A sign for Nu Ventures Hair 456-4444

This is a sign I did for Nu Ventures Hair at their new location on 12515 Stony Plain Rd NW NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada. A cozy atmosphere.

Good luck in your new location Marta!

CFR window paintings for Corus Entertainment Inc. (radio) in Edmonton

I had a great time, once again, painting windows at Corus Entertainment (The building that houses CISN, JOE FM, CHED and COOL 880).
It's nice receiving a "hello!" from radio personalities. It's always nice to be able to put a face to the voices that I hear on the radio all the time.

Mike McGuire from CISN had me on the radio twice while I was painting the window of his sound booth! He suggested I mention how to get in touch with me if someone wanted some window painting done. I was thrilled to have the chance to promote the window painting part of my art.
THANK YOU MIKE for giving me that opportunity! I am presently doing a cartoon of him as an official thank you . . . look for it on my blog soon . . . or on the Mike McGuire blog!

CARICATURES FOR GIFTS - CARICATURES DONE AT COMPANY FUNCTIONS/PARTIES

CHARACTER CARTOONS

Laurel Hawkswell, a colour Character Cartoon


a Laurel Hawkswell Character Cartoon

Charater Cartoons are simpler than charactures. Slick and great for reproduction on business cards
and other advertising. And also . . . unique!


CARICATURES FOR GIFTS - CARICATURES DONE AT COMPANY FUNCTIONS/PARTIES

Laurel Hawkswell, a Characture

Caricatures are a great, unique gift.
I can also do caricatures at company functions or parties.
Contact me for more information.
(send me an email )

Paintings - Nature's four seasons at John Jansen Nature Centre

Spring by Laurel Hawkswell

Summer by Laurel Hawkswell

Autumn by Laurel Hawkswell

Winter by Laurel Hawkswell

Creating Caricatures Sept 30 12-4 PM

I will be at the John Janzen Nature Centre Sunday Sept 30, 2007 [Free Admission Day] creating Caricatures for guests.

Painting on bedroom wall for a little girl!

This was for a little girl's room who loves Tinkerbell.
Who doesn't love Tinkerbell?!

Don't forget I'll be at Framestudio Sat Sept 29 [2-4 PM.]

send me an email re: a painting/project for Christmas or other art project(s).

Painting on-site at Framestudio open-house

Hi, I will be on-site painting at the Framestudio Customer Appreciation Day, on Saturday [September 29, 2007 between 2:00 - 4:00 PM.]

How to find Framestudio

Turn-off Anthony Henday at the West Edmonton Mall exit (87 Ave),

Framestudio is located in the strip-mall on your left after the Christian Reformed Churches (Covenant)

Turn left/north at the Mac’s Convenience Gas/Store

Please drop-in and talk to me about a painting/project for Christmas (or send me an email )

come in for Framing and Painting

Laurel Hawkswell

Window Vinyl Art at the Great 88

The Great 88 at South Edmonton Common in Edmonton has been open a couple months.

The store owners, Dan and Antonia, found that their store front needed more pizzaz and wanted people to know what
The Great 88 was all about from the parking lot. They came up with phrases that best described their store and I came
up with images to go along with some of them. Pictured here is a BEFORE shot and some AFTER shots. The cartoon
images add interest and using the white vinyl will really make them stand out, especially on sunny days. These photos
were taken on a partially cloudy day.

The Great 88 carries thousands of items under $1.00 . . . . better than a dollar store!
Please visit Antonia and Dan's Great 88, they are good people.

in the fall and winter I'll enjoy the warm colours in this painting

My Original painting .....

......? cover with texturizer

Close-up of texturizer. Cool stuff!? It was fun gooping it on.

..... paint till you can't see the tulips anymore and you've got a different look!

I'm going to hang this new paintingabout 6 inches higher but here it is. Who knows if I'll be putting on more paint here and there every once in awhile.?

When I asked my son what he thought of it he said, "What's it supposed to be? It's kinda weird Mom."

I guess he's a bit too used to seeing my very detailed, realistic paintings.

I think that's why I like this one (for now) because it's different and for the fall and winter I'll enjoy the warm colours in it.?

Laurel Hawkswell

Painting of "Tulips ready to Bloom" for Sale

When I was taking photos of a bunch of tulips to do a commissioned painting, I took approximately 60 - 70 photos of the colour of tulips she chose until I came up with two photos where I loved the composition. Susan chose the photo where the flowers were wide open, looking very summer-ish. I knew that at some point I wanted to paint the other photo.

I wanted a painting to take with me on the train to Jasper, being part of the ARTIST ON RAILS promotion. I didn't manage to get it finished before hand but was able to bring it along with me to work on when I wasn't busy drawing caricatures. Had just a bit left to do on it when I got back. Yup, it's done.

It looks great on my mantel but as usual, since I picked art as my living, I must put it up for sale.
If you're interested, you can borrow it to see if it fits in your home well. Until then, I will simply enjoy it till it has a new home!

The size is 24 inches X 30 inches. For sale for $400.
The colour in this photo of the painting is pretty close to being the painting's true colours. Love our new camera!

Caricature of Laurel in Jasper

I just got back from doing caricatures as one of the artists with ARTISTS ON RAILS. This is my second summer participating in the event and I hope to be invited back! I did caricatures on the VIA train from Edmonton to Jasper and back a couple days later. I stayed at The Sawridge Hotel in Jasper doing caricatures and painting in their lobby. I tried to "work" as much as I could and was tired at the end of the day but had a great time chatting with people as I drew them or as they stopped to talk. I met a lot of nice people visiting Jasper and Canada from around the world as well as great staff on VIA and at the Sawridge.

A big thank you to Marianne Garrah, the woman who came up with the idea of ARTISTS ON RAILS for Alberta artists. Marianne
is passionate about art and keeping the wildlife in Jasper from becoming extinct - please look up one of her other projects called TuktuPrayers - and travelling art exhibit of caribou art.

Lemurs at Edmonton's Valley Zoo, Edmonton Alberta Canada

Valley Zoo Development Society

Fort McMurray Realtors Logo

Tuktu Prayer logo

A design done for Caribou Extinction Awareness. Tuktu Prayers has an exhibit touring with wildlife art.

A thank you to Marianne in Jasper for coming up with the idea and asking me to draw it.

Tulips that go "WOW"

Another painting that has found a happy home with Susan and Johnathan.

It is 3 feet by 4 feet and makes a big impact in their living room.

This is a painting for those who love colour!

Once again a bit sad to see it leave my house to go to another but you can't beat the feeling when someone is pleased with what you've done for them.

Artist on Rails - Year 3

I will be a feature artist on the third annual Artist on Rails. On VIA August 23rd Edmonton-to-Jasper | August 25th Jasper-to-Edmonton Alberta Canada.

Mural in subway tunnels - Downtown Edmonton

My latest mural is in a walkway between Chancery Hall and Century Place in downtown Edmonton Alberta.
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This will mainly be seen by City of Edmonton employees who go back-and-forth between these buildings or to the LRT and the pedways.
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The main building in the mural is Chancery Hall with Century Place in the background. The trees and canopies depict any one of the many festivals that take place across the street in Sir Winston Churchill Square.
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This is a bit of a different style for me - which I enjoyed.
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The apple green really livens up the area.

Daisy Painting for sale

[double-click] painting to enlarge
This painting is a acrylic on canvas - 22" * 28",
leave a comment, or
send me an e-mail if you would like this say hi Laurel
(buy this painting or commission another of your choice - see more examples below...)

Paintings for Yuk Yuk's Edmonton

Yuk Yuk's Stand-up Comedy in the Londonderry Mall, ground level, on the northeast corner 6606 137th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.

Portrait delivered as a gift this Christmas