I Remember

" I Remember"
10x10" acrylic on cradled panel

This is Remembrance season. 

As I remember, I paint poppies - and give thanks for those who served and continue to serve.

The Consolation of Sunflowers

"The Consolation of Sunflowers"
24"x 36"
acrylic on gallery cradled panel

St Lawrence College is hosting an online virtual art show entitled "Wish You Were Here." I entered this large painting along with 2 mixed media pieces. Voting is requested from the public for your favourite painting(s) and is now open. Here is the link:  https://www.mariannevansilfhoutgallery.ca/ 

Throughout this pandemic nature has become very dear to me. I have been exploring my own backyard as I weather the Covid-19 realities. This has become a place of safety and great solace in the midst of times of isolation. Nature has given me new lenses to view and process this weird season. This painting of sunflowers, indeed, offered great consolation.

 

October Trail - SOLD

8x8 acrylic on cradled panel

Summer has come and gone. In its place an explosion of colour graces our landscape. So here's a little piece to celebrate walking in a riot of colour.

Floriated

6x12 Acrylic on cradled gallery panel

Once again green and growing things hold my creative interest. I'm on a flower role again - poppies, no less! I'm continuously thinking up new ways to capture them.

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.

SOLD A Thing for Poppies

16x16 Acrylic on cradled panel

A recent submission to the 10th Annual Juried Exhibition held at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery at St Lawrence College, Brockville, ON.

Lots of painting has been happening, just not a lot of uploading. I've been on a poppy kick when it comes to flowers. Inspiration has come from stunning specimens growing in my neighbourhood. Wildflowers, grasses, poppies...they make me feel creative just by looking.

River Trees

6x6 Acrylic on panel

Capturing the glow of sundown along the Rideau River.

Summer Path SOLD

Sold 6x6 Acrylic on panel

               A little scene of summer inspired by my walks around town.

Time to Repot SOLD

SOLD 8x10 acrylic on cradled panel

Flowers on a Restaurant Table

8x10 acrylic on cradled panel

Grass Flowers

Acrylic on cradled panel 16"x16"

These days I'm waiting for spring to merge into summer. It has been a long, cold, grey, and wet season to date. So it is no wonder I've turned my imagination to flowers. I want to see colour amidst the green!
Grass Flowers will be featured in an art show this wknd in Burritts Rapids, ON, along with some other new "wild" flower works. Come check it out!
June 9 6-9pm June 10 10am-5pm & June 11 10am-4pm. Burritts Rapids Community Hall.

Red Flags SOLD

8x8 Acrylic on canvas

A piece to recall the colours of fall on a windy shore in Ontario.

Tossed Salad

10x10 acrylic on cradled panel

           Winter landscapes need a switch up! Here's a bright and fun version of a colourful salad.

Autumn Mill - SOLD

8x10 acrylic on canvas

Another commission I've just completed - of the Mill in Manotick, On.

Lady Maud - SOLD

8x10 acrylic on canvas

Happy New Year!
I'm wishing all of you smooth sailing in 2017 with this post of a commission completed in December.

The Poppy Field SOLD

12x12 acrylic on canvas

Inspired by the landscape in Northumberland, England.

Winter Road Home - SOLD

9x6 acrylic on canvas

Inspired by the country roads that surround my new home.

Windy Arm Skate SOLD

6x6 acrylic on canvas

Wild mountains

Rushing wind

Ice like glass

And laughter, much laughter

Woodland Trail SOLD

5x7 acrylic on canvas

Mountain Scenes X 3

Blue Mountains Ahead

Another View ahead

Trailing the View

There is an unending supply of mountains to view in the Yukon. These three acrylics on cradled panels measure 4x4".