I worked from a photograph I took last year to make this painting, Waterlilies in the Marsh. The leaves of the waterlilies ranged in colours through green, yellow, burnt sienna, and purple. I wanted to depict the fact that you … Continue reading
Catherine Orfald
I loved painting this Trumpeter Swan Family. The male seemed to be conjuring up more winter, since we’re certainly getting quite a Canadian winter this year! I am grateful to the talented photographer Nancy Steed Wilcox for graciously allowing me … Continue reading
This encaustic painting of a Barred Owl was prompted by a recent sighting. It’s always a thrill to see such a beautiful and powerful bird. The painting is done on a cradled board that also came with a float frame, … Continue reading
I just finished this painting of a Yellow Garden Spider, upon request. These are fairly common spiders, but pretty startling to come across since they are quite large and have distinctive markings. The Yellow Garden Spider depicted is a female. … Continue reading
The Perth Autumn Studio Tour was a big success this past weekend. I haven’t even had time to post these two recent paintings and they both sold on the weekend! Across the Frozen Marsh was painted this summer on some … Continue reading
Yesterday, Stone Song sold! It was bittersweet for me. I loved this painting. I was happy that a wonderful couple also fell in love with this quirky piece. I completed the 36×40 painting in 2018. The source photo was taken … Continue reading
In honour of all the Gray Treefrogs we used to see out here, I painted this Gray Treefrog (Hyla Versicolor). I’m hoping it will help bring them back 🙂 The first couple years we lived here, we’d see them frequently. … Continue reading
I loved coming upon this scene of morning shadows in late fall. It captivated me many years ago on a different day, and I painted it then. So, last fall, on my early morning walk with Zenah, when I saw … Continue reading
I just finished this painting of a Northern Saw-whet Owl in Cedar. I follow the FeederWatch Canada Facebook group. Rob Mueller often posts great pictures of birds there and when I saw the photograph he took, I asked if I … Continue reading
Last weekend I painted two new encaustic birds. The Indigo Bunting is a startlingly iridescent blue bird. I have only seen one once out here, but was so impressed I’m sure I exclaimed out loud! All About Birds does show … Continue reading