the problem with Prussian blue
Oh dear me. So I have this brand new tube Prussian Blue paint in oil (if course). I tried to squeeze a dab out onto …
On plein air painting and weed whackers
So many lessons learned. So many of them this very weekend! Lesson 2 I thought I was clever setting up to paint on the pergola …
Oh plein air how you taunt me
Plein Air taunts me So it was the hottest day of the summer so far. 30 degrees with a humidex of 38. And I decide …
Borscht Anyone and another really good week
Borscht Anyone? This was a painting I had in mind since last fall. I took a series of photos at a farmers market in Vancouver …
Summertime Promises
Summertime Promises I completed this painting on the day of the Royal Wedding and also my husband’s birthday. All this just happens to coincide with …
Another wonderful week
It’s always a wonderful week when one sells not one but two paintings!! So happy! So grateful. Life is good. Mystic Blues sold at the …
Repairing the Rigging and some really good news
This past summer the Tall Ships visited Saint John as part of Canada’s 150 Birthday celebrations. It was a magical, majestic site and made you proud …
To Santa Fe and back
This trip had been loosely planned for a year. I mean we all registered on the last day of PACE 17 when we hear it …
Mystic Blues
Every now and then I complete a painting that takes me by surprise when I catch a glimpse of it. This has happened! It may …
Special Supper
I choose to paint Special Supper because I felt I needed a challenge! Jeepers! Designing a poured watercolour around lobsters sitting on a lobster platter …