There’s nothing more cynical than profiting off a mother’s instinct to protect her child—or exploiting people’s pain just to trap them in addiction. Latest for the New Republic on the dark secrets of J&J. #editorialillustration

Big news—I’m launching a quarterly newsletter! This is a new and exciting venture for me, and I’d love for you to be part of it. Think of it as a seasonal check-in, grounded in process, story, and growth. You can sign up via the link in my about page at deenasooteh.com.

Latest work for Bloomberg Businessweek! This one was a real challenge—not just in concept but in execution. #deenasooteh #deenasootehart #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration #editoriallustrator

Recycling is a good idea

Case study.

As a scholar sets out to find the stones where the settlers of Iceland made human sacrifices, a dormant volcano rouses...and other horrors might also be stirring. Next week. "The Shape of Stones" by @hildur.bsky.social Art by @deenasooteh.bsky.social Edited by Lindsey Hall

In light of recent cringe-worthy events, this feels like an oddly uplifting image to share—despite its darker nature. My latest for the NYT Horror column, illustrating February’s book review. I take fiction horror over our real life any day. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #bookillo

Palantir’s Call to Arms Is Also a Sales Pitch - a glimpse into our dark and dismal future, where technology shapes the battlefield. Tick, tick, tick… #deeansooteh #deenasootehillustration #deenasootehart#editorial #editorialillustration #techbomb  #svaawesome #svaalumni

AI in the workplace—I don’t know what to think of it… beginning of an end or another aka “tool”? Time will show I guess…. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialcover#ediotrialillustration #ai #aiintheworkplace #wsj #procreate#illustration #illustrator #illustrationartist

This was a fun chance to play with a more stylized approach and draw all things gooey and sticky. It also gave me a chance to reference FernGully: The last rainforest, one of my favorite films from the 90s. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration#newyorkermag #quickillustration

Delving into some wonderful nonfiction: Unstoppable John @patzmiller.bsky.social @purplehood.bsky.social Let’s Fly! #BarringtonIrving @chanastiefel.bsky.social #ShamarKnight-Justice One Day @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social #BenjaminPhillips Narwhal #CandaceFleming @deenasooteh.bsky.social

I wrote a short story that will be published on @reactorsff.bsky.social in March. And just LOOK at the gorgeous artwork they commissioned for it! It’s by @deenasooteh.bsky.social and it’s so beautiful 😭

Latest chilling horror books to read this January - book review illustration for the Times featuring Strange Picture by Uketsu, a labyrinthiane and multilayered horror mystery about a series of deaths. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration#bookillustrator #bookillustration

My second class of #5thgraders also voted in @melissastewart.bsky.social's #SibertSmackdown ahead of tomorrow's #alayma awards announcements. Their Sibert winner was NARWHAL by Candace Fleming & @deenasooteh.bsky.social ! #kidlit #booktok

2025 kicked off with expedited deadlines—and less than 24-hour deadline for this illo for Bloomberg News. Two years ago I sweared off such deadlines but I guess never say never. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration#illustrationartists #bloombergnews #svaalumni#svaawesome

Out and about on the cover of Arts & Leisure! A cover story about Johnny Carson and the darker sides of himself that most never saw. Had a blast diving into this color palette and exploring the person behind the TV persona. Thank you Jennifer for the trust!

Psychedelics and therapy. I got to tour the lab where these experiences happen and I can testify there are no black-light posters present. Art by @deenasooteh.bsky.social magazine.columbia.edu/article/magi...

Riding the waves of the stock market.🌊 Excited to share my latest illustration, along with my first attempt at animated elements, for Bloomberg Markets! #deenasooteh #deenasootehart #deensootehillustration #editorialillustrator #ediorialillustration #bloombergmarkets

Thrilled to share that my illustration is on the cover of the recent NYT Business section! #deenasooteh #deenasootehart #deenasootehillustrations #coverart #coverillustration #NYTBusiness #millennial #IllustrationArt #procreate #procreateart #digitalart #digitalillustration