About Felicia Dawn, the Artist: A Proud Mother’s Point of View

Where do I begin to tell you about my daughter Felicia Dawn, the artist?

Dawn, for instance, took an early lead at being an artist. If memory serves me right, she began creating things when she was about 3 years of age, she would disappear in her room and “draw pictures for Mommy”, and by six or seven she was winning prizes with her art work. The first one, I remember, was a contest with the Toronto Star, they asked for Christmas card designs. Hers was chosen over hundreds of entrants, and her card was printed in the paper, plus the Star printed up cards for her as well, which I proudly sent out to all our friends and relatives that year.

Dawn, for instance, took an early lead at being an artist. If memory serves me right, she began creating things when she was about 3 years of age, she would disappear in her room and “draw pictures for Mommy”, and by six or seven she was winning prizes with her art work. The first one, I remember, was a contest with the Toronto Star, they asked for Christmas card designs. Hers was chosen over hundreds of entrants, and her card was printed in the paper, plus the Star printed up cards for her as well, which I proudly sent out to all our friends and relatives that year.

Having won this contest she had a yen to enter more, and at seven she did a poster for MacDonald’s, and won a wrist watch with Ronald MacDonald on it. Wish I still had a copy of it, but unfortunately I don’t. These are only two of many artistic accomplishments she had through her public and high school years, part of which were spent in the International School of Kenya.

I never did think it really was about winning anything that got Dawn’s artistic juices flowing, I think it is just something that is in her that she has to do. Whatever else is happening in Dawns’ life, always there is her art.

Dawn won a place at the Ontario College of Art, (after graduating from the International School in Kenya), she attended for two years, and then decided that she wanted to be a free spirit. What can I say, she is an artist in every sense of the word!

While she has an excellent feel for anatomy, and her water colours of scenes from Africa are wonderful, a number of which hang in my home, along with some charcoal sketches, and an amazing Acrylic of Lions, another of her real talents lies in her cartooning, her caricatures are so good: she does one of her Father that is brilliant.

I for one am part of her fan base and very proud of her!

Felicia Dawn is a noted artist who works in a variety of mediums, including acrylics, charcoal, pen and ink, markers, pencils and pastels. Her portraits capture the unique humanity of her subjects, a particular heart piece for her artistic work. Felicia loves people. She has a contemporary mural style that is refreshing, energetic and moody. Her gorgeous use of color and line, is distinctive and intense. Her pieces have depth, motion and compositional beauty.  Portraits and landscapes by Felicia Dawn are hung in homes and galleries, providing high quality decorations that exude genuine charm and warmth. Her still life pieces are modern and include currently relatable forms and compositions. And for that inner child that we all have, Felicia effectively captures her wry sense of humor and keen social observations in cartoons. She has also distinguished herself in the field of parade float artwork, carving and painting characters and decorations.