A new year, new goals
This isn’t exactly a new year’s resolution post, but I did turn over a new leaf creatively this week. January and September seem to have this effect on me. Daily Paintings I decided to start the new year doing some … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 2
My second painting in the series is actually undergoing an overhaul. Out of the seven I’ve worked on, I just can’t like the second one. So I’ll have to share it later and show you the third one. I only … Continued
Beginning of flower painting on mixed media surface
I remember when I made the background of this painting. My husband and I lived in Vancouver in a tiny basement-level apartment on a grand, tree-lined street near Commercial Drive. I was working full-time, as I am still, in Fort … Continued
Sometimes I pick up pods
I am–and have always been–the person picking up pods from the corner of the playground while others race around or jump rope. I am the mom arranging stones on the riverside while the other adults are…well…not knee deep in mud. … Continued
Collaborative art project with the kids
After seeing the viral story about artist Mica Angela Hendricks allowing her four-year-old to collaborate on some drawings with her, I wanted to try it with our kids. It was a very interesting experience, though it didn’t exactly turn out … Continued
Rainy day creativity
For the past three weeks I haven’t touched my in-progress painting. But today I woke up with a three-day weekend and nowhere to go on a rainy stormy sort of day. Being Remembrance Day I thought perhaps I should take … Continued
