Illustrations, Graphic Designs, Relief Prints, Fine Art
In 2023, Andrea Tripke was awarded 3 rd place for Illustration in the Rising Kite awards. The theme for the illustration was “Hold on and Don’t Look Down.” The illustration was done in mixed media (acrylics, oil colors and colored pencils) on cold pressed illustration board.
I was posing for this illustration as reference – 9 month pregnant. It was quiet a challenge to hold this pose until my husband was done taking the picture. Of course, I took out most of my belly 🙂 My husband posed for the rabbit as reference. He wasn’t really happy holding a fragile china
This is the sketch the final illustration is based on. I changed the little boy’s face later in the process – giving him a smile. After transfering the sketch on to the illustration board I penciled in the shades with colored pencils and then added an acrylic wash. Next I applied a purple/ green oil
A little while ago I started to create little (6×6″/ 1 5/8″ deep) individualized paintings on canvas. If you are interested in getting a little something for your baby, a friend or your family, please feel free to contact me at andreatripke@gmail.com. Here are just some examples: All I need is: the Baby’s/ Person’s/ Family’s
Pinocchio is my latest illustration in mixed media on illustration board. The task was to have ‘Kaleb’ – the little boy – being part of a fairy tale. I thought he would be the perfect counterpart for Pinocchio. Because Pinocchio is still “just” a string puppet I have another string puppet play with him –
Currently I am working on a series of new illustrations for little children. I guess “think pink” describes pretty much the direction I am taking with this project. This illustration is the first of whimsical little paintings in pastell colors showing princesses, ballerinas, teddy bears and such…whatever a little child might like. The illustration is
My latest idea is based on an image of the St. Basil’s Cathedral. It is a beautiful cathedral which I wanted to include in one of my illustrations using my favorite polar bear again and a “super – skinny” woman. I started the painting with a prisma color basis (left side – on top: my
“On Stage” This illustration is done in Mixed Media (colored pencils, acrylics) sketch – value study (while painting it I decided to go with a colorful background instead of the cloudy-white background in my value study)
I have always worn a polar bear charm, which I’d like to consider a good luck charm. I guess it was just about time to include it into one of my illustrations. In order to make the design more intriguing I added strings to the penguins as well as the eskimos – it gives the
“Be careful what you fish for”  started originally with just the upper part of the illustration. Looking at my first sketches I figured that something was missing… some joke, like a fishtail for the mysterious woman, that is on the little girl’s hook. I wanted to work with a lot of pattern to give my intentional
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