Hi there, I’m Nadine Takvorian and I draw and paint pictures from my home in San Francisco.  I was born and grew up just outside of SF in San Mateo, CA and went to school in SF/Oakland at the California College of the Arts where I received my BFA in Illustration with distinction.  

My past life turns up random trivia such as working as an art director in children’s book publishing, and helping out with visual effects in film as an assistant in the art department at Industrial Light & Magic.

I create art for books, products, designers, ad agencies, musicians, publishers, games, and animation.

For random sketches and doodles, follow my sketchblog on Tumblr.

For news and finished work, please visit my blog.

I also have a joint thematic sketchblog with my artist friend Lisa Wong, My Gecko is Sick.

My work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators LA 49, the Society of Illustrators NY “The Original Art” Exhibition, and the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW).

My clients include the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Picture Window Books (an imprint of Capstone Press), Scholastic, Sugar Hill Records, Mind Control Software, Autumn Moon Entertainment, Kerner Optical, and Utne Reader.

Get in touch!
nadine@nadinetakvorian.com
650.740.0405

 

My cousin and I enjoying clam chowder bread bowls at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francsico.