Hi! I’m Amelia.

Welcome to tranquil bear studios! I started this website as a way of showcasing my portfolio and establishing myself as an artist. I’m a 20 year old university student from Newton, Massachusetts pursuing a modern history degree at the University of St. Andrews. I have always loved to draw but it was never something I wanted to go to school for. For this reason, I was incredibly lucky to study art during the first three months of my gap year in Ireland which opened me up to a new community of artists and ignited my passion for charcoal. Because I am a full time student, my commissions are not always open, but I am dedicated to expanding my portfolio and practicing art so that I can continue to engage my creativity and improve my skill set.

So, why tranquil bear?

Because art is something I pursue for my own enjoyment and otherwise keep separate from my academic or professional ambitions, the name of my studio comes from a translation of my Hebrew name: a part of myself uniquely tied to my personhood with the same level of separation and privacy that I reserve for my art.