Normandie Syken is an illustrator from Queens, NY. She majored in art at The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and earned her BFA in illustration at the School of Visual Arts in 2017. During her time at art school, Normandie experimented with different styles of drawing and painting as well as different media including watercolors and printmaking techniques.

For the past eight years Normandie has worked as a freelance illustrator. She has published two picture books “Little Red Witch” and “Puss in Boots”. Her artist’s books, prints, and paintings are in collections such as the Beinecke Library, The Rhode Island School of Design, and The British Library. Recently, Normandie was commissioned to paint a mural at a new restaurant in Greenwich Village called Frog Club which was the former infamous speakeasy Chumley’s. The mural consisted of frogs during the prohibition era wrapping around the whole restaurant. Normandie has also painted murals at Cheeburger Cheeburger in Forest Hills, NY and Nautilus Roasting in Huntington Station, NY. Normandie continues to paint and draw every day and is inspired by whimsical stories, pop culture, and everyday genres. Her favorite method of creating illustrations is with pen and watercolor but is always experimenting with new ideas and techniques.

All photos by Julian Bracero |  @Julianbracero