My middle son. Gouache on paper. 
Boys will Be
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Oscar
My little man-child. He has such a serious face sometimes. And, Oh! that hair! 
Once again, cheap old washable kid’s markers prove to be a lovely drawing medium.
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.
Grandma
During last weekend’s watercolor class I did a quick portrait of my Grandma, who hosted the class.
I’m really very pleased with it. Perhaps not so much how it looks aesthetically, (although I am rather pleased with that as well) but more because of what it means to me as a record of a place and time and a relationship. As long as I can remember, I have memories of painting with my Grandma. She has always been generous with her time and creativity. She taught me how to sew, china paint, make dolls and even let me try my hand at making lamp shades, finishing my shade after I lost interest halfway through. She has encouraged me in every artistic endeavor I have ever taken on.
To me, this portrait reminds me of the hundreds of hours spent with grandma, painting, eating, listening to music and talking about life, God and art, and to me, that is a precious thing. 
I love you Grandma.
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!
Grand
I saw this
old woman at the Dr.’s office when I took my son in for his check-up the other day. I studied her on the sly and painted this from memory.
Isn’t she grand!?
Cousins
Motherhood
My little boy is so beautiful. You should see the smile he discovered just two weeks ago. You should see those darling blue eyes. I want to share every precious little thing. But as it is, I’ve only gotten to draw him when he is asleep.
To see more drawings of my sleeping baby and other everyday doodles, check out my blog!
Celia Marie Baker 