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
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
I took a photograph of this Red Pine Mother tree when at the Dumoine area with DRAW last year in August. I noticed many of the other artists photographing the same tree from a similar angle… it just was so … Continue reading
On Wednesday April 10 from 5-6, Catherine Orfald will give a presentation at the Perth & District Union Library. An exhibit of Catherine’s artwork is currently on display at the library until the end of April. Catherine suggested doing a … Continue reading
Did you know that Canadian artwork can be tax deductible? Businesses can support your local Canadian artists AND save money! Your business doesn’t have to be big; even sole proprietors qualify. The art must be purchased to benefit your Canadian … Continue reading