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Isabel Zermani

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Courtroom Sketch Art

A portfolio collection of my drawings as a courtroom sketch artist published by the Associated Press, Washington Post, CBS News, Daily Mail, Daily Progress and News Leaders. High profile trials include the US vs. James Fields and Virginia vs. Jesse Matthews.

The Story of Ancient Timai

Archaeology

Below are examples of mainly my figurine illustrations while serving as the site artist for the Tell Timai excavation. It is truly something to labor over perfecting an illustration of a figurine that has not been seen in thousands of years until you or your friend excavated it out of the ground. This art is both exacting and requires, like all art, the imbuing of a certain spirit of the object in your hand. I try not to add anything, only clearly record what is there. 

Archaeology Outreach Comics

This is an outreach project to expand the knowledge of Timai's incredible history to the villages that surround it. This comic is part of a large book I wrote and designed that will be translated into Arabic and given to the kids of Timai el-Amdid. With support from National Geographic and the Tell Timai Excavation (University of Hawaii), this project has been created and will be printed and distributed as soon this summer (2014). 

For more information about this project, please contact me.

To stay posted on more comics, follow me at HistoryComics.Tumblr.com

For more information about the excavation visit www.telltimai.org 

Illustrations

A narrative artist’s book series of watercolor paintings and poems I created in a residency with Storycamp Disco. Also, a short children’s book I began in art school many years ago.

Traveling with Watercolors

I love to travel with a sketchbook and set of watercolors to capture the image and gesture of a place. Enjoy these recent additions from London, Stonehenge and Barcelona.

Production Stills

Branding

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Oil Paintings

This is a series of paintings I created a few years ago. Portraits of items of clothing, not still lives, because I believe clothing is magic and not still. It is a meditation on identity. "Boots" and "Green Jumper" are sold. 

The last photograph is of a vanity set I sculpted for a Seven Deadly Sins Show. The cameo-like woman's face on each is beautiful, but has only indents where her eyes should be, remarking on the empty soul one gets in trade for indulging in said sin. 

Picture Book

A sampling of Picture Book illustrations in various mediums: watercolor, mixed media, Lino cut prints.

Courtroom Sketch Art

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The Story of Ancient Timai

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Archaeology

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Archaeology Outreach Comics

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Traveling with Watercolors

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Production Stills

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Branding

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Oil Paintings

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Picture Book

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