Stealth Baby

A portrait of Little Serena aka #stealthbaby:

Baby in stripes

Babies are the easiest way for me to get back into painting after a break! Here's little Nev.

Goodbye to an old friend

The best dog in the universe passed away yesterday. Goodbye Pip, I'll miss you.

Corporate Portraits

Oh my, it's been a long time since my last post! Here are some portraits I recently completed for a corporate blog. They needed to work at a very small size as blogger avatars. I like how they turned out.

Renegade

A dog portrait of Renegade, commissioned by my brother as a Christmas present for his mother in law. Renegade passed away last year and is greatly missed.

JP and Karen get married

John Paul Morgan and Karen Martinez are getting married this weekend! In Colombia!

Sarah and the Watermelon

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

Wedding portrait

Here is a portrait I did for a friend who is getting married and wanted something special to give his fiancée. Congratulations Charles-André and Clairinda.

Captain Picard Day

Every year, Captain Picard day is celebrated on June 16th. I've been away, so this post is coming a bit late. Illustrator Rosemary Travale is running a week-long celebration blog in the captain's honor. Here is my entry:

She is still taking submissions, so hurry up and get yours in!

New Moleskine

Breaking in a new Moleskine watercolour notebook... it's a bit of a tradition to start it with a self portrait, and I hadn't done one since the drastic hair shortening!

Stabat Mater poster for the Cantata Singers of Ottawa

Here is a poster I created for a concert happening tomorrow night in Ottawa. A big thank you to model Jamie!

From the Cantata Singers website:

About the Concert - Our concert for Holy Week features two contrasting masterpieces by contemporaries Domenico Scarlatti and J.S. Bach (both born in 1685). Scarlatti's remarkable Stabat Mater, scored for ten independent voice parts, is an outstanding example of Italian polyphony, with melodic motifs and dissonances reminiscent of Monteverdi. Jesu Meine Freude is the greatest of Bach's six motets and represents the finest achievement of the German Baroque.

Thank You Project for Karin

Artist Jill Polsby organized a thank you project for "Different Strokes From Different Folks" organizer Karin Jurick. Here is my contribution.

Portrait Swap for Different Strokes

Different Strokes from Different folks: Year end Challenge - Portrait swap.

Baby portrait

Here is a baby portrait commissioned by a good friend for her boss. A real cutie!