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About the Illustrator
As a visual artist, Nirccos mostly works with charcoals, acrylic and oils, and occasionally spray paints. Self-taught, he starts his paintings with layering and then goes on to add other elements, outlines and sometimes figures. Selling his first commission at just 16 years old, Nirccos embraces a whole range of subjects in his work. They include moody clouds, abstract/surreal landscapes, seascapes/cliffs and animals. Commenting on his cloud paintings Nirccos said, “I have always been drawn to clouds. The light from the clouds can be very special at times, majestic and constantly reforming, their beauty ever changing without a shred of arrogance.” Painting clouds gives him the chance to capture a mood with his brush work and look at the color considerations. Nirccos believes every painting is his next opportunity in truly express his vision and vibe. A synesthetes painter, Nirccos commented, “My most profound moments of inspiration have been inspired by what I see, smell, taste, touch or hear around me. I often start by painting an imaginary sky, then asking myself how I would feel standing under that sky? What the sound, the shape, the color, the taste, or the smell might be. By allowing myself to be open, I then work according to how I have answered that question.” For illustration related inquiries or to purchase original artwork from Power Up, please visit nirccos.com OR Instagram @Nirccos |
My most profound moments of inspiration have been inspired by what I see around me.” 
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About the Designer
A corporate marketing professional and skilled children’s book designer, Laraine is the link between an author’s content and an artist’s illustration for creative design and layout for Power Up. “With a framework built of stimulating messages and stirring images, books can guide imagination, stir up emotion, inspire change, and present new perspectives. Books create experience.” Laraine began her career in marketing working with creative designers at the French beauty brand, Guerlain. Since then, Laraine has created hundreds of published designs for advertising, magazines, newspapers, websites, product packaging, brochures, and retail graphics. While she remains passionate to both her artistic side with creative design, and her analytical side with marketing, she is a rare designer-marketer hybrid, understanding both the visual, experiential, and functional aspects of creating. Originally from New York, Laraine lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and two rescue dogs.
For design inquiries, contact creativeportLC@gmail.com
A corporate marketing professional and skilled children’s book designer, Laraine is the link between an author’s content and an artist’s illustration for creative design and layout for Power Up. “With a framework built of stimulating messages and stirring images, books can guide imagination, stir up emotion, inspire change, and present new perspectives. Books create experience.” Laraine began her career in marketing working with creative designers at the French beauty brand, Guerlain. Since then, Laraine has created hundreds of published designs for advertising, magazines, newspapers, websites, product packaging, brochures, and retail graphics. While she remains passionate to both her artistic side with creative design, and her analytical side with marketing, she is a rare designer-marketer hybrid, understanding both the visual, experiential, and functional aspects of creating. Originally from New York, Laraine lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and two rescue dogs.
For design inquiries, contact creativeportLC@gmail.com