Aleeya Bourcy | SUNY Oswego

Aleeya Bourcy
Graphic Design, Illustration Minor
[email protected]
Livonia, NY 14487

Biography

Aleeya Bourcy is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator from Rochester, NY. She will be graduating in Fall 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design with a Minor in Illustration. Her passion for art started when she was three years old, and she has been drawing ever since. She interned at the Office of Sustainability for two years and loved her experience. This internship allowed her to improve her skills as a graphic designer and gave her the experience of working with a client. Over the last 3.5 years of college, her art has developed into various styles and areas of expertise, including illustration, branding and packaging, and animation. After graduation, her dream is to be a children’s book illustrator.

Artist Statement

My creative work includes digital work such as graphic design and digital illustration and traditional media like drawings and paintings. Despite my art being mainly digital, it has an intentional quality to it that looks hand-drawn. You can see the brush strokes or scribbling in my work, otherwise known as the “artist’s hand.” My art is the outward expression of my inner emotional life and is reflective of my need as a person to be expressive and open with my emotions and creativity. As a person who works very fluidly and imaginatively, I enjoy creating art that represents loose ideas rather than concrete. I have a unique workflow as I do not like to plan what I am going to draw. Instead, I want to let the idea flow out of my head and onto the page. My favorite part about the creative process is when I get to add the details. I am a very detail-oriented person, so this part of the process allows me to express that. I like to draw very loosely, quickly making marks to get the ideas out of my head and onto the page as quickly as possible. My art is influenced by the world around me, including animals, people, and nature, and I like to explore the subjects within this universe. This is evident when observing my creative work, as I have a recurring tendency to create art of animals and people as this is what I’m most interested in. My vision is to create art on subjects that I am passionate about. When I am engaged with the subject of my art, the quality of my craft is at its finest.

Altar Ego
Adobe Photoshop
17” by 22”
April 2020
Digital Illustration 1
A stylistic portrait of a girl with short blonde hair, red lipstick, and a snake around her neck. She is smoking a cigarette and the background is full of smoke.

A poster that reads “Seed Share Launch Party” at the top with more informational text throughout. The background is a blue sky and in the foreground is green grass with white and blue flowers as the focal point.

Arbor Day
Adobe Illustrator
24” by 36”
April 2021
Internship
A poster that reads “Seed Share Launch Party” at the top with more informational text throughout. The background is a blue sky and in the foreground is green grass with white and blue flowers as the focal point.

A portrait of myself with deer antlers holding my rabbit who is white and brown with lop ears. The background is a blue and yellow sky with geese flying, black trees, and a cabin.

Mythical Self Portrait
Oil Paint
18” by 24”
December 2019
Painting 1
A portrait of myself with deer antlers holding my rabbit who is white and brown with lop ears. The background is a blue and yellow sky with geese flying, black trees, and a cabin.

A fluffy little brown bird laying in the grass. The background is hills and the night sky with a crescent moon.

Bird at Night
Procreate
18” by 23”
February 2021
Digital Illustration 2
A fluffy little brown bird laying in the grass. The background is hills and the night sky with a crescent moon.

The four characters from the movie One Night in Miami sitting in a dark room looking at each other. The objects in the background include a lamp, a phone, boxing gloves, a guitar, the Muslim bible, and newspapers.

One Night in Miami
Procreate
22” by 28”
March 2021
Digital Illustration 2
The four characters from the movie One Night in Miami sitting in a dark room looking at each other. The objects in the background include a lamp, a phone, boxing gloves, a guitar, the Muslim bible, and newspapers.

A series of illustrations that together make up a children’s book titled “When You Give a Bunny a Box”. There are 9 illustrations of a bunny and her box that she transforms into various things. These include a plane, a ballet stage, a guitar amp, a boat, and a bathtub.

When You Give a Bunny a Box
Procreate
20” by 20”
May 2020
Digital Illustration 1
A series of illustrations that together make up a children’s book titled “When You Give a Bunny a Box”. There are 9 illustrations of a bunny and her box that she transforms into various things. These include a plane, a ballet stage, a guitar amp, a boat, and a bathtub.

A box dieline rebranded for the pasta company, Barilla. The box is black with white and red text and illustrative pasta shapes.

Barilla Rebrand
Adobe Illustrator and Indesign
March 2021
A box dieline rebranded for the pasta company, Barilla. The box is black with white and red text and illustrative pasta shapes.

A watercolor painting of a boy wearing a white bear mask holding a monarch butterfly and a burlap sack in the other hand. He is surrounded by trees and a river. There is an owl in the tree and a deer in the background.

Boy in the Woods
Watercolor and Ink
17” by 22”
October 2020
Traditional Illustration 1
A watercolor painting of a boy wearing a white bear mask holding a monarch butterfly and a burlap sack in the other hand. He is surrounded by trees and a river. There is an owl in the tree and a deer in the background.

Seed Share Logo
Adobe Illustrator and Procreate
10” by 20”
March 2021
Internship
A logo with green, vintage text that reads “Seed Share” with a white flower on both the “S” and the “D”.