Maya Olson-Wickstrom is an Illustrator/Concept artist located in Washington. A fun fact about Maya is she has Aphantasia, meaning she can’t picture images in her head. This led her to learn to draw as a way to visually see the stories she was trying to tell. Because of this, her workflow is free flowing, and ever evolving. This process helps characters and worlds to grow in a way that feels more natural. As new layers are added to the work until the story starts to feel complete. Working like this means there are never any expectations for the piece to turn out a certain way, which helps push Maya's creativity to new places.
This need to visualize stories is something that has stayed consistent throughout Maya’s work. She is compelled to create strong narrative driven art. Her Goal is to create worlds that are so convincing it allows the views to take a break from their normal day to day life and enjoy something fun and fantastical.
Due to this love of storytelling Maya is particularly interested in the Videogame and Animation Industries. These industries are all about creating worlds through team collaboration to create products that are stunning, immersive, and impactful. That will hopefully make the lives of others a little less boring.
olsonmwickstrom@gmail.com
insta: Grim_Grogg.art
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