Sarah Ryan is an artist based outside Philadelphia.

She is fueled by ice cream and imagination, and inspired by comic books, vintage advertisements and fairy tales. Her favorite tools are mechanical pencils, watercolor, and gouache, and her work usually features animals, elements of fantasy, and a healthy amount of humor.

She has been creating archival prints, notecards, and accessories from her original illustrations since 2012.

She is heavily influenced by the celebrated Philadelphian illustrators who have come before her, especially the early 20th century artists, the Red Rose Girls: Jessie Wilcox Smith, Violet Oakley, and Elizabeth Shippen Green. Their soft colors and strong lines have inspired her own artistic style and voice.