Painting with kids
The kids are getting a habit of painting while I’m painting. It’s exciting having them be old enough to paint somewhat independently without making too big of a mess so that I can concentrate on my own work (my table … Continued
Winter scenes, in progress
A couple of paintings I am working on are inspired by the November landscape. In British Columbia, November means grey skies and yellow leaves, stormy rains and evenings dark by 4:30 pm. On overcast days, it seems dark all day. … Continued
Island painting
Having an extra day off makes all the difference, and I pulled out a bunch of canvasses and started working on them. The kids were inspired and spent a few hours painting yesterday too…they took over my art table at … Continued
Midway on the trees painting
After a few days away, I was ready to continue work on the painting. I had done several layers of background colour and washes, and kind of hated it. Sometimes when I am working on a painting, I can get … Continued
New painting
2013 has been a slow painting year for me. I’m not even sure where to begin with excuses…we listed our house last month, so we were trying to keep it spotless for awhile, and my art table became our … Continued
Creative process
Tonight I happened upon a project that has been in the back of my mind for a few years now: updating my website. My husband and I designed it in 2005, and it is sorely out of date. One reason … Continued
Revenge of the finger paint
Over winter I have been on a bit of a painting hiatus, but this weekend we had a burst of summer-like weather, complete with actual sunshine, and it inspired me to pull out all kinds of canvases and make some … Continued
New year painting series
This evening, I was finally able to give some thought to the new year. I was taken quite ill on Christmas Day, and as a result have not been up to doing any art or anything really over the holidays. … Continued