Cheryl Thuesday

“It would be an honor to introduce visual expressions that better represents the Black LGBTQ community on a broader scale.”

Meet Cheryl

Cheryl Thuesday (also known as “Ras”) is an illustrator originally from South London, England. At an early age, her family moved to the United States and settled in a small town in New Jersey. Later, she attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she learned to marry fine arts with commercial artistry. Her Caribbean and Asian heritage influences her color choices throughout her illustrations. She has created artwork for companies and publications including the New York Times, NPR, Hewlett-Packard, and others.

Her commission for Adobe Stock is inspired by the Identity and Gender creative brief, and her perspective on stable and healthy relationships. “When it comes to illustrations of LGBTQ families and the older generation, there is not much,” she says. “I am a Black lesbian who is getting married and potentially would like to start a family. These illustrations would be a testament of my journey and others who are either on that path or have already started the process.”

| rasillustration.com