Dancing With the Sun
I love it when paintings name themselves. Quite often as I am working on them, the name just comes to me and it almost always …
Canadian artist Helen Shideler
Thoughts of Spring
I can’t help myself, whenever the sun come out this time of year, I get spring fever! The days are noticeably longer and I imagine …
Stepping Out Ruddy Turnstones
I spent a lot of time up front in the planning this painting of ruddy turnstones. I had a good amount of reference photos that …
Red Hot Pink poured watercolour
Red Hot Pink poured watercolour painting with process and product review. I was feeling adventurous so I experimented with a few new products – one …
Blackbird paintings fresh off the easel
Inquisitive and The Saucy One I have been painting blackbirds this week. I know them well and almost always come back to them after I …
Scent of Spring and some self reflection
Literally fresh off the easel – I hope you enjoy Scent of Spring lilac painting in oils I completed Scent of Spring yesterday actually. I …
Ever Watchful
When you are this bright and this handsome you have to be Ever Watchful. Northern Cardinals stand out in so many ways. Caught in action …
Striking Visitor
Almost always when I am working on a painting the title just comes to me. They literally name themselves. This painting was no exception however, …
Midnight Shadow
Painting birds is like therapy for me. Especially when I am working on a few secret commissions that require so much thinking and planning and …
Nut Case
Once upon a rainy day this Eastern Grey Squirrel was perched on our deck railing under our bird feeders. Happy and proud. Perching just for …