Love en Pariee!

I was commissioned to do a painting as a wedding gift for a couple who live in Poland, but they fell in love in Paris. One of the pics I used as a reference for them, was them sharing a Canada Dry gingerale. I was informed they recieved the painting this past weekend for their wedding, and they loved it! Yay for love and painting!

Poncho = cape.

Another great line [which turned into a drawring] from one o' my favs, "Modern Family", back in Season 1. Gloria is talking to Jay about Manny wanting to wear his poncho to school, and she says to him "A poncho is just a cape that goes all the way around!"

[Insert loud chuckle here!]

Best eavestrougher in the West. Or--central.

My dad owns his own eavestroughing bi'ness back in Winnipeg called "Quality Eavestroughing" - and it surely is! He is a major perfectionist, and is amazing at all he does. So after over 35 years of doing amazing work, he finally got voted best eavestroughing business for 2011! I decided to caricature him and his award for the occasion.

When I showed this to my dad, he laughed for over 5 minutes. His safari hat and signature yellow suspenders made this look just like him! If you knew him, you'd see it :)

Go dad!

One week Sunday!!!

It's been a long and winding, yet beautiful, journey with the one I truly love with my entire being by my side. To be her wife will to make me the happiest, most fulfilled and thankful woman in the world. I can't wait to wake up every morning and look at that ring on my finger. I am humbled and in awe of all that real love can do :)

Bowling mishaps.

So, myself and a few friends decided we should go good old-fashioned bowling last Friday - with REAL pins and balls, not just on the Wii! So we ventured out, donned a fresh pair of glowing bowling shoes, and got our 10-pin on!

However, not everyone knew that my middle name was "Gimpy". Yes, Stacey Gimpy Chomiak, that is me! I did my first frame fine, threw the ball down the alley or whatever it's called, but for SOME reason, the next frame, I COMPLETELY forgot how to bowl!

I kept grasping the ball with only 2 fingers, and every time I went to throw it, it just fell out of my hand! Then I topped myself - I accidentally hurled it backwards into the path of this elderly gentleman in the alley next to us... all the while my 3 friends behind me were scared for their lives and YET laughing their heads off!! Tams then yelled "STACE, put your THUMB in the HOLE!!"

Oh. Right. I knew it felt wrong!

I couldn't resist sketching the moment.

I am very glad I could provide a good portion of the entertainment :)
Onto the next adventure! Thanks for a good time Gals!

"Lily, I'm gonna break the windddooooowwww!!"

ABC's "Modern Family" is, in my opinion, one of the funniest shows currently on TV right now. Not often does a show make you literally laugh out loud - and this one does in every episode! Each character is so well developed - and stinkin' hilarious. I was lucky enough to get the first season on DVD for Christmas, and watching some of the episodes again inspired me to start a series of sketches based on some of the memorable scenes.

This one is one of my favorites, from Season 1, Episode 2 "Run For Your Wife".

If you know the show, I hope you appreciate the sketch!!

I can't wait to do more!! Stay tuned.

Fraaa-geee-laaayy...!

Here's the second part of the cast of characters from "A Christmas Story" - what fun I had designin' and colourin' these guys up!


Merry Merry Happy Happy Christmas to one and all :)

I triple-dog dare you!

Doing caricatures from Xmas movies just got a lot funner. Yes, funner. Here is the first half of the "A Christmas Story" cast, all coloured and in their fashion. See below for an enlarged version of each character; Ralphie is shown in the previous post. More coloured leg lamp fun to come!

Ralphie, now in Technicolor!

As I said, I have the whole cast inked and am in the process of adding color to them all, but here is Ralphie, avec color!

"You'll shoot yer eye out!" SNEAKPEEK

I love Christmas. And I love to draw. Soooooo why not combine them, you say??? Exaaaaaaactly. This morning I put on "A Christmas Story" and was inspired immediately. The clever dialog, the retro-ish outfits, and the Christmas appeal - 3 for 3.

I ended up doing a caricature of most of the cast, but I just finished inking them, and won't finish them complete with colour tonight.... so I am putting up a sneak peek. Here's Ralphie, roughly inked, sans colour.

Stay tuned for the final with the rest of the cast!
Happy Christmas!

Paintings for the kidlets!

Further to a post a while ago, about designing some paintings for kidlets.... here are how the finals turned out! What fun; I'd love to do more like these. And the best part - the kids loved 'em! That's means the most to moi :)

12" x 24"; acrylic on canvas.

16" x 16"; acrylic on canvas.

11" x 14"; acrylic on canvas.

Git the beads - Mardi Gras caricatures!

Here are the highlights from two days of caricatures I did at the Convention Centre here in Winnipeg for their Mardi Gras celebration - what a fun time!













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