I’ve been drawing a lot of houses lately, doing the projects in the Urban Sketch Plus course. But once in a while I take a break from buildings and return to an old love - food. Today I’ll share a few food paintings along with a couple of light ditties—also food-related. “Croissant & Berry Picnic”… Continue reading Time to Eat
Summer has arrived! School is on the verge of being done for the year and in a couple of days we will be at the midpoint of 2026! The last few months have been exciting for me as I’ve been putting together an art and poetry exhibition. We’re scheduled to hang the show on July… Continue reading “This Earthly Garden” Summer Exhibition
This month I reached an age milestone, in company this year with Liza Minelli, Candace Bergen, Cher, Sally Field, and others. My birthday celebration will continue through July and August with a solo show of art and poetry in our church’s art gallery! It has been a lot of fun choosing the paintings and poems… Continue reading Rocks – a painting & poem
Just before Christmas last year I completed the Paint Canada Challenge, painting my 52nd Canadian landscape in acrylics with artist Brian Buckrell. It was the third set of 52-week challenges (from Acrylic University) I have completed, so in November, when the Black Friday art specials come out, I conquered the urge to purchase another set… Continue reading New year, new adventure
After several months of book reviews here on the blog, I’m getting back to art. In the last while I’ve been revisiting watercolour. That revisit is pretty natural, as watercolour is easier than acrylic to set up and clean up. When my time to make art is limited, it’s the perfect medium! The “Just Keys”… Continue reading Back to Watercolour
I can’t believe that we’re almost into June! But the tree blossoms are fading while the daisies and wild roses pop out — proof positive that we’re well into spring here in the Lower Mainland of BC. Art-wise it’s been a busy two months. During much of April I was preparing for our art club’s… Continue reading Looking back on April and most of May
Happy New Year - a month and a bit late! I’ve been a bit preoccupied - thus the lateness in getting the blog going. The year began with sadness as we celebrated the life of my dear brother, who passed at the end of 2024. Through most of January I’ve been caught up with planning… Continue reading Reviewing January 2025
The curator of our church’s Inspired Arts Gallery has just hung a new show! “A Christian as Artist” features the work of sixteen artists. Each artist has also contributed a short written statement of how art and their practice of it is an expression of their faith and spirituality. Today I’m sharing my contribution to… Continue reading A Christian as Artist – exhibition
I have discovered a new watercolor instructor! Paul Clark was mentioned by many in a request for favorite teachers on the Watercolor Cards Facebook Group I'm a member of. I decided to check him out and found a great artist who has made hundreds of easy-to-follow videos, available on YouTube (link below). He even has… Continue reading Great watercolor instruction and some bridges
Excitement builds for our art club’s spring exhibition – now just two days away. This past week has also been a busy one with a birthday celebration, out-of-town guests, tonight a concert, and tomorrow lunch out! Anticipating this flurry of activity, I managed to do most of my sale prep before this week. Today I’ll… Continue reading Small Art
