Mel Padilla
Drawing

Illustrator Spotlight: Mel Padilla

Minneapolis-born, Melbourne-based illustrator Mel Padilla’s surreal drawings capture the everyday reveries (and nightmares) that lie beneath the facial expressions of strangers. Discovered via our Submissions platforms, consider participating here if you have work of your own you’d like to share. More images below.

 

 

 

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