Recent anniversary reminded me of these drawings I did a while back. Still missing my big brother. Thankful for the hope of seeing him again in heaven.
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Family Portrait : The Leviens
Some friends of mine are pretty big Star Wars fans. I decided to celebrate the arrival of their most recent addition, a darling baby boy, by giving them a family portrait, Star Wars style. (I did ask ahead of time to make sure the husband wouldn’t be offended at being depicted as a Wookie. He wasn’t.)
I did the initial drawing in brown ink and used watercolor over top. I have to say, I’m really in love with Faber-Castell pitt atist pens. Great color and permanence, I never worry about bleeding when I watercolor on top of my line work. It’s nice.
Back to School!
This is the last of the doggie comics I will be doing for a while. I’ve really enjoyed providing the Pet Connection with these silly little doodles, but all good things must end.
Fair Warning
If you leave stuff at my house, it will get back to you. However, it may gain a personality in the process. 
Alistair: 3 months
I can’t believe he’s nearly 3 months old! Yesterday we put him in the little round play seat at my parent’s house and he seemed to really dig it. Thanks to ma and Janice for holding him while I finished this little portrait.
Stationary dreams
Over the new year I had a conversation with a good friend about my love for doing small personalized projects; cards, invitations, bookmarks, and such. Since that conversation I have begun to seriously consider pursuing that passion in earnest. I’ve done a lot of this type of work for myself and family or friends but to actually do it as a profession is a whole other story. I still have quite a bit of work to do, but its a dream…
Celebrating love, a day late.
Laundry Adventure
Some friends came to stay with us for a week over the new year. A few items remained behind when they left….this is their story.
My New Book: The Kid with the Red Juice Mustache!
Coming Soon!
It’s a brand new book! The Kid with the Red Juice Mustache! Full of great poems about life as a kid, ice cream trucks, haircuts and mischief making of every kind! Written by Erik Korhel and illustrated by Celia Marie Baker. The same creative team that brought you My Tooth Fell in My Soup! Published by Piecemeal Publishing. Due to be released at the end of January. You can pre-order your copy for $10 through Erik at piecemealpublishing.com.
Illustrated Portrait
This is a project I did recently for a client. The idea came from some illustrations I did when I was in Germany of women with castles on their heads and villages in their clothes. I thought it would be cool to use this whimsical technique to incorporate a person’s interests into their portrait. My client’s wife, whom I was doing the portrait of, just graduated from the University of Washington and is going to be consulting developing countries on their marine policies, this being a major part of her life it is the main theme of the portrait. She also adores her dog, and is from Kenya, so I included a mini portrait of her dog and adorned her with jewelry from Kenya.
Seth built a beautiful custom frame to go with the painting. I believe it was out of African Mohagony. I am really pleased with the end result!
Celia Marie Baker 
