Welcome to Charmed by Christine Portraits

Hi! My name is Christine Norman and I specialize in producing realistic People and Pet Portraits.

I hope you enjoy viewing my artwork and will be back to visit again soon!

If you'd like to order an original portrait of your own, or to give to that special someone, please contact me via the Contact Me link to the right of this page or by phone at (709) 730-0906.

Slideshow of My Recent Work

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Casey & Bella


And yet another...

Casey is a Shih Tzu and Bella is a Ruby Cavalier. Their owner was the winner of the $500 portrait from the Wedding Show earlier this year.

LOVE their eyes!!!

Casey & Bella
11x14" Graphite on Bristol paper



Casey

Bella


Lucky

It's been a while since I posted on here! Wow! Time sure does fly. Anyway, I've been working on a couple of portraits. This is Lucky, a terrier-cross. Such an adorable picture. He passed away recently and his portrait was commissioned as a gift to his "mom."

Lucky
Graphite & Coloured Pencil


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Yellow Lab in a Swimming Pool

Well, it's been a long time in coming, but I've finally completed a portrait of Jack! I started off with the idea of painting his portrait using Acrylic, but the photograph just wasn't working out for me.

He was posed in front of a white rabbit... yes, a white rabbit. His light coloured fur blended right into the background so I couldn't get much of an idea of where he ended and the bunny began.

Asking his "mama" for another photograph made me change directions completely. The picture of him in his blue kiddy pool was just too tempting to ignore. Take a look and see what you think!

Jack - Pencil and coloured pencil

Original photo



Tuesday, March 6, 2012

*** EASTER SPECIAL!!! ***

*** Charmed by Christine Portraits ***

That's right! I'm offering, for a limited time, a 20% discount on all portraits booked (including a down payment) by the end of April. 

Portraits do not have to be completed by that date, but MUST be BOOKED by April 30th to get this really great deal.

Happy Easter!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Preview the 2012 Calendar

CLICK on the LINK below:

2012 Charmed by Christine Portraits CALENDAR

This gorgeous calendar is available for $20. There are only a couple of them left, so if you're interested, don't delay. Yes, it's March... so what?! Art is eternal, isn't it? lol... :D

My "plan" is to include my 2012 portraits in a calendar for 2013!! If you want a calendar with only "your" portrait at the top, you'll have to let me know so that I can arrange for the portrait to be scanned for printing purposes.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Charmed by Christine Portraits 2012 CALENDAR coming soon!

I'm putting out a 2012 Charmed by Christine Portraits Calendar, available here and on Facebook, or through my e-mail. The cost will be $30.oo.

I've just ordered a handful of them and am expecting them to arrive sometime in the next week. My plan is to take a photo of the pages and post them in a slideshow on this Blog. You'll be able to get a look at it and decide how many you want to order! lol... (I'm only half kidding)


Yes, I know it's a bit delayed, but it's a beautiful calendar, and I'm sure you'll enjoy having it on your wall. It's not going to be available for very long, as it is nearly the end of January, but if a special request came in later in the year I'll oblige you by ordering it, but it will have to reflect the higher cost of ordering it in ones and twos. 

Next year's calendar will be put out earlier, and I'll be taking orders ahead of time. The 2013 Calendar will feature portraits done throughout 2012! If you're one of my customers, please keep that in mind for gift-giving ideas! 

As they are going to include Christmas portraits, they will not be available until just after Christmas. My apologies, but that's the way it is in this business!

I'm considering other ideas featuring my artwork, so if something comes along that piques your interest and you'd like me to consider it, PLEASE contact me! I'd love to hear your ideas. I'm thinking about selling reproductions of some of my own pieces, and I'd like to hear which ones are your favourites!

I'm hoping to get involved with the very popular Etsie store this year, and I'm not sure what that's going to be like. Any input from my fans would be appreciated.

Don't be shy. Contact me, either by commenting below, or e-mailing me directly. 

~ Christine

Brand New Look!!!

You can now view my body of work using the Slideshow at the top of this Blog! 

The Contact Me button is easily positioned at the right-hand side of the screen, which is where it STAYS no matter WHERE you look!

If you want to find out a bit about me, you can still do so by peeking at the "About me" section on the right... or not!

I'm hoping to make further upgrades to my Blog over the next months.

Cheers!
~ Christine