H-E- triple hockey sticks

In honor of Father's Day, my co-worker Marcie asked if I could illustrate her three boys in a portrait!

She has older twins and a little boy. It was my first time drawing children (& twins!) but I think I captured their individuality really nicely.

Marcie and her husband are from Montreal, so naturally they are a big hockey family :)

I'm really pleased with the way it came out. I feel a lot more comfortable drawing from pictures now and I even see improvement from when I first started!

If you like what you see, you can check out my Etsy store and order your own personalized portrait!

-gabrielle.

emmy the great illustration

Hey hey! I'm super excited today because this week I responded to a Twitter callout via Amelia Gregory, who runs the fabulous illustration blog Amelia's Magazine.

This week she needed a few illustrations for some upcoming articles, and I jumped on the opportunity. She needed an illustration for an article about the singer Emmy the Great. I listened to her while drawing the portrait and I absolutely loved her! She's very folk-y and has a beautiful voice.

This is the illustration I created, using Micron pens & watercolors. I somehow completed it in one night! That's definitely the fastest thing I've ever done haha...

Check out the article here!

This week I'm also working on a custom portrait of my co-worker's 3 sons for father's day. I will be posting that soon!

Stay tuned! Have a great day :)

-gabrielle.

alex & angelo

Hey everyone! Long time no... blogging.

I hope you all had a fantastic long weekend/Memorial day! I was happy to have an extra day off so I could play in the sun all weekend! It was great.

Today I'm showing you another portrait of my friend Alex and her boyfriend Angelo. She was actually my first sale on Etsy since I added them to the shop!

She asked if I could include her little goldfish too, which I thought was so cute! They look like a happy little family, haha.

I also wanted to show you the framed version of Katie and Gary's portrait! It looks really nice and I can't wait to see where they put it!

Don't forget that Father's Day is just around the corner! 

Be sure to place your custom portrait orders soon! 

www.gabriellebrittney.etsy.com

-gabrielle.

katie & gary's portrait

Good afternoon! Did you enjoy your weekend? I definitely did... it was spent with my best friends from college (Maggie, Leah & Grace) for a surprise birthday party for my friend Katie!

Gary (Katie's boyfriend) successfully organized the whole night. First, we had drinks and dinner at Double O, and then ended the night at Shadow's for more drinks. It was a lot of fun, and best of all Katie was so surprised!

I drew Katie a portrait of her and Gary as her birthday present. They're a super cute couple and I'm so glad that they liked it! I gave it to her in a black frame with a white mat and it looked really awesome :)

Happy birthday Katie! I had so much fun with you (& our mums!) this weekend!

-gabrielle.

happy mother's day

Hello! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and a special Mother's Day (if you celebrate!)

I had a great weekend (which will have to be it's own post.) However, on Sunday I came home and hung out with my mum while she planted flowers...I just watched :)

Little did she know I was actually painting an illustration for her! And here it is!

She really loved it which made me super happy.

Here you go, Mommy! I love you so much <3 I hope you had a great Mother's Day :)

-gabrielle.

maggie and matt's portrait

Hey there!

I finished this piece a while ago but I forgot to share it... oops!

My college friend (and now co-worker!) Maggie and her boyfriend recently moved in together to their new apartment! I'm really happy for both of them, and as a house-warming present I drew their portraits!

I think they were both very pleased and I can't wait to visit their new abode and see it hung up!

Don't forget to visit my new Etsy shop where I am selling custom portraits!

Stay tuned for more updates :)

-gabrielle.

mother's day coupon code

Hey everyone!

Mother's day is just around the corner (May 8th!!)

Place your orders NOW for 30% off custom portraits!

Your mommy will love you :)

-gabrielle.

christy & louie

Hi everyone!

Here's a portrait I did of my best friend Christy and her little puppy Louie.

Christy has been my friend since 3rd grade and we've basically been inseparable ever since.

In middle school we would have sleepovers on Friday the 13th (we were very silly & strange...) The next one coming up is in May and we're planning on reading all our notes that we've collected throughout middle and high school. It's gonna be hilarious! I can't wait.

Christy also just got a puppy, Louie, and he's the cutest thing ever... he loves his little green sweater.

Click on the picture to visit my custom portrait shop... you can have one too!

-gabrielle.

josh & otto

Morning there! I hope you all had a wonderful (& hopefully long!) weekend.

I wanted to share a portrait I made for my brother a little while ago. It's of him and our dog Otto that recently passed away.

I thought it would be the perfect gift for him to remember the good times he had with Otto.

-gabrielle.

birthdays & weekend plans

It's Friday!!! I'm so glad it's the end of the week... I'm looking forward to a nice long 4 day weekend!!! This morning I woke up with a little cold, but I'm planning on drinking lots of tea and orange juice so I can enjoy the weekend.

To start off the long break, my friends and I are celebrating my wonderful friend Ritu's birthday tonight!!! We've been friends since first grade! We used to pretend we were Power Rangers when we would play during our recess... ooh, the good old days!

Here is the finished portrait I made for Ritu... she is such the party girl :)

Have a great weekend & happy Easter :)

-gabrielle.

portrait illustrations: me & matthew

Hello hello!

Here is something that I was working on all last week. It's a little illustration of Matthew and I!

(scroll down to read the exciting news!)

COMING SOON 

I will be revamping my Etsy website, which will include CUSTOM PORTRAITS!!!

You will be able to purchase these hand drawn pen and watercolor illustrations from my Etsy shop... all you will have to do is message me images of the people and the personalizations that you want to include, such as favorite clothes, hair, accessories, etc. and I will draw up your personalized portrait!

I'll be selling a range of options, such as single, couple, family, and can even include pets! These portraits will make the best gifts for those special people in your life :)

Check back later for more information and details... or follow my TWITTER for real-time updates :)

In the meantime, I will be posting examples that I have done for my family and friends so you can get an idea of the style they'll be in!

Have a happy Monday :)

-gabrielle.