MAC - commission

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

Another commission of a very special family member.

LILY - commission

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

Always love painting a sweet face. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SCRUFFY PUP

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

Another commission of someones overly fluffy pup.

NATURES SWEETHEART

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

Sweet little chickadee, nothing better to paint on a grey day.

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. 

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.

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.

PRETTY KITTY

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

I just loved painting this cat, the colours were so beautiful and the gaze....

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BEAUTIFUL DISTRACTION

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

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.

Cow 209 FEELIN GROOVY

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

I just pictured this cow standing in flowers...feelin groovy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOUR

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

I saw this guy hanging out of a car window this summer

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.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

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

Every fall is like the very first time seeing the amazing foliage slowly going to sleep for the winter.

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.

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

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. 

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