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Karen Brake Barge Illustration & Design

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Karen Brake Barge San Diego based illustrator, surface pattern design for licensing, & published author. Link in Bio 👇 Online Classes in Watercolor • Acrylic • Digital

Hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July. 🇺

Hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July. 🇺🇸 #fourthofjuly #happyfourthofjuly
#typography #adobe #adobeillustrator #adobedesign
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Check out the new website new art updated for July

Check out the new website new art updated for July.

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Instagram post 18052554901679267

Children's rooms and wallpaper design. I call them

Children's rooms and wallpaper design. I call them my Goofy Birds collection. Fun and colorful.⁠
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#surfacepatterncommunity #surfacepatterndesigner #artforproducts #functionalbeauty #fabricdesigner #wallpaperdesigner

🍩 One more new greeting card with #donuts and 🐲dragons #dragons @karen_barge_designs ⁠
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🎉 Birthdays can be so much fun. ⁠
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#illustration #papercrafts #stationery #snailmail #greetingcardsofinstagram #stationeryaddict⁠
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🎉Just created a new greeting card for a little

🎉Just created a new greeting card for a little girl who loves 🧜‍♀️ Mermaids. Do you know one? @karen_barge_designs #greetingcards #mermaids⁠
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#greetingcard #handmade #artlicensing #cards #card #procreate #greetingcarddesign #cardmaker #illustration #papercrafts #snailmail #greetingcardsofinstagram #surfacedesign #freelanceartist #licensingartist #freelancedesigner #stationery #childrensbookillustration #kidsbooks

🌈 Another new birthday greeting card. 🍩Donut

🌈 Another new birthday greeting card. 🍩Donuts and been on my mind! @karen_barge_designs #donuts #doughnuts #unicorn⁠
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There is nothing like rainbows and ⁠
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#greetingcard #greetingcards #handmade #artlicensing #cards #card #greetingcarddesign #cardmaker #illustration #papercrafts #stationery #snailmail #greetingcardsofinstagram

Here is the next greeting card in a series of fun

Here is the next greeting card in a series of fun and pun BIRTHDAY CARDS 🌶️ Wishing you a Hot and Spicy Birthday!!⁠
The card is part of a challenge #saucyandspicysummer ⁠
Go check out the challenge.⁠
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Hosted by @jag.ink⁠
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#greetingcard #greetingcards #handmade #artlicensing #cards #card #greetingcarddesign #cardmaker #illustration #papercrafts #stationery #snailmail #greetingcardsofinstagram⁠
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Kiss mY Country Sass 🌻 #sunflowers and cowboy b

Kiss mY Country Sass 🌻 #sunflowers and cowboy boots. Or should I say cowgirl boots. Yeeehaawww! ❤️⁠
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#floralartwork #flowerpattern #surfacedesign #freelanceartist #artlicensing #licensingartist #surfacedesigns #patterndesigner

What You Water-- Grows 🍓I Love Strawberries. It

What You Water-- Grows 🍓I Love Strawberries. It is #strawberry season. Strawberry Limeade, strawberry ice cream, strawberry short cake ...⁠
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Oh so many things you can do with a strawberry. #procreate⁠
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#surfacedesign #patterndesigner #surfacepatterndesigncommunity #adobeillustrator #springpattern #springflorals #floralartwork #flowerpattern #adobedesign #freelancedesigner

Fun doing a little animation #adobefresco #animati

Fun doing a little animation #adobefresco #animation2d

You are my JAM-- That would be Strawberry. YUMMM @

You are my JAM-- That would be Strawberry. YUMMM @karen_barge_designs⁠
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#designer #logodesigner #graphicdesigner handlettering #handletteringlove #whimsicalart #whimsy #weirdart #letteringinspiration #letteringtype #handlettered #illustrationdesign #surfacedesigner #surfacedesign

First fun art challenges! Summer in Motion, jump i

First fun art challenges! Summer in Motion, jump into June prompt animated with @adobeexpress ☀️ #summerinmotion2024
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@heatherslettering @snippetsofwhimsy @krissy_mast_art @bee_creates @riritamuradesign @ashsgreen @roymeister @jessmillerdraws @silvia__rossana

A little country flare And sunflowers

A little country flare And sunflowers

It’s strawberry season. YUMMM 😋

It’s strawberry season. YUMMM 😋

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Instagram post 18056016553592117

Love drawing and procreate

Love drawing and procreate

It's ballet day for Daisy and Lily. All part of my

It's ballet day for Daisy and Lily. All part of my #100dayproject ⁠
I love drawing every day. It’s so much fun to sketch out these playful, funny little characters. I know there’s a story in there somewhere. ⁠
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What about you which character is your favorite? Thank you Lisa @glanzgraphics for all of the inspiration!!!⁠
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#childrensillustratorsart #childrensbookillustration #picturebook #authorscommunity #littlegoldenbooks⁠
#drawing #characterart #challenge #drawthisinyourstyle⁠
#ipadpro #ipadartist #illustrationartist #illustrator #procreateartist #procreate #ipadart #digitalartwork #digitaldrawing⁠

Spring has Sprung ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #ArtistSideHustle #v

Spring has Sprung ⁠
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#ArtistSideHustle #vectorart #surfacedesign #patterndesigner #surfacepatterndesigncommunity #adobeillustrator #springpattern #springflorals

It's ballet day for Miss Daisy. All part of my #10

It's ballet day for Miss Daisy. All part of my #100dayproject⁠
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I know there’s a story in there somewhere. ⁠
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What about you which character is your favorite? Thank you Lisa @glanzgraphics for all of the inspiration!!!⁠
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#childrensillustratorsart #childrensbookillustration #picturebook #authorscommunity #littlegoldenbooks⁠
#drawing #characterart #challenge #drawthisinyourstyle⁠
#ipadpro #ipadartist #illustrationartist #illustrator #procreateartist #procreate #ipadart #digitalartwork #digitaldrawing⁠

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