About the Artist
Hi, I’m Madison — the artist behind misspelled studio, based in beautiful St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Art has always been a part of me. There’s no real “origin story” because I truly can’t remember a time when I wasn’t creating. Over the years, I’ve grown into a multidisciplinary artist, working across digital, acrylic, oil, watercolor, charcoal, pen and ink, mixed media — you name it. I’ve never wanted to limit myself to one medium or one subject. I’m proud to be a bit of a jack of all trades, with a portfolio as diverse as the people who connect with it.
My work is deeply rooted in realism and portraiture, often drawing inspiration from life itself — memories, dreams, emotions, and the quiet, complicated beauty of being human. Every piece I create gets its own dedicated focus, time, and attention. Whether it’s a personal project or a commissioned portrait, my goal is always the same: to give it soul.
I create art because I love it. It’s the most natural form of expression for me — a way to explore my thoughts, my feelings, and the world around me. I’m endlessly excited by how much there is to learn and grow through making art.
Through my work, I hope you find something that resonates. Something that makes you pause, feel, reflect — or maybe even smile. And if it’s a commission, I hope it becomes something meaningful that you can hold onto for years to come.
Right now, I offer prints, originals, and custom commissions — and I’m always dreaming up new things to add to the shop.
Outside of the studio, I spend time with my dog Honey and my cat Millie (a.k.a. Milfred), drink way too much coffee, and occasionally mistake my paint water for it. I’m also a big video game nerd and a total biology enthusiast — fun facts that somehow always sneak their way into the creative process.
Thanks for being here. You’re always welcome.
2025 Christmas collection!
These three new paintings extend my 2025 Christmas series with a focus on character, companionship, and quiet winter wonder. Working in acrylic.
Together, these three works deepen the Christmas series by balancing portraiture and storytelling, celebrating the humanity, magic, and tenderness that define the season.
The portrait of Mrs. Claus celebrates warmth and steadiness. Her gentle expression, soft textures, and classic holiday palette honor her as the heart of the season: calm, welcoming, and quietly strong. This painting was about capturing grace and kindness through subtle color shifts and careful attention to light on skin, fabric, and hair.
In the Rudolf portrait, I shifted toward character and vulnerability. Isolated against a dark ground, Rudolf’s gaze and iconic red nose become the focal points.
The final painting, Santa Claus and Reindeer in a Snowy Winter Landscape, brings narrative and setting into the series. Here, the relationship between Santa and the reindeer takes center stage. Set against a snow-covered cabin and winter sky, the scene emphasizes trust, care, and tradition. The bells, snow, and evergreen details are meant to evoke sound, cold air, and stillness. Immersing the viewer in a moment of quiet connection before the night’s journey begins.
What I’ve been up to
Open air painting
As I’ve learned is less about pigment and canvas, and more about a moment in time. The sky is not a backdrop, it is a shifting current spilling color across the hours.
Wind brushes against the easel, light dances as its restless and always changing. The earth itself becomes the studio floor.
To paint outdoors is to surrender to change. Shadows stretch, clouds rearrange themselves, a bird flying suddenly overhead. Nothing stays still, and so you learns to move with immediacy, catching impressions before they vanish.
Each stroke is not just a record of what I’ve seen, but of what is felt. The warmth of sun on skin, the smell of wildflowers and pine, the hum of insects in the grass.
There is a kind of humility in it. The world does not pose or wait; it asks the artist to meet it as it is, alive and unrepeatable. And when the day is over, what remains on the canvas is more than a landscape, it is time itself.
