David Merrique is an Illustrator based in New York. His illustrations are drawings colored digitally. He incorporates strong use of hand-drawn line, color and flat shapes to describe form, light and shadow.

THE PORTRAITS THAT WERE INSPIRED BY DREAMS & NIGHTMARES INTERVIEW & STORY BY ASSOCIATE EDITOR: KEISHA BLENMAN “The idea of the human mind and how we work on a basic level fascinates me. Human instincts and our natural desires and emotions have filled my head with questions for a long period of my life” - At what age did you start painting? I have been doing art for as long as I can remember but serious oil painting did not become my life until my last year of college.   - What school did you attend for Art? I attended Parsons School of Design for illustration. I