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Illustrator Palesa Monareng turns 100+ self-portraits into a book project

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Ayla Angelos

12d ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

Palesa Monareng, a London-born illustrator with a decade-long career, has created over 100 self-portraits using graphite and pencil-based techniques. She draws creative inspiration from walks with her dog Herzog rather than from scrolling social media or client briefs. Her practice spans graphite portraiture, animated motion drawings, and an ongoing self-portrait series, and she is now working on turning these works into a book.

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Creative BoomIllustrator Palesa Monareng turns 100+ self-portraits into a book projectcreativeboom.com

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Ideas come to Palesa Monareng on long walks with her dog, Herzog.
Not from scrolling – she is already fretting about how much the 'near catatonic scrolling' she does shapes her creative output
Palesa is a London-born illustrator, a decade into a practice built on graphite portraiture, animated motion drawings and an ongoing body of self-portraits now more than 100 works deep.
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The London-born illustrator has spent a decade building a distinctive pencil-based practice, and she's only just getting started. Ideas come to Palesa Monareng on long walks with her dog, Herzog. Not...

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