Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Cow 194 CHARO

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

This little lovely was getting a well deserved rest after spending a good part of her day showing her stuff at the fall fair. I love the colouring of this cow, quite unique to our area...wonderful to paint.

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Cow 193 ELLEN

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


I can remember when I painted my first cow, it was so very bad, I'm not even sure why I tried painting another, and another...  now they are one of my favourite subjects.  The more I paint cows, the more I love to paint cows.

Monday, 29 January 2018

WORMS

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

This fall we didn't do any yard clean up, we had listened to a program that mentioned by leaving all the fallen leaves you are making a healthier life for the birds, bees and earth. I couldn't believe how much action we had in our yard this fall and winter, there were so many more birds busily working in the garden.


Sunday, 28 January 2018

Cow 193 BEST IN SHOW

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


I met this cow at the fall fair, it was scorching hot and she was still up for a photo shoot.  

Thursday, 25 January 2018

ANEMONES AND OTHERS

18 x 18 inch oil
on 3/4 inch thick wrapped canvas
SOLD



Ahhh anemones, I just love that they don't bloom until late summer early fall, but when they do they take over the rest of the garden. Painting them is always a delight.

Wednesday, 24 January 2018

LAVENDER COTTAGE

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

I was driving around an older area in Nanaimo looking for character homes to photograph, what caught my eye was the colour of this little house...I just had to paint it.


Tuesday, 23 January 2018

FLOATING THROUGH LIFE

12 x 16 inch
oil on 1/8th inch thick board
$260.00
shipping included
I really enjoyed using these soft shades of blues and greens and my very favourite lavender.  The days have been so grey, it is such a treat to work on something so light and summery.

Friday, 19 January 2018

ALWAYS WELCOME6 x 6

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

Victoria is one of my favourite cities, especially because there are still so many character homes.  Whenever I get the chance I drive the 2 hours to my favourite neighbourhood Fairfield and take as many photos as I can. There was so much detail in the photo that I just started with the larger blocks of colour and then added little bits of detail. So much fun to do.


Wednesday, 17 January 2018

LUCY LOVE

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

I absolutely loved painting this little dog, her coat was so messy that I  automatically painted messy, it was fast and furious and then it was done.


Monday, 15 January 2018

FOREVER YOURS

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

This is my friends sisters cat, she sent me the photo as we are both huge cat fans, I fell in love with that wonderful face so of course I had to paint it. 


Wednesday, 10 January 2018

DAISY-MAY aka TROUBLE

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

The sweetest face, that may be what you think but this little bundle of cute is hell on wheels, our senior gal Gracie is still wondering why we brought this annoyance home.

Thursday, 4 January 2018

Wednesday, 3 January 2018

VIBING WITH FRIENDS

10x10 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick hard board canvas
SOLD

We have had snow and grey for what seems like forever, now it's time to bring back the colour.


Tuesday, 2 January 2018

LOUIS

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

I did this commission for a friend whose sister had lost her shepherd last year, this little darling is related to her first dog so she is absolutely thrilled with the new family addition...hide all your shoes.

Monday, 1 January 2018