Artist Trotting the globe By Todd Fuqua
Dale Jennifer Landry (BFA 15) is traveling the globe making
Dale’s travels have taken her across the globe – Canada, Sweden,
beautiful art. The ENMU fine arts alumna with a minor in business
England, Germany, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Belgium, Japan, New
is putting all of her education to work, financing her wanderings by
Zealand and Australia have already been checked off her list. She
selling original art on commission over the internet.
looks forward to being able to visit South Korea, China, Nicaragua
“My top two passions in life have always been art and travel – in
and Nepal in the future.
equal measure,” Dale said. “When I realized I could build a client
Of course, her travels are now curtailed due to the COVID-19
list and people would pay for my work, I began planning my
pandemic, finding her currently grounded in Tasmania.
life abroad.” Through her internet presence at Etsy.com (DaleDraws) and on Instagram (DalesDrawing), she sells digital copies of her work. By working almost entirely online, Dale said costs for materials are almost completely eliminated, and she can work anywhere on the
“I had to choose whether to go back to the U.S. or stay where I was at the time of the lockdown,” Dale said. “I elected to stay where I was.” Dale said the best thing she learned as an ENMU student was how
planet using her iPad Pro.
to be focused and direct when working to achieve her goals.
“However, there are people willing to pay for ‘traditional’ artwork.
“The art department hosted amontly design competition. It
For them, I use a variety of physical media including ink, graphite,
was a challenging, fun, quick-turn competition,” Dale said. “I
watercolor and sketch marker,” Dale said. “My other revenue stream
still use most of the time-saving knowledge that I may never
is generated from my YouTube channel (Dale Draws), where I
have learned if not for that competition and my wonderfully
sometimes record the creation process.”
supportive professors.”
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