Hope for the flowers - part one

I've been painting away in my studio… but soon it’s time to put my brushes down…

In a couple of weeks I'm heading off to Iceland to stay at an artist residency for one month. I'll be staying on a small island in the north of Iceland for the month of June (and then a two week driving tour of the West Fjords!) …

I’ll be exploring the beautiful northern landscape for some new inspiration to create (and it won’t be trees!).

So now it’s time to put my paints away and prepare for an all new adventure…

Hope For The Flowers - work in progress

Stay tuned to hear more from the land of fire and ice!

Hope For The Flowers - detail

Hope for the flowers...

Flowers as Muse

I’m in love with colour and all things beautiful...

And a flower represents the very essence of beauty.

Flowers lift my spirit and make my heart sing!

A flower has its own unique character and personality,

(This is what I paint).

And there's a story in each painting.

With colour and shape the characters are created on canvas,

Then the painting takes on a life of its own...

I'm starting a new little flower painting. Here's a video of the very beginning... Mapping out the details:

Off to Hawaii!

Everything that is created begins as a seed of an idea.

One painting began as a pretty photo I took from a spring garden. Looking closely at the garden was like peeking into a tropical jungle… The vibrant and lush paradise of a tiny garden world of dancing flowers and hidden creatures swimming in greens and blues…  Each flower appeared to be dancing… And so I called this painting Three Graces.

And just like all gardens, many more seeds were planted… The cycle of creativity continues.

This week my newly designed Three Graces dress is off to the lush and tropical land of Hawaii...

 

Watch the creation of Three Graces:

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The Three Graces Dress is off to Hawaii!

Visit the Boutique

My Year In Pictures

It's the last day of the year.

And so, I put together a little video collage of the year that was... 

My 2016 In Pictures

Once upon a time... Painting Enchanted

I've been tidying, organizing and planning for my next project(s)… I like my mind to be clear before I begin something new.

Inspiration and creativity need space.

So while I file away the old, to make room for the new, I created a little video-story with some photos and videos I took while painting Enchanted…   

“Our self-expression is meant to be a manifestation of the silence of our hearts. ”

— Matthew Fox

12 Ways Creativity Is Good For You

It's January, dark and rainy (here in Vancouver)... So it's a good time to get cozy in the studio, make plans for the year ahead, and just be grateful for everything already created.

Here is a little video I made a couple of years ago called 12 Ways Creativity Is Good For You:  

1. You grow younger

2. It keeps you flexible (a flexible mind is a flexible body!)

3. You have loads of energy (creativity is life force energy!)

4. You become happier

5. Life is fun

6. When you tap into the creative flow, synchronicity and magic shows up!

7. You become self-expressed

8. You see and experience life in new ways

9. Life is more beautiful

10. Life is less serious

11. You laugh and smile more

12. You wake up excited for each day...

May you have a creative, happy and healthy 2015!

Once upon a canvas...

Once upon a time there was a white canvas. The white canvas stood next to many other white canvases on a store shelf... some bigger than others, but all looking very much the same.

All the white canvases wanted to grow up to become paintings, but this particular canvas was also a dreamer... She wanted to be so much more than an ordinary painting. She dreamed of becoming vibrant with colour and expression and to live an amazing and unique life!  She wanted to be all that she could BE. She wanted to come alive and to travel the world.

One day she was picked up and brought to a room full of light and colour. The room was so bright that at first she couldn’t see...

Gradually, as her eyes adjusted to the new light, she found herself surrounded by bright and colourful paintings... and she was in awe. She wanted to be like them. She was so excited for the possibilites before her... it was hard to be patient. She wanted it NOW.

Finally one day, lines began to appear on her white canvas skin. She watched as the lines became shapes, and the shapes became characters... White Canvas was coming to life...

Stay tuned for the adventures of Daisy...