Mayra Ruiz-McPherson, MA, MFA
Multidisciplinary artist.
Illustrator.
Creative director.
After years of creative strategy and brand design across all kinds of commercial projects for a variety of industries and audiences, I now seek more artistic endeavors where my eclectic blend of aesthetics expertise, visual storytelling, and mixed/digital media approaches can make a meaningful difference in uniquely underscoring an idea, a feeling, a moment, a story, or a message.
Digital
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Fresco
- Adobe Dimension
Mixed Media
- Acrylic & oil
- Gouache & watercolor
- Charcoal & inks
- Oil pastels & colored pencils
- Collage & paper arts
- Textiles & printmaking
Writing, too
- Creative writing
- Copywriting
- Newsletters
- Social media
- Sometimes, even a haiku
Illustration, MFA
- Illustration, MFA
Academy of Art University(graduating 2021)
More education
- Business/Marketing, BS
Strayer University, 2015 - Media Psychology, MA
Fielding Graduate University, 2017 - Media Psychology, PhD
Fielding Graduate University (graduating 2022)
See my latest posts
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The Lessons (and Childhood Memories) This Mixed Media Portrait Inspired
This mixed media portrait painting was created through experimentation, trial, and error ....
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Painting With Real Brushes (Instead of Digital Ones)
Digital painting with digital brushes is *wonderful.* Other adjectives that come to mind i...
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Artistic Escapades: Thoughts on Choosing an Art Path
These recent reflections reveal thoughts and feelings about choosing an art path for mysel...