Today we hung my exhibit at the Perth & District Public Library. The exhibit will be on from today until the end of April, 2024. The library is at 30 Herriott St. in Perth, ON. The hours are: Monday 10:00 … Continue reading
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This is the finished portrait which is a commission of Mia, my son’s dog. Mia is sitting in the dappled sunlight on a bridge, after meandering through the woods at Westminster Ponds. This is an environmentally significant area; the largest … Continue reading
When I was at the DRAW Retreat in 2021, a fellow artist and I planned an early morning canoe ride over to the island on Robinson Lake in the Dumoine River. Some friends of hers were paddling the river, camping … Continue reading
I’ve painted a Yellow Trout-lily Flower (Erythronium americanum) a few times now. We have many established colonies around here and I’m always happy to see them. They are such a beautiful, ephemeral spring flower. The brown-mottled leaves are what inspired … Continue reading
I found ways of rendering white in paintings of these poppies and swans. Painting scenes with white in them means looking for reflected colour… sky, lake, grass. These Trumpeter Swans flying by in the late autumn afternoon appear more blue … Continue reading
I recently completed this commissioned portrait of a dog and her man. The title was suggested by Mark, who commissioned the painting. He said Molly (the dog) “owns” him more than her “owns” her. Mark posted this lovely photograph his … Continue reading
This commissioned portrait of Malina and Nasser was finished some time ago, but it took awhile to find its way home to them. I love the warmth and connection that is evident between them in the photograph that I worked … Continue reading
Autumn is such a great season for paintings. It’s easy to find colourful scenes everywhere I go. These two paintings were inspired last autumn and were recently finished. “Autumn Marsh” sold on the first day of the Perth Autumn Studio … Continue reading
In this small (5×5) painting we get up close and personal with a Leopard Frog. I love seeing the frogs around here. It’s a sign of a healthy environment. The call of a Leopard Frog is a low snore followed … Continue reading
I just finished these two spring and fall paintings last weekend. One of our earliest spring flowers are white trilliums. There were so many this year! I didn’t see a lot of the Red Trilliums (Wakerobin) this spring. It was … Continue reading