GCN 2012 Conference

In the meandering journeys of this life of mine, I have come upon an amazing ministry / organization that I believe in, whole-heartedly. So to say I am thrilled to have been able to design some of this year's conference materials, is putting it lightly. It is called GCN, or the Gay Christian Network, headed up by Justin Lee.

I have to be honest, I have not yet been to a GCN conference, but I would love for Tams and I to attend this one - in Orlando, January 2012! To find out more, click on the image above - which is this year's theme. Keep on shining your light, GCN! I am cheering you on, all the way.

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!]

Painted panda.

Fiddling around in Flash, trying to paint like I am in Photoshop. 'Tis tricky, but always fun to try new things in a totally different style than my usual....

Cheese please?

Aww... he had no idea.

Yesterday we were outside and a little woodpecker did this next door to our house. Tee-hee.

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 :)

Flickr.... finally.

I caved and joined yet another online social media...thingie. Click on the logo to peruse my visualness.

And yet....I am continuing to resist Twitter!!

Love to Cora.

A good friend of ours just had a precious little girl this week who was born with a hole in her heart. Today she is having open heart surgery, and we are sending our prayers and love to her!!

Dancing a jig.

I had some time waiting for more approved designs here at work today, so I just started sketching in Flash and this little dancing alien showed himself. Little varmint.

Go dance yerself a jig today!

Fest Flipping Forty!

Last week, "Tah-Dah" made it into its' 40th film festival. Wowieeee!
Since I started working full-time, things have been rather busy, but I am working on a commissioned painting right now, and have a bazillion idears for personal things.... so I will be posting soon! Stay tooned :)

The K-King's Sp-Speech.

By making "pun" of the title of this film, I am in no way making fun of the subject matter. I absolutely loved this film, and the relationship that develops between Lionel Logue and The King. I am fascinated by true stories, and especially when those stories can encourage and teach us all a little something about not giving up.

The Oscars are a favorite time of year for me -- so this year I am gonna attempt to sketch my interpretations of the top 10 Best Picture noms.

1 down, 9 to go!

Craft paper flux capacitor.

I love digital design as much as the next dudette, but today I had a hankering to get out my scissors, glue stick, and imagination - and just GO! So of course, I turned to Marty and Doc for inspiration.

It was an experiment, but me had the fun. I was proud to not use Photoshop for once! Looking forward to trying more of these, but working more on the colour scheme next time before I get cutting!

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.

Sugarplums.

I was commissioned to paint a special Christmas gift for an adorable little girl this year. The only thing I had to go on were the colours in her room, and the fact that they called her "Sugarplum". Here's what I came up with!

The quick character design:

The finished painting; acrylic on 18" x 20" canvas.

At Christmas, love is all around.

"Across the years, I will walk with you in deep green forests and shores of sand, and when our time on earth is through, in heaven too, I will hold your hand. xoxo"



About a week ago, I found this amazing quote whilst on my searches through the neverending net. It immediately made me think of the amazing woman in my life that I will marry in five short months, and how much she truly means to me.

So, of course, I thought of designing a painting around this quote and surprising her for Christmas. I could only work on it while she was at work, and made sure to clean up all my painting jazz every day before she got home, so she would be none the wiser! I designed it around our bedroom colours, so it could hang above our bed. All the text took me quite a while to paint, but I was very happy to finish in time!! I think it was a success...see pics for proof. :)

The final painting; 12" x 36", acrylic on canvas.

I am in awe at the blessings in my life.
Merry Christmas to one and all!

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 :)

Durango & Seattle, it's fest #36 & 37!

The number of fests "Tah-Dah" has been accepted and/or invited to is reaching 40, and I seriously cannot believe it. It will be playing in Seattle in Jan/Feb 2011, and in Colorado in March 2011. Click on the logos above to read more about #36 & 37!

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!