Muted Color Palettes Makes Everyday Illustrated Scenes Feel Like Treasured Memories

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Illus­tra­tor Haley Tipp­man depicts peo­ple in the midst of work, com­mut­ing, and at rest—with a twist. Thanks to her mut­ed col­or palette and ges­tur­al brush­strokes, her style evokes the feel­ing that these images are mem­o­ries, dis­tant or oth­er­wise. The hues sig­ni­fy that the rec­ol­lec­tions are fad­ing and that while not com­plete­ly out of reach, they seem fur­ther away. I’m sure that not all of these scenes are sup­posed to be of mem­o­ries, but I can’t help but feel a twang of nos­tal­gia while I look at them.

Haley sells her work as prints, appar­el, tote bags, and more through Society6. You can fol­low her work in progress (and process) on Insta­gram.