Maeve Cotter
Maeve Cotter is a Portland-based artist specializing in classical portraiture, figure drawing, and painting. The child of local artists Joe Cotter and Kolieha Bush, Maeve has been drawing and painting since childhood. Past ventures include working as an artist for McMenamins and being lead artist on the 2016 Estacada Artback mural "Illumination,” but her current professional focus is commissioned portraiture. Maeve spent a year studying classical drawing in master artist Juliette Aristides’ atelier in Seattle, WA, and has done workshops with Gilberto Geraldo and Iliya Mirochnik. She is currently studying Russian Academic Drawing and anatomy through New Masters Academy. In addition to her commissioned work and studies, Maeve is enjoying teaching academic drawing and developing a body of work for gallery submission. You can find more of Maeve's work on Instagram @maeve.cotter_artist