Lori Joy Smith: Illustration & Art

2 new custom fabric pieces

  I just finished these 2 portraits for Romina in Toronto, who is a good good friend of my dear sweet friend Mo. Romina found out about my work in a round-about way and was surprised to find out I was friends with her best friend. When I sent these pictures to Romina, she told me [...]

Charlie and the Bean.

  I just finished up these 2 custom pieces. The top one is for a little guy ‘s family I’ve done portraits of before. You can see the one I did of  his parents here. The fabric piece is for a couple who recently moved to Chicago. I have them in front of Cloud Gate  (also [...]

New work

Between illustration jobs and custom portraits I find it fun every once in a while to just play around and do something just for fun’s sake. Here are a couple of fabric pieces I just finished up.

New Barns, new week

Some new barns. I tried some fabric barns for the first time.  

in my studio, part 2

I’ve had some company… I’ve been revisiting old work… and trying new things. All that studio time is having an effect on little Ila, who tells me she wants to be an “art-tast” when she grows up  (and also a puppy!).  

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