Man portrait illustration

About Kathryn
With her fluid, natural drawing style, Kathryn Rathke has a rare talent for capturing the individual look of the person she’s drawing in just a few quick lines. Authors, singers, politicians – her portraits are instantly recognizable but so simply drawn that they’re always easy for people to relate to.
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Audible Range
Audible Range
Illustrating for the 'Audible Range' editorial site, Kathryn Rathke visualises listening to Moby Dick for a feature on audiobooks.
Audible Range
Projected!
Projected!
Kathryn Rathke sees her portrait of architect Oscar Niemeyer projected eight stories high in a Brazilian neighbourhood.
Projected!
Vivian Gornick
Vivian Gornick
A bold portrait of the writer Vivian Gornick is created by Kathryn Rathke for the Frizzlit Book Club.
Vivian Gornick
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