Bésame

Exploring some brighter colors and playful patterns today on my new work, Bésame.

Friend Essentials, part 1

I've asked around a few artist and designer friends to allow me to illustrate their essentials. It's loads of fun for me, plus I am curious as to what people wear and use on a daily basis.

Here are a few I have come to illustrate so far (and counting!):

 Featuring my sister Fai, jewelry artist at Cosette

 Featuring illustrator Jaid Mathews

 And featuring graphic designer Stephanie Yiu.

More to come!
I am also interested in collaborating with all of you! Feel free to send me your essentials , I would love to illustrate them!

DAILY ESSENTIALS

I'm starting an illustration series for "DAILY ESSENTIALS" to record some outfits and essentials I have been collaborating each day. This is quite entertaining for me, I am having a blast coming up with these illustrations!

This is the contribution for June.13.2013

These are some things I personally own + some items I look forward to getting in the future! [Well, in this illus, the only things I don't have are the sandals and that cup of yummy cappucino!]

I am also interested in illustrating other ladies' (or gents') outfits! So if you like, feel free to make any requests of the illus for your daily essentials. I'd be more than happy to illustrate them!

It's Me!

I have always been too shy to post my own picture up on my blog. But after spending the day with my sweet sweet friend and wonderful photographer Christine Lim, I would love to proudly share the photos she took of me :)

 

Christine kindly took my photographs while we were out having coffee at Lit Espresso Bar in Toronto. It was a nice afternoon spending time with Christine and her cute baby! I am so honored to have such nice pictures taken! Thank you for making me look so lovely! ♥♥♥

View more photos Christine took of me here. Also, please visit her website to view her work!

daydream.

One of the persons I admire once wrote "Whenever you daydream, there births a seed that has yet to be planted." (--Bundit Ungrangsee) I have to agree! Whenever I daydream (or actually dream-dream) I often get new inspiration to paint or create something new! Therefore, here is my new dreamy, daydream, dream-like inspired piece!

P.S.- I've made tiny updates on my website. Please check it out!!! Have a lovely weekend! 

Geometric Limbs

I had a lot of fun working on these quick, graphic design inspired illustrations. The idea of mixing organic and geometric elements are incredibly appealing to me. Plus! I love pastel tones! Here are Diamond, Triangle and Octagon Geometric Limbs!

wordplay

Last week, as I was digging through my old sketches from college, I stumbled upon one memorable little sketch. One of the topics I had to do for my illustration assignment was wordplay. It was so much fun but at the same time quite challenging. I immediately got an idea to illustrate a wordplay piece, literally!!

Boy, oh boy!

If you are a subway or a transit rider, you encounter hundreds of people per day. It wouldn't be fair to judge a book by its cover (in this case, guys...) but as an illustrator, I find it fun to sketch up people I encounter briefly each day. Although I have no idea what they're like, but just based on looking, it gives me ideas of what they do...or who they are (that might not be the case at all though! ^_^)

These are some guys I found interesting to sketch in the subway in the past few weeks...

Sulky Sunday...(though it's a Monday)

Today is Canada's Family Day. To a person like me who lives far far away from her own family, misses them (very much so!)

As I flipped through my summer sketchbook, I happened to see a quick drawing I did of my dog's. To me, my dog is like my baby sister (from another mother!) I thought it'd be cute to share this little illustration of my dog's sulky face one Sunday afternoon when I went for a visit.

Funky / Feminine

Bonjour!

Here's my new fashion illustration, Funky / Feminine.
What's more of your style? Are you the funky type or the feminine type?

( I'm neither...^__^ )
 

I like big mutts and I cannot lie!

Last week I accidentally happen to hear Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". ( Don't ask me how because I don't even remember where I heard it!! ) But funny enough, I got the idea for this illustration, I like big mutts and I cannot lie!

As I was doing research on mixed breed dogs, there are many funny names given to these mutt breeds: Multi-Poo, Peek-a-Poo, Boxador, Gerberian Shepsky...people are so creative!

Plant & Grow.

Around winter, it's not easy for me to maintain my plants and flowers. One thing I'm sure of is that it's a lot easier to draw them! :)

Illustration Portraits

I did these a while back but I wanted to share some of the illustration portraits I drew for family and friends!!

 This was a Christmas present for my lovely sister, brother in law, and Cocoa!!

And this was a wedding present for my sweet friend (who is also my wonderful yoga teacher) and her husband!

I really enjoy painting illustration portraits for those I love! It certainly feels great to see their happy faces when they receive them too!

Tea for Two & Two for Tea

I love painting with themes from song titles! Plus...I love tea! This time, my illustration is based from the song Tea for Two by Doris Day.

What kind of tea do you think are in their teacups?

WEBSITE UPDATED!!

All new fernchoonet.com updated!
Please visit my website for new layout designs and new illustrations!
www.fernchoonet.com

Soon!

I don't have any new illustration updates :( .....BUT I am working on the new designs of my website!
Please check back soon! I think it's gonna look great!

Happy New Year 2013!

The new year is upon us!

2012 has treated me very kindly. I made a lot of good memories as well as mistakes. Most importantly, I've made a couple of really important decisions :) I look forward to many wonderful years ahead for me.

Thank you great people who have been around to lend me love and support. I'm very lucky! I appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart. You fill my life with happiness and positivity.

Let the good times "slither"! (Pun intended for this year of the snake!)

Happy (almost) New Year!

Hi there :)
2012 is coming to an end!
What have you done this year, and what are your plans for the following?

I am a person that regularly does resolutions throughout the year.
Once I accomplish them...I cross them out.
It's kind of fun for me to do this actually.

I have random resolutions from the biggest and most important ones, to the smallest and silliest ones.

What are your random resolutions? Here are some of mine...

Shy.

Are you shy? I am sometimes...

I had a lot of fun coming up with the concept and working on this piece!
Enjoy and Happy Weekend!

I melt with you.

50 First Dates is one of my most favorite movies of all time. It's so funny and quirky cute! Plus, I've been a fan of the Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore combo since The Wedding Singer.

After listening to some of the film's soundtracks, Jason Mraz's cover of I Melt with You inspired me to draw this illustration. :) It's a different kind of melt, but...oh well!