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Samantha Baker is an Illustrator and Designer based in
Brooklyn, NY, and is known for her daily, illustrated journal.

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Samantha Dion Baker

81 Columbia Heights,

Brooklyn, NY, 11201,

United States

To see my latest work and daily sketchjournal head on over to my Instagram @sdionbakerdesign

I Made A Zine! —highlighting some of my favorite sketchbook memories from 2025. It was made on a whim, as an experiment. I only made 50 copies, and each one is hand signed in pencil.
They are available on my website (or through link in bio), a

A few days in Miami on one page in my sketchbook. I hadn’t been in six years, but I was attracted to the small art deco hotels then, just like I was this trip. See page from then and the page I finished yesterday on the flight home. #sdionbaker

In honor of #caturday I’m sharing a few recent sketchbook pages and drawings of my son’s cat, Rocky 🐈&zwj;⬛, who’s been staying with us. She’s basically become my little muse. #drawyourday #drawyourworld #catdrawings

Draw Your Adventures got a starred review on @readbookpage today! And it is featured in the current issue of @artistsnetwork @artistsmagazine
I am so grateful —sometimes things don’t happen immediately, and with my books I have learned t

The New Yorker Hotel from high up at Hudson Yards. I wasn’t sure I could pull this one off, but I do love a challenge. I started in the middle with the lettering and built everything out from there. While I was on site I only had my pens and pe

Sometimes the nicest subway stops are in unexpected places. This one near Atlantic Terminal has marble walls and an old copper sign. That sign and those walls designed and built to last through all the changes around them. People passing by barely no

One of my favorite classic shopfronts on Canal Street. I’ve walked by it for years but never gone inside. After finally drawing it the other day (though my reference photo from my camera roll is from 2019, and it looks like it’s been clea

We waited so long for the F train to arrive. When we finally squeezed into the packed car, I noticed all the hands holding on. The subway brings everyone together.

#drawyourday #drawyourworld #drawyouradventures #drawyourdayswithsdb

Some pigeons in my sketchbooks over the years #drawyourday #drawyourworld #drawyouradventures

Layers and layers down under the Manhattan bridge. I wrote a post about finding beauty through drawing the grit and unexpected. Have you read it?
I don’t know who sees anything anymore here, but I still persevere with sharing the way that work

Brooklyn Heights is one of the best places to be on Halloween. So many adorable little costumes out this morning, and the houses are totally decked out—ghosts are everywhere 👻 It’s such a welcome burst of joy.

#drawyourday #drawyourworl

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