by Ona Christie | Feb 12, 2015 | Angels, Child portraits, Drawings, Figure drawing, Portraits
Just a page from my sketchbook: Sketched from snapshot of a friend’s new baby. She is precious! I have started to add an angel to the right and have the feeling more will show up. If they do, I’ll repost with angels (and scan it properly,...
by Ona Christie | Feb 9, 2015 | Art studio, Child portraits, Pet portraits, Portraits, Watercolor
Just finished this child/pet double portrait commissioned by a lovely lady in Marquette MI. The little boy, Gunner, is her first grandchild, who loves the family dog, Russ, very much. (And the feeling is obviously mutual!) But what I loved was Gunner’s...
by Ona Christie | Sep 9, 2011 | Digital image, Faerie portraits, Illustration, Photoshop, Portraits
This fairy painting (Photoshop illustration) started as a doodle while on a phone call. I didn’t really finish it but learned a lot so I got what I wanted out of the piece. Haven’t shown it to my daughter yet. She’s something of a fairy fan. She...
by Ona Christie | Sep 6, 2011 | Digital image, Illustration, Photoshop
Don’t you love having the excuse to buy something you’ve been lusting after? I’ve been wanting a graphics tablet and digital pen ever since I realized there was such a thing. (About 2 years I think. Yes, I’m from Mars.) As I mentioned in my...
by Ona Christie | Jun 14, 2010 | Art studio, Child portraits, Drawings, Faerie portraits, Portraits
For some reason I’ve been wanting to portray my kids as elves for some time now, and finally indulged! I’m working on a watercolor now of my son in the same pose. It’s nice that they’re old enough now to sit still for a little bit, but...
