CATHERINE MASTERS

Professional artist living and working in Nashville, Tennessee

Available for custom illustration, design and branding

About THE ARTIST

Catherine graduated with a BFA in Animation from California's Woodbury University before pursuing her MA in Museum Communications from Philadelphia's esteemed University of the Arts. She has worked as an art consultant and marketing associate for fine arts institutions across the United States, in addition to her work as a multi-faceted freelance artist.

Catherine's creative resume includes such notable (and diverse) projects as the illustration of 2010's NY Time's best-seller, The Day I Shot Cupid by Jennifer Love Hewitt, branding and web design for various celebrity online platforms, body paint and makeup artistry for television, film and print--including multiple seasons of America's Next Top Model, US Vogue, and Glamour Magazine--as well as myriad commissioned paintings, drawings and designs throughout the years.

Most recently, Catherine has spent eight years as lead illustrator for the heirloom art and jewelry company, A Family Print Shop. In addition to hand drawing all of the shop's classic silhouette portraits, Catherine debuted her original Sketched Silhouette while working with Essie Griffin, creator and previous owner of AFPS. This was the first time Catherine created and sold an original concept, and it has been well received by a following of over 50,000 dedicated customers.

Custom Portraits and SKetches

Hand Drawn Classic & Sketched Silhouette Portraits

Heirloom Sketch is the new, exclusive home of my original, heirloom quality fine art prints of uniquely sketched custom portraits. It is the exclusive retailer of my SKETCHED SILHOUETTE™.

I previously worked as lead illustrator, creating all classic black and monochromatic sketched silhouettes for A Family Print Shop. I produced all of the illustrations for AFPS from 2016-2024, and I am so very proud of the work I created while there. In 2024, AFPS sold to another creator and I began my own venture at HeirloomSketch.com.

The Sketched Silhouette™ is my original creation, previously marketed and sold by A Family Print Shop. This hand-illustrated sketch is a modern and more detailed take on the classic black silhouette portrait of times gone by.

Using your photo as a guide, each Sketched Silhouette™ is created with multiple layers of monochromatic sketching, shading and detail. Every line is preserved in the final composition as a uniquely energetic portrait study.

*Please note that while AFPS is still using my artwork to market their products, I am no longer associated with the brand and am not responsible for the quality of work they produce.