Portraits of Canadian Writers
In addition to mentoring and teaching, and finishing my new novel and writing short stories, my fun Covid project has been painting some incredible Canadian writers. I've always loved to draw and paint, but like everything else, there isn't always time, and for a long time I'd convinced myself that if I couldn't finish something it was better not to start, but I missed it. It's been so much fun combining two passions like this. (I used acrylic paint and canvas board or paper)
It's been such a pleasure and a joy to do.
Here are some of them.
Madeleine Thien
Omar El Akkad
Gary Barwin
Alissa York
Lee Maracle
Chris Bailey
Rawi Hage
Waubeshig Rice
Sigal Samuel
Sheniz Janmohamed
Pasha Malla
Elyse Friedman
Cedar Bowers and Michael Christie
Kris Bertin
Naben Ruthnum
Kevin Hardcastle
Michael Winter
Kathleen Winter
Farzana Doctor
Leesa Dean
Canisia Lubrin
Katherena Vermette
Miriam Toews
Heather O'Neill
Zoe Whittall
Lynn Crosbie
Rebecca Rosenblum
Elisabeth de Mariaffi
Danny Ramadan
Jen Sook Fong Lee
Ivan Coyote
Mona Awad
Megan Gail Coles
Adele Barclay
Grace O'Connell
Elee Kraljii Gardiner
Emily Schultz
Catherine Hernandez
Charlie Petch
Meaghan Strimas
Klara Du Plessis
Casey Plett
Alicia Elliot
Ayelet Tsabari
Shashi Bhat
Saleema Nawaz
Amanda Leduc
Jenny Hei Jin Wills
Jacqueline Valencia
Carleigh Baker
Catherine Bush
Vivek Shraya
Sidura Ludwig
Jael Richardson
Kathy Friedman
Alix Ohlin
Lindsay Zier-Vogel
Bianca Marais
Emily Pohl-Weary
Michelle Berry
Heather Wood
Amy Jones
Alison Pick
Tea Mutonji
Kamal Al Solaylee
Liz Howard
Jessica Westhead
Michelle Butler Hallett
Carrianne Leung
Charlotte Gill
Ann YK Choi
Becky Blake
Jowita Bydlowska
Scaachi Koul
Lisa de Nikolits
Kagiso Lesego Molope
Melanie Mah
Dina Del Bucchia
Cherie Dimaline
Eden Robinson
Dionne Brand
Diane Schoemperlen
Alix Hawley
Self Portrait (Danila Botha)
