Fair (2023)
2nd Place - Still Life - Adult Professional Division “The Abandoned Study”
2nd Place - Mixed Media - Adult Professional Division “Dear Fellow Traveler”
3rd Place - Mixed Media - Adult Professional Division “Branchline”
1st Place - Animal Kingdom - Adult Professional Division “Rescue Dogs”
2nd Place - Animal Kingdom - Adult Professional Division “Three Kingfisher
1st Place - Digital Art - Adult Professional Division “Glory Has Not Yet Fallen”
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Rose City Classic Student Art Contest
1st place (11th & 12th Grade)
Best in Show
People's Choice
Home School Legal Defense Association Student Art Contest - Impressionism
Finalist
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Rose City Classic Student Art Competition
Reserve Best in Show
1st Place 9th & 10th Grade
Clackamas County Fair: 4-H
Champion & 1st Place Senior Division Acrylics
Reserve Champion & 1st Place Senior Division Pen, Ink & Markers
Reserve Champion & 1st Place Senior Division Charcoal Drawings
Reserve Champion & 1st Place Senior Division Colored Pencil
Champion & 1st Place Senior Division: Celebrate our World – Greece Art Piece
Champion & 1st Place Senior Division: Designing Spaces – Wall Decor
Clackamas County Fair: Open Division Art
1st Place Non-Professional Adult Division Animal Kingdom
1st Place Non-Professional Adult Division Still Life
1st Place Non-Professional Adult Division Drawing
3rd Place Non-Professional Adult Division Pastels
3rd Place Non-Professional Adult Division Portrait
3rd Place Non-Professional Adult Division Watercolor
Oregon State Fair: 4-H
1st Place Senior Division Acrylics
1st Place Senior Division Pen, Ink & Markers
Medallion, Champion & 1st Place Senior Division: Celebrate our World – Greece
Champion & 1st Place Senior Division: Designing Spaces – Wall Decor
Medallion, Champion & 1st Place Senior Division Colored Pencil
Medallion, Champion & 1st Place Senior Division Charcoal Drawings
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Rose City Classic Student Art Contest
2nd Place 9th & 10th Grade
Home School Legal Defense Association Student Art Contest – Romanticism
1st Place
Clackamas County Fair
1st Place Junior Division Pastels
1st Place Junior Division Animal Kingdom, any medium
2nd Place Junior Division Still Life
4th Place Junior Division Acrylics
Oregon State Fair
1st Place Chalk-A-Thon
Honorable Mention Teen 2D Art
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Clackamas County Fair
1st Place Junior Division Drawings
1st Place Junior Division Animal Kingdom, any medium
Find, Follow, or Contact Me
email: info@abigaillynn.art
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