Samantha Dion Baker, author portrait
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Samantha Dion Baker

Samantha Dion Baker is originally from Philadelphia, where she grew up in a family of artists. She graduated from The Cooper Union in New York City and spent over twenty years working as a graphic designer. Now a full-time illustrator and artist, her favorite thing to do is wander the city streets and travel with her family, drawing all of the things she does, eats, and sees in the pages of her sketch journal. She lives and works in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons. She is the author of Draw Your Day, The Draw Your Day Sketchbook, Draw Your World, Draw Your Day For Kids!, and Draw Your Adventures.
Draw Your Adventures
Draw Your Day for Kids!
Draw Your World
The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!
Draw Your Day

Books

Draw Your Adventures
Draw Your Day for Kids!
Draw Your World
The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!
Draw Your Day

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