Where oh where has my Get Up and Go gone?
Where oh where can it be? I was laying back in my gravity chair taking in all the senses a late summer day offers. When …
Canadian painter Helen Shideler
Playing with ChatGPT
I’ve been thinking that I should be more open to new technologies and decided to play with ChatGPT. I was working on a painting of …
And that went fast
And that went fast – Summer. What the heck happened? How is it possible you are leaving us so soon? It seem like you were …
My Journey into Plein Air…so far
This is a Learning Journey Initially my goal, once i figured out that i needed one – was to focus on sea and sky – …
My Painting Process – Phase 1
Phase 1: Exploring the concept Often I will have an idea of something I would like to explore as a subject to paint. My first …
Plein Air Aplenty and Rabbit Holes
I cannot tell you how good it feels to be back outside painting. I really live for this. I love being outside in nature. Hearing …
2021 Plein Air in review so far… and a special offer
Although the year is not quite over the days of painting plein air are not quite as plentiful. November rains and strong winds chase one …
Well DANG
Well DANG. Sometimes you win some and sometimes you lose some. And with this painting I have had a false start …only I am not …
Vigilance, osprey painting in oil
This elegant osprey had me spellbound as we watched it fly from the nest, around the bay and back. Over and over. I could not …
Autumn poured watercolour painting
Autumn. There is something about the changing seasons and the arrival of the clean, fresh autumn air that inspires me to pull out all the …