Forever Max

6 x 6
oil on board
SOLD

This is another commission of a beautiful dog Max who has passed away.  The owners still miss him very much.  He was a joy to paint, his colouring is beautiful and the look on his face is perfect.

Bacardi

6 x 6
oil on board
$50.00
SOLD

A woman I met asked me to do a commission of her Mom's dog Bacardi, he is no longer with us but still dearly missed.

Smiling

6 x 6
oil on board
$50.00

Another picture of Willow.  I love painting her, she has such expression.  Just looking at her you know that she has a great life.  I am trying to not over do the details of the painting, a challenge for me as I can just keep adding and adding and adding….

Life is good

6 x 6
oil on board
SOLD

This is Willow,  another photo that I was emailed.  I am really trying to use less detail  on paintings.    I am pleased with how this  turned out.

Young pup

oil on board
8 x 6
SOLD

Six am every morning I head to the computer,  yesterday I was up even earlier for some reason.  I opened my emails and it was like receiving a present. A friend of a friend had sent me pictures of her dogs, her sisters dogs, her friends dog and her parents dog.  The pictures are all fantastic and the dogs have such personality.  Sometimes it is such a challenge to find the perfect picture that you are excited to paint so when you receive so many that it is hard to chose it is such a thrill.   Here is the first painting of many.

Flowers in the window 2

8 x 8
oil on board
$75.00

This is the second time I have painted this picture.  This version is slightly softer than the first.  Have I mentioned that tulips are my very favourite flower…

Duchess

8 x 6
oil on board
65.00
SOLD

This is Duchess who is no longer with us, she was owned by a friend of mine.  She was a very majestic looking cat, her eyes were a very pale green…just beautiful. 

I'm watching you

6 x 6
oil on board
SOLD

I used indian yellow(one of my favourites as my under painting, then I went in and added some other transparent colours over top, I try to do something a little different every day.  This cat is actually quite small but has a huge amount of fur. 

Content

6 x 8
oil on board
SOLD

You have heard the saying less is more, well I am definitely a more is more, that is when it comes to painting.  I have been painting just about everyday for two months experimenting and trying new things. Try as I might to use fewer strokes I always end up getting carried away with my paint brush.  I will think my painting is finished, sign it and then go back and add more paint.  Interestingly some of my favourite artists are those who are very thoughtful about their brushwork and use not many strokes.  I guess this is the beauty of creativity, we are all different.

her sweetness

8 x 10
oil on board
SOLD

I have painted this lovely girl before.  Her temperament is delightful, she has the true personality of a lab…love in her eyes and aiming to please.

Baby Kitty

6 x 6
oil on board
SOLD

This little girl was sitting on a scale waiting to be weighed,.  Barb at the cat rescue likes to keep track of  the progress of the tiny kittens that come in.  Her head is so large compared to her tiny little kitten body.

Pondering

6 x8
oil on board
SOLD

I took Dreama Tolle Perrys workshop last summer on Whidby island…a great experience.  But until yesterday I did not try her method of painting…old habits die hard.  Anyway, I decided it was now or never, so I pulled out all the paints from the palette she uses re read her notes  and carried on.  What Dreama does differently from any artist I have seen is to cover her panel with several different colours of transparent paint.  Then after the painting is  set up you add the colours from the rest of the palette. I am really pleased at how rich the colours of the painting look.  It is so true "nothing ventured nothing gained"