A few years ago (13 to be exact) I moved into my new condo in the Lower Lonsdale area. The walls were bare and they needed some art…
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The Blueberry Forest, 40" x 60", oil on canvas
The Blueberry Forest - Part Two
My new painting is done! This magical forest is abundant with wild blueberries, deer and other little creatures... (perhaps you can see some in the painting?...)
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Dream Catcher, 48” x 60”, oil on canvas
Dream Catcher
A few years ago I lived in a little cottage in the woods. The cottage was surrounded by trees… Great, big grandfather trees. It was very dark in the winter evenings as I made my way home through the woods…
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Hope For The Flowers, 36” x 36”, oil on canvas
From Darkness to Light
Along with my word for the year my symbol for the year is this painting, Hope for the Flowers. It reminds me of the quote: “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” - Desmond Tutu.
In this painting I used primarily black, white and grey tones, adding a just a few colours (yellow, blue, purple) creating a limited palette.
Out of the tangled darkness, the flowers rise up towards the light…
Read More“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
The Blueberry Forest - Part One
This past year has been a huge challenge in patience and perseverance (among other things), so why not (I asked myself) start another big, intricate painting?
I don’t know why I do this to myself… But obviously I like a challenge.
I like to set big goals and I don’t like to give up…
Read More“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me, an invincible summer.”
2021 and My Word For The Year
For the past ten years or so I’ve come up with a word for the year ahead. It isn’t a resolution, but rather, more of an intention... Something to move towards, or something I want to bring into my life. The interesting thing is, there’s always something unexpected that comes from it. So I create my word with no expectations of outcome...
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A made a little video tour of my studio, sharing my art, projects and creative process...
Read MoreEverywhere I see feathers...
One day feathers began to appear in my life. They dropped down from the sky to land on my path as I walked, floated gracefully past my window when I looked out, and appeared in the most unexpected places...
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Summer and enjoying what is...
We've had many sunny (and hot!) days this summer... And usually around this time of year, as the sunrise comes just a little later each day, and the nights get cooler... I find myself thinking about September and what changes it will bring.
But this year, I want summer to go on just a little bit longer...
The Original Rose Dress
It was several years ago, in the summer of 2012, that I designed my first wearable art dress.
One day while creating my "essence art" (a personalized painting), I imagined wearing a print of my art and was inspired to make my painting into a dress. I wanted the dress to be the full size image…
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