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I haven’t shown progression on a piece in a while, so I thought I would share it with this small portrait – a drawing of two sisters. Each portrait allows for more learning and honing of my process. Just when I … Continue reading
Melody Starkweather
I often have clients inquiring about the best way to frame my drawings. My answer has always been to get a simple frame in black, white or a silver-toned metal (brushed is nice), with a white mat. Because my drawings … Continue reading
My dear friend was just married in February and I was more than honoured to be a part of the wedding party. I really wanted to give the couple a portrait of the themselves as a wedding gift. I figure, if … Continue reading
In the fall of 2015, I took on a couple of larger portrait commissions, which coincidentally came at the same time. One was a painting of a grandmother with her four grandkids – a 70th birthday gift. We initially agreed … Continue reading
I’ve been hard at work, with a little help from my friends, at relaunching my website. I won’t bore you with the details as to why I felt I needed to switch my site over and change things up, but … Continue reading
It’s been a long time since I flexed the old Art History muscles, but I do have a degree in the field, and it’s high time I do something with it (even if it’s just a silly blog post!) In no … Continue reading
Hello! Back in the summer, an old friend contacted me to inquire about having her cat painted. She had several photos she was looking at, but really loved this one: I believe I mentioned in my last post, this photo is … Continue reading
From the mouths of babes: “Santa was a little bit scary, but he’s a really nice guy.” Our wee Holly just turned TWO! Wow! Time sure does fly. I have actually been back to work on art, and I’m here … Continue reading
In short, yes! I have had a few commissions as of late, that have been drawn from, well, terrible photos. When a loved one has passed, sometimes all we have left is a couple of grainy snapshots. Or if the … Continue reading
Since I’m on a work hiatus of sorts, I thought I should give a shout-out to some talented and (currently) hard-working babes back in Toronto, April and Michele of Field Day Design. The three of us used to make collaborative … Continue reading