Moving!

I'm going to miss this view from my studio when we move, but hopefully once we're settled, I will be inspired with a new view, which will result in more consistent posting. That's the plan anyway!

Acrylic on watercolour paper - NFS

Blossoms

It finally feels like spring and I couldn't resist painting the blossoms that were outside my bedroom window.

We have a lot of beautiful pink cherry blossom trees in the neighbourhood, but I was inspired by these simple white blossoms.

5" x 7" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas- SOLD

Angel With The Cross

There are ten sculptures of angels on the Ponte Sant’ Angelo in Rome, each one is holding a symbol of Christ’s suffering and death.

I was fortunate to be able to see and walk across this bridge a few years ago.

7" x 14 "mixed water media painting on 300 lb Arches paper

Harbour Walk

This is the city I see when I walk along the harbour into town. It’s a painting that I did a few months ago but never blogged. I find it so easy to leave paintings at a certain point, thinking that I still might want to change things. But for now Ithink I'll leave it.

24" x 12" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

Green Apples

After spending time working on monotypes, it felt good to paint something larger with simple shapes and colour.

Monotypes can be technique oriented and the time I had today to work on them felt like time wasted since everything I printed ended up in the garbage. Very frustrating!! But I am pleased with the apples and we did have sun today, after the freak snow storm.

16" x 20" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas SOLD

Low Tide #4, 5, & 6

I’ve been using the term monotype and monoprint interchangeably which is common, but my prints are actually monotypes. I use mylar as my plate and work with water based printing inks. I roll or paint onto the surface and then using a wooden spoon I hand print the image on to dampened paper.

There are a lot of variables in the process, the paper has to be moistened just right, the image is mirrored and if layered the last layer is the first layer on the print. Needless to say for every one print that I like, there might be three in the garbage. I’m hoping with time, that ratio will change. In the meantime there is a lot of experimentation and a few surprises.

Monoprints/Monotypes - Lowtide #1, 2, & 3

It's been a few years since I have printed monotypes, this will give you an insight into the process. The edges are a little rough and the colours messier then I would like, but it's a start.

A big THANKS to Mary of Stillifes for the lovely print I received last week. Her paintings are wonderful and I especially like her series of rings, celebrating 30 years of marriage.

Images are approximately 5" x 5"

Venice Windows 1, 2 & 3

I decided to leave a lot of space around the windows in the hopes of creating a simplistic painting with an obvious focal point.

It was difficult to leave the space as is and not fill it with some sort of detail, it was also a good exercise in tonal balance.

Each painting is 12" x 12" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Journey

This is one of my favourite drives along the Cowichan Valley.

I think this will be the last of the landscapes for awhile, I have a few days off so I'm hoping to paint larger and spend some time experimenting with monoprints.

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

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 II

This sheep looked a little lost... These days I wish I had the time to do a little plein air painting, the air is warm and the colours are changing.




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

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

Untitled

I’m working on a few small paintings that I haven’t finished yet, in the meantime I thought I’d post this watercolour that I painted a couple of summers ago.

I had just moved into this place and I wasn’t familiar with these flowers, my neighbour (the gardener) says they survive by neglect and she has never been able to grow them. Well, they grow really well in my garden and the best part is, they glow at night when all the other gardens are dark.
The mask is African which I bought that summer while volunteering at Ten Thousand Villages. I’m not sure why I put them together but I think in a way at the time they represented hope.
10" x 14" watercolour on Arches 300lb paper - NFS

Last Light

I am quite pleased with this painting; it shows the cool breeze coming off the ocean, with a bit of warmth left from the day.

10" x 10" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas -SOLD

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 -