Snow Day SOLD

SOLD 8x8 Acrylic on Canvas

Merry Christmas!
Snowy days are indeed here. That means lots of scenes like this are part of the landscape. Makes me want to be a kid again.

Windy Arm Skate SOLD

6x6 acrylic on canvas

Wild mountains

Rushing wind

Ice like glass

And laughter, much laughter

Lickety Split

6x12 on canvas

                     A fun summer scene to celebrate Canada Day and summer.
                             

Summer Pack Man

5x7 acrylic on canvas

On the corner of Second and Main there sits a bench which is frequented by many...

                              A summery scene from downtown Whitehorse, YT.
                                                      Still available for purchase.

Market Shares - SOLD

                                             "Market Shares"      5x6 Acrylic on canvas

This is a sneak peek of my work to be featured in an upcoming show at Gallery 22 in Whitehorse, YT. The show is titled "Four Women" (a la carte) and, along with my paintings of people places, and things, showcases the work of fellow artists; Gabriele Watts, Kathy Piwowar, and Edwige Graham. We are an eclectic, electric group of women! Do come to our show.
Opening night is October 25th, 5-8pm and the show runs for four weeks.

Flight of Steps - SOLD

                                           8x10 acrylic SOLD

It has been a while since I've been able to participate in the Different Strokes from Different Folks challenges. This subject was a doozie! I was particularly taken with the contrasts: light & dark, lines & circles, as well as the perspective, and immediate sense of movement in the photo. I chose to use a textured 8x10 canvas. In my mind, it added to the sense of motion.

Practice Notes - SOLD

6x6 on canvas

Since following the Different Strokes from Different Folks blogspot and the work of Karin Jurick I have been inspired & challenged to try painting people more often. It has been a subject that has intimidated me. This summer, I purposefully set out to capture scenes from everyday life with my camera, thinking of painting potentials. This was from an excursion to Kingston, Ontario.

6x6 acrylic on canvas

"BLUES MAN"

                                                      9x12 acrylic on canvas  SOLD

This subject was for the latest Different Strokes challenge. When I saw the photograph I thought the fellow looked a bit tired, as if taking a break. The idea "a blues man" popped into my head so I chose to paint in shades of blue adding just a splash of orange and red for contrast. I also tried to be much more loose in my brush work.

Plein Air Artists 1

                                           5 x 7 acrylic on panel SOLD

This is my first in a series of outdoor scenes capturing some of my fellow artists at work. I haven't done a lot of painting with people in them and decided it was high time to tackle the subject. Working on the paintings of the sculptures has definitely helped my confidence.

Diana Bathing

I enjoyed painting The Companion of Diana so much I decided to try another statue. This one is by Allegrain. This was also a challenge but having done the DSFDF challenge I found this painting much easier to tackle.

12 x 6 acrylic on canvas

A Companion for Diana

12 x 6 acrylic on canvas

Here's the acrylic version of Diana - finally finished. Indeed, a big challenge for me. The torn paper approach was a very helpful exercise.

Beach Play

                                           6x6 acrylic on canvas  SOLD

This painting is for this week's Different Strokes Challenge hosted by Karin Jurick. The photo subject was a beach scene with several figures in it. I chose to focus in on this little girl.

Girl in grey stripes

This past wknd I attended an art workshop arranged through the Manotick Art Association. I experienced an amazing time of learning and creating under the instruction of Canadian artist Brian Smith. You can visit his work at www.drawn2life.com
It was wonderful to build on past learning and to blow the dust off my drawing skills. This painting is the end result of a weekend spent focusing on portrait and figure drawing & painting.