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Vanessa pepin
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Bonjour/hi! I’m a senior freelance art director, graphic designer and oil painting enthusiast from Montreal, CA
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‘Portrait of Anna’ oil on linen, 9x12
My most recent piece done during the alla prima challenge with Arthur Gain
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Alla prima head study. Oil on linen, 9x12"

Only 5 Critique Spots left in my upcoming online painting workshop ✨ Link in bio
The Symbolist Poet (Portrait of Emile Nelligan)
Oil on linen, 12x16
Commissioned Portrait of Émile Nelligan, an iconic figure of Quebec Culture. The piece will soon be displayed in the lobby of Hôtel Nelligan in Montreal.
‘Ah ! comme la neige a neigé !
Ma vitre est un jardin de givre.’

‘Ah! how the snow has snowed! / My window is a garden of frost.’
To bury a friend, portrait done in loving memory of Twiggy 💙
Oil on linen, 9x12

#contemporaryart #allaprima #oilpainting #petportraitartist #petportraiture #artefex
My first finished commission. Maxime, oil on linen, 12x16
Portrait of Paul from the 2025 portrait painting bootcamp with @arthurgain.bsky.social
Same model painted 4 weeks apart alla prima. Still a lot of improvement to me made, but still happy with my progress!
Starting a master study!
Can't afford it at the moment, but if you do, I highly recommend it ! My feedback session with Arthur were incredibly helpful and insightful !
ONLY 4 SLOTS with CRITIQUES LEFT 😱
Early bird SALE ends this weekend 🎨

Portrait Painting Bootcamp 2025 - a six-week online workshop ✨ link in profile
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Charlotte, Painted in gouache using Zorn Palette
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Thank you so much, means a lot 😊. I’m very grateful for everything I learned with your teachings last year and what’s to come this year as well !
Portrait of Lily, oil on linen 14x18
In the wise words of Arthur Gain, a painting is never truly finished, just abandoned. I’m feeling ‘now’ might be the time!
Yay!! I’m so glad you did! Can’t wait to see our progress this year. Hands and clothing are quite the challenge, can’t wait to see what Arthur has in store for us 😊
Ahaha ! I can relate for sure. Had to skip the feedback tier unfortunately to stay in budget. But I progressed so much last year that the fomo would have been too strong if I didn’t join 🙃
Just joined the Portrait Painting Bootcamp 2025 with @arthurgain.bsky.social ! Progressed so much last year, can't wait to see this year's progress ! Join me :-)
bootcamp.allaprimaacademy.com/2025?affcode...
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Almost done! This one has a record breaking amount of cat hair though
First time painting from life !
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Lily making a comeback on the easel !