Outfitted Week 6

Outfitted: week 6, Watercolour on Canson paper

Phoning this one in from my family home in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. It's a little rushed, and I am not completely satisfied with the face and skirt. Working away from the studio is hard!

vintage hat, necklace, and silk blouse: boutique encore, an initiative of the lennoxville & district women's centre

belt: vintage, thrifted

skirt: borrowed from my sister emily, who also took the photos this week

sandals: steve madden

Ode to Music

Here is a choir poster piece for a concert happening November 22, the name day of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians.

Outfitted Week 5

Outfitted: week 5, 9" x 8" Watercolour on Canson paper

A very vintage Outfitted this week! Many thanks to Craig for taking all of my reference photos for me.

yellow rose shirt-dress: vintage, passed down from my great aunt eunice

purse: vintage, a christmas gift from my friend jess

shoes: vintage from the st. lawrence sunday antique market

silver fox bracelet (also shown below) and ring: handcrafted by me in a nanopod studio 8 week metal and glass course

Cantata Singers 2010-2011 brochure

Here is a new choir illustration for the Cantata Singers of Ottawa season brochure. This is the third piece in a series of brochures for the choir that is done in this style. They make a nice triptych!

Bluebird

A tiny sketch from a tacky little still-life... I almost didn't scan this one. I found this bluebird egg cup at the St. Lawrence Sunday antique market.

Outfitted Week 4

Outfitted: week 4, 11.5" x 13" Watercolour on Canson paper

The Leslie Spit is one of my favourite places to be in August in Toronto. 10 minutes on a bike and I feel like I have left the city. The yellow tansy flowers make the air smell of honey, and the crickets drown out any traffic sounds from the city.

cardigan: charm joah from doll factory by damzels

chrysanthemum camisole: vintage from gadabout

jeans: yoga jeans from max's wholesale (queen and pape, toronto)

shoes: nicole from winners

earrings: the lola collection (found via modish)

Sarah and the Watermelon

Here is a quick sketch from one of the photos I took during our visit with Sarah in Paris.

Outfitted

Outfitted: week 3, 11.5" x 13" Watercolour on Canson paper

August always means time in the sun on the beaches of the Toronto Islands! The water was superb last weekend, though the wee red ants were out in full force. I am still itchy!

bikini top: elladora, from nathalie-roze & co.

shorts: snoflake, from the toronto clothing show

sun glasses: vintage, from pomegranate (naisi's), a fabulous antique store in North Hatley, Quebec

sandals: steve madden