Candice Broersma

Locatio n: US Web: www.candicebroersma.com Email : candicebroersma@gmail.com ME DIA: Photoshop

Candice grew up in the quaint city of Yucaipa, California. As an undergraduate at the University of Redlands, she pursued her love of both music and art by “painting by day and saving the world performing clarinet by night!” she jests. Candice’s experience in the two fields garnered her first paid work: her earliest commissions were from colleagues and involved translating musical motifs and narratives into a visual format for their recital posters.

Eager to delve further into the commercial arts, Candice decided to pursue illustration and consequently enrolled in the Illustration Masters program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Since graduating, Candice has returned to California to begin her career as a freelance illustrator and educator. Her subjects are often unusual characters, odd arthropods, and classic mythologies with a twist.

1 Monocle Mantis “This chap is the most dapper ‘Gentlebug’. The structure of his face is based on that of a praying mantis, with his sleeves mimicking its long front legs. I enjoyed the piece so much that I decided to add to his company. The series...