Abigail had ambitions of becoming an opera singer and joining the circus whilst growing up, and although neither of those ended up working out too well, she still enjoys both.
She began drawing with ink and painting with watercolor. She has developed a taste for flat digital coloring, however, and only gets a craving for paint now and again.
Her inspirations change almost weekly, ranging from Edgar Allen Poe to Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss. Her greatest artistic influences have been Arthur Rackham, John William Waterhouse, and Edward Gorey.
Any spare time that's not spent basking in darkness or watching re-runs of The Addams Family, she is creating art for private clients, illustrating books, and spending time with her favorite long-leggity beasts, ghouls, ghosts and various other things that go bump in the night.

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To view her works-in-progress and sketches, visit her blog.

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Published Work:

Ink Magazine March 2009
Ink Magazine May 2009
Pentacle Magazine February 2009
Third Eye Games February 2009
'Sikeston - Volume 1 - by Holly Messinger' - chapbook/short novel - May 2009
Rejected Quarterly Fall/Spring Cover 2009
Myths & Legend eMagazine Volume 1 cover


Galleries:

The Poe Museum, Richmond Virginia (December 2009)
The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York New York (May 2010)


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Education:

Degree: BFA
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Department: Communication Arts
Concentration: Drawing and Illustration
Years: 2006-2010