
Hi there! I’m Delphine Lee, an illustrator and artist based in Washington DC.
Since 2017 I’ve been working as a full-time freelance illustrator. However, my path here was not a straight one. I studied fashion design and worked as a sweater designer in NYC for many years until my love for art and illustration led me onto the path I am on today.
What really gets me going is creating images that explore common themes in everyday life and to break down complexities into smaller palatable bits through humor and sensitivity. I also really like drawing people’s faces and animals.
In my free time, I love to knit too many sweaters for myself, hop on a bike to explore around town, take care of my plant babies, and cook new recipes I gather from trips from different corners of the world. I’m at my most content self when surrounded by nature with a good book hanging from a hammock.
With a sketchbook handy, of course!
Since 2017 I’ve been working as a full-time freelance illustrator. However, my path here was not a straight one. I studied fashion design and worked as a sweater designer in NYC for many years until my love for art and illustration led me onto the path I am on today.
What really gets me going is creating images that explore common themes in everyday life and to break down complexities into smaller palatable bits through humor and sensitivity. I also really like drawing people’s faces and animals.
In my free time, I love to knit too many sweaters for myself, hop on a bike to explore around town, take care of my plant babies, and cook new recipes I gather from trips from different corners of the world. I’m at my most content self when surrounded by nature with a good book hanging from a hammock.
With a sketchbook handy, of course!
Select Clients
- The Washington Post
- Economist
- McMillan
- Audubon
- Harvard Business Review
- Monocle
- Lonely Planet
- Atlas Obscura for Nissan
- Boston Magazine
- Rice University
- Georgia Tech
- Cogate University
- The New York Times
- The Guardian
- Smithsonian
- AARP
- WNYC
- INC
- Kiplinger’s
- YES! Magazine
- Atlanta Magazine
- Builder Magazine
- Johns Hopkins
- Desert Companion
- Wall Street Journal
- Warby Parker
- NPR
- The Boston Globe
- Women’s Health
- Buzzfeed
- Believer Magazine
- Discover
- Los Angeles Magazine
- Southern Foodways Alliance
- Oberlin University
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