Monday 31 December 2018

Sunday 23 December 2018

PRETTY PERFECT

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

Another painting where I used a limited palette Naphthol red,Cad yellow and Ultramarine blue. I tend to focus more on the painting than on the palette as the colours  all get along...no mud.

Friday 21 December 2018

GOLDIE

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
SOLD

This is my first fish, and I just loved doing this painting. I used a limited palette napthol red,cad yellow and ultramarine blue with burnt umber underpainting. 

Monday 17 December 2018

SUMMERS CELEBRITIES

22 x 27 inch oil
on 3/4 inch thick wrapped canvas
$550.00


There will never be a day that I do not want to paint flowers, especially now with the winds howling and the grey clouds surrounding us. It is so nice just staying inside and painting summer.

Thursday 13 December 2018

TIME WITH FRIENDS

30x30 inch oil painting
on 3/4 inch thick wrapped canvas painted black
$700.00


I have had this photo for a long time, it is an acreage that I drive by often in Qualicum Beach. With the winter weather it is always nice to paint something so lush...also something to look forward to.

Tuesday 11 December 2018

NO WALLFLOERS HERE


24 x 24 inch oil
on 2 1/2 inch thick black wrapped canvas
$525.00
including shipping

Today I just needed to paint something spring, I hope you enjoy.

Monday 3 December 2018

Cow 215 PRINCESS PENELOPE

6 x 6 inch oil painting on
1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

Took the dogs for a walk yesterday, the Parker Road cows were right by the fence as we drove by waiting for their photo op...bonus.

Sunday 2 December 2018

GREY CAT

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
SOLD

I have to say this beautiful grey cat was difficult to paint, or it could have just been the mental block that I conjured up. I get painting anxiety every time I do a commission, but I love doing them...go figure.

Tuesday 27 November 2018

VICTORIA CHARM

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

This is my first house commission. I really enjoyed doing it mostly because it is in my very favourite neighbourhood and also you just can't beat a great character home.

Monday 26 November 2018

PINK COTTAGE

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch gesso board
$80.00

Another Fairfield beauty, ok so it wasn't originally pink, I just thought it should be.


Sunday 25 November 2018

LADY SINGS THE BLUES

6  x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

This little house is smack in the middle of Fairfield a short walk to Cook Street village.  One of my very favourite areas in Victoria.

Monday 19 November 2018

Sunday 11 November 2018

STRONG AND FREE

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
SOLD

My friend works up north with her partner and he takes amazing photos of the wildlife there. 


Saturday 10 November 2018

BOLD BIRD

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

I don't typically use such a dark background for my birds but this one just makes the little titmouse shine.

Thursday 8 November 2018

IN LIVING COLOUR

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

I have been missing seeing my chickadees at the bird feeder so today was the day to paint one.

Wednesday 7 November 2018

Monday 5 November 2018

Cow 214 FRANKLY MY DEAR

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00
I used a limited palette for this painting and just blended the colours together, a little different than my usual 1000 brush strokes.

Sunday 4 November 2018

Cow 213 BIG HUNK OF LOVE

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

I have been painting messier that ever for my last few cows, I find it really effective and I don't spend as much time worrying about detail.

Thursday 1 November 2018

Cow 212 NEVER SAY NEVER

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00


Another cow with 1000 brush strokes, the original photo doesn't have much detail so I just had to go a little bit crazy.

Tuesday 30 October 2018

Cow 211 BARRY WHITE

 6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

I was listening to favourites from my playlist this morning and who did I hear but Barry White.  This painting has about 1000 brush strokes...and I'm finished ahhh.

Sunday 28 October 2018

Cow 210 DON'T BREAK MY HEART

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

I wasn't going to paint today, but every time I walked by my easel it seemed to be speaking to me.  I am so happy it did, this cow is one of my favourites(for this week anyway). I love the nose which to me is the absolute focal point.

Thursday 25 October 2018

JUST BREATHE

24 x 36 inch oil
on 1/2 inch thick
wrapped canvas
$650.00
including shipping


When I paint the hours disappear and there is a calmness and focus that embraces my whole being. The more I paint, the more I love to paint.

Monday 22 October 2018

Cow 208 OVER HERE ALICE

size 6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00
My friend was visiting her family in Ontario and took a bunch of pictures for me...made my day.

Thursday 18 October 2018

STEP INTO YOUR GLEE

24 x 36 inch oil
on 1 inch thick wrapped canvas
$600.00
including shipping

I started this canvas with transparents. Adding, wiping and reapplying. I just kept drawing different shapes with the oil paint.

Monday 8 October 2018

ZEN MASTER

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

Definintely one of my favourite subjects lately.  I stuck to a simple palette for this painting, the colours just all get along better when I do that.

Sunday 7 October 2018

BOSS GUY

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

Sunday morning listening to the CBC, and just relaxing while I painted this beautiful face.

Thursday 4 October 2018

BETTY

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
SOLD

I started painting this little bird and after about an hour I wiped it. Another try and I am very happy with the little sweetheart.

Wednesday 3 October 2018

A FRIENDS VIEW

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

This is the view from our friends deck in Canmore.  I never thought I would paint landscapes, and now it is one of my passions...nature never disappoints.

Tuesday 2 October 2018

DIANE

6  x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

I once knew a woman who was very knowledgable about chickadees, Every day early in the morning she would be out feeding the birds, one of her very favourite things to do.

Monday 1 October 2018

CANMORE ROYALTY

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

After spending a day in the mountains I just had to paint a grizzly, walking through town there were reminders everywhere, from dishes to jewelry all adorned with this majestic being.

Tuesday 25 September 2018

PENELOPE

6 x 6 inch oil painting
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
SOLD

Another day another bird painting, somehow with fall heading our way it just seemed like a good idea to paint a chickadee.

Monday 24 September 2018

AUDREY

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

Today and every day I am so grateful for my surroundings, robins are so common where I live but so wonderful to watch, they love hanging out under our plum tree.  I started this painting with a transparent orange underpainting and kept my brush strokes very light and loose.

Sunday 23 September 2018

THE POWER OF BEAUTY

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

Always thoughtful of nature and how it affects me.  Just painting this gorgeous sunflower today was such a lift.

Thursday 20 September 2018

TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS

48 x 30 inch oil
on 3/4 inch wrapped canvas
$900.00
including shipping



One of my favourite scenes overlooking Saltspring Island from Chemainus.  Vancouver Island is one of the most beautiful spots in Canada, it is a large island with many small islands just a short ferry ride away...a travellers paradise.

Saturday 15 September 2018

Friday 14 September 2018

SOFT SPOKEN

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch gesso board
$80.00


This is another lovely from Vertgen Farm.   Most sunflowers have such bold yellows and golds this variety was such a soft yellow I had to paint her.

Tuesday 11 September 2018

COMMISSION

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

This little pug is another Christmas gift, it is already that time once summer moves into fall some people just start thinking about Christmas

Monday 10 September 2018

Cow 207 MARY

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
SOLD
It is so easy to fall back into painting another cow, this painting I stuck to the basics with the palette, just the primary's and then mixing for the colour I wanted. 

Monday 3 September 2018

IF I CAN DREAM

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

Fall is in the air but the sunflowers and ranunculas were doing a show at the market on Saturday