Samantha Dion Baker

Samantha is originally from Philadelphia, where she grew up in a family of artists. Throughout childhood she would spend afternoons drawing in her grandmother’s sculpture studio, and would watch her mother make intricate illustrations on her drafting table at home. Samantha attended The Cooper Union in New York City, where she studied everything from design to printmaking, having a desire to learn and experiment with as much as possible before settling on a design career. She then spent over twenty years working as a graphic designer in Toronto and New York City, with a strong focus in the art world. In her early forties Samantha began to draw again, and through a regular sketchbook practice, transitioned from designer to artist. Now a full-time artist, teacher and author, Samantha’s favorite thing to do is wander the city streets and travel with her family, drawing all of the things she does, eats, and sees on the pages of her sketch journal. She is the author of the best selling Draw Your Day book series, and is currently writing a fourth book. Samantha lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.