Capelli La Vita Issue 4

“This year has been pivotal to my artwork launching successfully. The wedding
commission was my first foray into public access illustration for a while, and
really invigorated a passion which I hadn’t explored due to focussing on my
corporate career for so long. My style has developed in those ‘dormant’ years,
and as such allowed me to hit the ground running and has in turn, gained a
following at a feverish pace. I launched my website earlier in the year to allow
affordable access to prints of the Gin collection (named playfully ‘Ginfamous’)
and gave people the ability to access an incredibly popular subject. It couldn’t
have come at a better time – Gin in the UK has gone crazy, it’s really popular
and as a trend shows no signs of slowing down”.
As such, her Ginfamous collection, which now has over 25 illustrations of
bottles available, has been released in limited print editions and can be
shipped worldwide, as well as being featured as collaborations with local pubs
and bars.
She starts by sketching out the design, either live or from printed images, in
pencil before overlaying the detail in ink. Once dry, the watercolours are
layered over creating density, depth and an intensity akin to her popular style.
Each painting takes between 4-10 hours to create.