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Mahogany Gibbs

Mahogany Gibbs
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BFA Studio Art and Illustration 

Biography

Mahogany Gibbs is an illustrator living in Johnson City and Manhattan, New York. As a child, she was always interested and inspired heavily by comics, cartoons, and manga and wanted to continue and follow her passion. After graduating high school and graduating from SUNY BROOME with an Associate's in Communications, Mahogany joined the students at SUNY Oswego. With her BFA in hand, she plans to become an art teacher and continue to sell her merchandise at conventions. 

Artist Statement

I was always fascinated by the concept of fantasy stories, as well as the fun style and airy-ness of cartoons, manga, and anime. It was something that I enjoyed consuming and pursuing to make. My personal works, I feel, are what represents me better than any words I can say, really. People always look at me in a different light when they view my art. It makes me have an easier time expressing myself. It helps me connect to others easier. 

My illustrations and my styles show my use and knowledge of color theory. They show a pretty dynamic range of color pallets as well as a lot of character illustrations. I work mainly in digital, character creation, and comic creation, which are my favorite areas of interest in art. 

This piece depicts a couple sitting together in the national park of Saguaro Desert. It is a vertical poster that depicts the deserts landscape. The setting sun in the horizon with multiple cacti in the distance. 

Saguaro Desert 
Digital 
20 x 24 
May 2018 
Traditional Illustration 
This piece depicts a couple sitting together in the national park of Saguaro Desert. It is a vertical poster that depicts the deserts landscape. The setting sun in the horizon with multiple cacti in the distance. 

This project shows off at the center of the piece, a goat head surrounded by religious buildings and underneath it, a crumbling piece of architecture all surrounded by a black light. This area is supposed to represent purgatory. At the top of the goats head and the religious architecture, rests a radiant golden light that is supposed to signify heaven. At the bottom, is a grassy landscape that consists of blues. Pinks, and purple clouds that make their way up to where the goat and the light resides. This ar

Paradiso 
watercolor, chalk pastel, digital illustration 
24 x 226 
May 2020 
Drawing for Transfers 
This project shows off at the center of the piece, a goat head surrounded by religious buildings and underneath it, a crumbling piece of architecture all surrounded by a black light. This area is supposed to represent purgatory. At the top of the goats head and the religious architecture, rests a radiant golden light that is supposed to signify heaven. At the bottom, is a grassy landscape that consists of blues. Pinks, and purple clouds that make their way up to where the goat and the light resides. This area is in my description, “your starting area of your journey.” 

This piece is a personal work of mine, exploring character illustrations. It depicts two characters side by side dressed in royal attire. They have pink skin and green hair, having demonic features. They are supposed to look similar to represent a father and son duo. 

Like father like son 
Digital 
2000 x 2000 px 
september 2020 
Personal work
This piece is a personal work of mine, exploring character illustrations. It depicts two characters side by side dressed in royal attire. They have pink skin and green hair, having demonic features. They are supposed to look similar to represent a father and son duo. 

This is a three page panel comic of my original character. From pages one to three, it depicts a pink haired character running away from a wolf in the woods at night. She jumps into the near ravine from the cliff, finds a skeleton with treasure nearby, and spotted by a person off to the side. 

Run away pages 1-3 
Digital 
2000 x 2000 px 
May 2020 
This is a three page panel comic of my original character. From pages one to three, it depicts a pink haired character running away from a wolf in the woods at night. She jumps into the near ravine from the cliff, finds a skeleton with treasure nearby, and spotted by a person off to the side. 

This is a three page panel comic of my original character. From pages one to three, it depicts a pink haired character running away from a wolf in the woods at night. She jumps into the near ravine from the cliff, finds a skeleton with treasure nearby, and spotted by a person off to the side. 

Run away pages 1-3 
Digital 
2000 x 2000 px 
May 2020 
This is a three page panel comic of my original character. From pages one to three, it depicts a pink haired character running away from a wolf in the woods at night. She jumps into the near ravine from the cliff, finds a skeleton with treasure nearby, and spotted by a person off to the side. 

This is a three page panel comic of my original character. From pages one to three, it depicts a pink haired character running away from a wolf in the woods at night. She jumps into the near ravine from the cliff, finds a skeleton with treasure nearby, and spotted by a person off to the side. 

Run away pages 1-3 
Digital 
2000 x 2000 px 
May 2020 
This is a three page panel comic of my original character. From pages one to three, it depicts a pink haired character running away from a wolf in the woods at night. She jumps into the near ravine from the cliff, finds a skeleton with treasure nearby, and spotted by a person off to the side. 

This piece depicts a young child in their room on her bed with creatures in her room. One clawed and from the closet, one rising from the window behind and one crawling from underneath the bed. 

Dreams and Nightmares 
Digital 
2000 x 2000 px 
April 2020 
Intro to digital Media 
This piece depicts a young child in their room on her bed with creatures in her room. One clawed and from the closet, one rising from the window behind and one crawling from underneath the bed. 
 

This illustration depicts a witch girl with a frankenstein appearance. Stitches and discoloration around her body with a pet skunk near her heels. Four ghost swirl around her in a dark blue background as she holds a scared facial expression

Halloween Illustration 
Digital 
2000 x 2000 px 
October 2020 
Personal 
This illustration depicts a witch girl with a frankenstein appearance. Stitches and discoloration around her body with a pet skunk near her heels. Four ghost swirl around her in a dark blue background as she holds a scared facial expression. 

This piece depicts a self portrait of the artist (myself) with strange glitter stings of color swirling around. There's a floating rock with a waterfall above the head with odd colored snakes emerging from it, all hissing and spitting out strange colors. 

Medusa 
Digital
2000 x 2000 px 
April 2020 
Art Therapy 
This piece depicts a self portrait of the artist (myself) with strange glitter stings of color swirling around. There's a floating rock with a waterfall above the head with odd colored snakes emerging from it, all hissing and spitting out strange colors. 

This Illustration is a still life of a figure with a chicken mask and swimming vest. 

Watercolor rooster 
Watercolor 
20 x 24 
November 2019 
Intro to traditional Illustration 
This Illustration is a still life of a figure with a chicken mask and swimming vest. 

This illustration is a still life of a figure with a pig mask and swimming vest 

Pastel Pig 
Pastel Chalk 
20 x 24 
November 2019 
Intro to traditional Illustration 
This illustration is a still life of a figure with a pig mask and swimming vest 

Mood swings ( Happy, Scared, Surprised, Angry) 
digital 
1732 x 1522px 
April 2021 
Advanced Illustration II 
Depicts three different cats that showcase the emotions of Happy, Scared, Surprised, and Angry through animated GIF’s. 

Mood swings ( Happy, Scared, Surprised, Angry) 
digital 
1732 x 1522px 
April 2021 
Advanced Illustration II 
Depicts three different cats that showcase the emotions of Happy, Scared, Surprised, and Angry through animated GIF’s. 

Mood swings ( Happy, Scared, Surprised, Angry) 
digital 
1732 x 1522px 
April 2021 
Advanced Illustration II 
Depicts three different cats that showcase the emotions of Happy, Scared, Surprised, and Angry through animated GIF’s. 

Mood swings ( Happy, Scared, Surprised, Angry) 
digital 
1732 x 1522px 
April 2021 
Advanced Illustration II 
Depicts three different cats that showcase the emotions of Happy, Scared, Surprised, and Angry through animated GIF’s. 

Inspired by the 80;s aesthetic, it depicts an original character surrounded by colorful 80’s patterns and paraphernalia. 

Internet Demon 
digital
2000 x 2000 px 
april 2021 
Personal Work 
Inspired by the 80;s aesthetic, it depicts an original character surrounded by colorful 80’s patterns and paraphernalia. 

Destruction 
Digital 
2000 x 2000 
March 2021 
Personal Work 
A piece made out of harsh blacks, greys, red, and white. Depicts an original, unrecognizable character that is standing in a cratered area full of swords in a graphic novel sort of style.