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John Potter - Illustration and Map Design

John Potter 
South Florida, USA 
 
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John Potter is an illustrator who makes a lot of maps. He also does most of the graphic design associated with his <a href="http://www.artpromotivate.com/2013/11/semi-fictional-mapmaker-shane-watt.html">illustrations and maps</a>. Mr. Potter works under the title Escape Key Graphics. 
 
Potter’s work is almost entirely commercial in nature. His work appears on book covers, album covers, in ads and more. Potter switched almost exclusively to working in digital formats some time ago. Despite the fact many of his works start out as pencil sketches his portfolio of published work still includes graphite drawings and oil and acrylic paintings. Potter’s vector illustrations with Art Deco flair are highly regarded. He is also well known for his illustrated map designs. Potter has created maps for theme parks, race tracks, zoos and more. His map styles range from fun and frivolous isometric vector renderings to 3D rendered maps with an architectural look and feel.

John Potter - Illustration and Map Design

John Potter South Florida, USA John Potter is an illustrator who makes a lot of maps. He also does most of the graphic design associat...

Marietjie du Toit - Life is a Canvas

Marietjie du Toit 
Western Cape, South Africa 
 
Mediums: Oil on Canvas 
 
Style: Impressionistic 
 
Favorite Quotes: “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” –Napoleon Hill,  “If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” –Vincent Van Gogh 
 
Favorite Books: The Bible, The Little Prince 
 
Favorite Movies: Pursuit of Happyness, Gifted Hands, Forest Gump, Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poet Society, A Beautiful Mind, Marley and Me, Benny and June, Promised Land, The King’s Speech and many more. 
 
 
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Wild Horse © MS du Toit 
From a very early age I loved horses and I have spent many hours drawing horses. This is large painting I have done and I loved every moment of painting it. 
 
As an artist I probably see things differently than many other people. I look at form and colour and light. I try to see the beauty of ordinary scenes and then I try to convey that to a canvas. When I am busy painting there is a calmness in me. To create is one of the greatest gifts from the Creator. It gives me such satisfaction to finish a painting and stand back and see that it is good.