My Pointer Boats Saw Blade Painting was recently completed and will be installed by CPAWS-OV with more trail markers along the Dumoine River. Wally Schaber and CPAWS-OV proposed a project to take century old saw blades found in the Dumoine … Continue reading
My dear friend commissioned me to paint this self-portrait (Crowned by a Snake) for her. I posted the photograph online a couple times and she really liked it. The photograph was taken outdoors by my son as I held his … Continue reading
Today is my birthday, so I think it’s a good time for reflections. Here is a picture of me as a new baby, with my Grandma, Brother, Dad, Mom, and Great-Grandma. Grandpa was probably taking the picture. I was so … Continue reading
I recently completed another Dumoine painting: Burning Through Fog. That’s what the sun was doing on this early morning in 2018. I’d gone early with the keeners, Phil Chadwick and Mark Patton. These two were out very early each day … Continue reading
Earlier this year, a man contacted me about doing a commissioned painting for him. He had three beautiful photos he’d taken of barred owls: a female, juvenile, and male, and wanted a Barred Owl Triptych done of them. His vision … Continue reading
I was happy to be accepted into the McMichael Gallery En Plein Air Competition. We had to paint on the Kleinburg grounds between August 26 to September 26, 2021. I was only able to go September 21-23. It was forecast … Continue reading
I am honoured to be selected as a runner up for the 2021 MERA Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts and Fine Crafts. Fred Fowler is the recipient of the Award “with runners up Catherine Orfald and Cheryl Straby, … Continue reading
I was honoured to participate in the DRAW retreat 2021 with CPAWS-OV and many talented artists. Their Dumoine River Art for Wilderness retreat had us exploring, learning, and creating art in support of CPAWS OV’s efforts to protect the Dumoine, … Continue reading
This encaustic painting includes a printed image on silk paper of a Bee Skep. Yep! That’s the name for a beehive basket. According to this article, couples getting married “in medieval Holland were given a skep to parade around the … Continue reading
I painted Bittersweet on Birch to showcase the beauty of these plants and the marsh. There are a few of these American Bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, near here. They are native plants, not to be confused with its Asian cousin, Celastrus … Continue reading