In My Mind's Eye - "Reunion" 9x12

This is my third drawing in My Mind's Eye series.

Jungle Squirrel 5x6 mixed media

I'm taking the faux silk screen printing a little further and experimenting by adding other mediums. I rather like the results in this cheeky fellow.

"Silk Screen" - Dancing Pear 5x5

Another print...just playing with fun foam and ink on paper using a faux silk screen technique taught in this months' Cloth Paper Scissors magazine.

Ravens 4x5 SOLD

In the recent issue of Cloth Paper Scissors there is an article and technique workshop on faux silk screen by Patricia Gaignat. I've been happily messing around with images of my own and created this scene of ravens.

In My Mind's Eye 2 "Lost in Thought" 9x12

I carry on with my pencil work and my thoughts...

In My Mind's Eye 1

This drawing came about after reading about keeping an art journal. I've never kept an "art" journal but I do keep a written journal. I have been struggling to get back to a painting groove and not having much success. In the back of my mind I have been thinking perhaps it is time to switch it up - change mediums. When I picked up my pencil yesterday and began this drawing I had no idea what would emerge. I was just drawing what I was feeling. I like the end result.

Water Coloured Pears SOLD

It has been forever since I uploaded a painting. Life has been crazy busy since January. We made a major move, clear across the country. It has been one huge consuming process. I'm just now getting back to creative pursuits after such a huge and frustrating hiatus. These days I'm mostly messing around with different mediums; trying to find my "voice" again.

Dad's Game - SOLD

Dads' Game was purchased by a member of parliament and used as Christmas cards mailed throughout his constituency. It is an honor and thrill to have this work hanging on Parliament Hill!

Gord's Challenge #1 (NFS)

13x7 acrylic on panel

My dear husband recently asked if I would consider doing a painting of his choice . He then handed me a photo of this aircraft. This is not something I would choose to paint myself, but the Different Strokes From Different Folks challenges have taught me to view anything and everything as having artistic potential.

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.

A Reflective Pair SOLD

                                                          6x6 Acrylic on canvas

I'm having a painterly week and it feels wonderful! I wanted to try painting these pears perched on a slab of granite tile to capture some of the elegant reflections they made. I love these pears - I bought the red one just for the curly stem!
Available at Ats Underground, Whitehorse, YT.

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

Autumn Confetti - SOLD

6x12 acrylic  SOLD


I've been inspired by the colors all around me at this time of year.