Fields of Gold III

6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas - SOLD

Back-roads II

Another painting from the back-roads.
There is a lot to be thankful for!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

6" x 6" acrylic on cradled wood panel - SOLD

Back-roads

Starting this week my commute will change to our new office which is about 1/2 hour from our home.

There are two ways I can drive, the crazy highway or the back-roads.

This painting is from the back-roads.


6" x 6" acrylic on cradled wood panel - SOLD

Different Strokes

This was a fun little exercise for Karin Jurick's blog Different Strokes. It's interesting to scroll through and see every one's interpretation.

6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

Country Roads

The word "bucolic" came to mind while painting this picture. The word "sheepish" came to my husband's mind when he saw the painting.

6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas - Private Collection

Boulevard Trees

I didn’t set out to paint these trees which are outside my window but there was something appealing about their colours set against the blues and greys of the street.

6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Anticipation!

A year ago I caught a glimpse of my daughter through a window, just before her wedding ceremony.

This painting has been hanging on my studio wall for many months unfinished, but I’ve come to like it as it is..

Happy Anniversary Megan and Dan!

8" x 10" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas- NFS

Evening Stroll

This is the same path as "Evening Jog" (see April 10), the grass is now long and golden.

It's nice to have an extra day off for painting. I was reading Julia Cameron's book "Vein of Gold" this morning, she's talks about the importance of walking each day. "Walking, with it's constant inflow of new images, gives us new thoughts that nourish us."

8" x 8" acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas - 

Colour of Water

An evening walk through the harbour of our city is always entertaining, especially when the weather is warm and there is a big yacht race the next day.

A new job situation this past month has left me with little time and energy for painting, but it feels good to be back!!

6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Earth Day

I painted a landscape today in celebration of Earth Day. I haven’t painted a landscape in a long time and certainly not in acrylic. I used the colours of early spring and kept it loose by using one large brush.

Today is a good reminder to take care of what was given to us.


8" x 10" acrylic on gallery wrapped canva

Sunday Afternoon Read

It's been a very cold spring. Today the sun was out and despite the cold wind, there were people out enjoying the day in their winter parka's.

6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Evening Jog

I love the fact that the evenings are getting longer. This is another painting of the oceanfront walk near our place. When we first moved here, I would walk here almost every night. It’s time to get back into the habit, not only for the exercise, but also for the painting inspiration.

6" x 6" acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas

Coffee Walk

A few blocks from where I live there is a beautiful walk along the ocean.

On sunny, Sunday afternoons it becomes busy with an array of people. There is a place for dogs to play, a place to fly kites, a place to hang glide, and many places to enjoy the view and each other.

These paintings are small studies of two of those people.

4" x 6" acrylic paintings on gallery wrapped canvas

Apples Values 2

I don’t think I achieved the contrast I had hoped for in the second apple painting (see photo below) but while painting I managed to get lost in the colours and shapes.

It was a right-side of the brain kind of painting and very satisfying.


6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped linen - $60. incl shipping

Apple Values

This is the first of two little apple paintings. I was trying to work on my values in painting, the general rule for values is thirds, for example this one is supposed to be two-thirds light, one-third dark with a bit of mid-tones in between.

When I change the photo to black and white, it shows me whether I have accomplished this.... (see below)

6" x 6" acrylic on gallery wrapped linen - SOLD

A Touch of Spring

The blossoms are everywhere and it is beautiful..

Have a Blessed Easter everyone!



6" x 6" acrylic on cradled panel - SOLD

The Conversation

I wish I had a really good excuse for not painting these last few weeks, there are a couple I could use, work stress and winter blahs, probably a little of both.

It took a walk downtown on an “almost spring” day to get me out of my doldrums. The warmth of the sun, the cherry blossoms, and this couple enjoying a good conversation were the inspiration for this painting.

6" x 6" acrylic painted on cradled panel 

Orange Vase with Tulips

It's always nice to receive a bouquet of flowers just because....

5" x 7" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas -

A Walk in Winter

Sadly, I had to be away this past week for my father-in-law’s funeral. It was a time to celebrate his life, be with family and also celebrate my mother-in-law's eightieth birthday!

It also meant flying from the rainy wet coast to Saskatchewan, where the temperature was at certain times -30 degrees. In the midst of one of the gatherings my daughter and I escaped all the food and visiting to go for a walk, it was a very short walk, but long enough to appreciate the beauty of small town, Saskatchewan.

6" x 6" acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas- NFS

Tomatoes

During one of the brief sunny moments that we had today, I managed to capture the tomatoes in the sun and then it was back to the stormy rainy day and back to bed for me with my cold.
I love the colour combination of green, red and orange.
5" x 7" acrylic on gallery, wrapped canvas