PLUM TREE

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

Every spring this is the view from my kitchen window.  After the flowers finish the beautiful golden yellow plums arrive...man I love nature.

SUMMERS FROLIC

18 x 18 inch oil
on 3/4 inch thick wrapped canvas
$340.00
including shipping

I am really enjoying this anything goes way of painting flowers. I love creativity.  Every painting that I complete I feel a little bit more confident to approach the next one...ahhhh.

PERUSING POPPIES

18 x 18 inch
on 3/4 inch thick wrapped canvas
$340.00
includes shipping

I so enjoyed painting these blue poppies, I tried to make them really stand out against all the foliage.  The robin has the perfect vantage point of looking for a snack.

SASSY SALLY

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

Whenever I paint  a bird I seem to be a little giddy upon completion...they are just so darned cute.

BREATHTAKING

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

This painting is from a photo taken off of Laburnum road just outside of Qualicum Beach, one of our favourite places to walk.  There is a long trail and if you follow it until the end there is a beaver pond which is just magical, the trees that they busily chew on look like great big sharpened pencils.

PURE BLISS

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

I never tire of seeing  rhododendrons blooming, my favourites being the purples and pinks...deliciously beautiful. I find flowers a perfect subject to paint, there is so much movement and the rainbow of colours is one big garden party.

Cow 168 HAIR AFFAIR

6 x 6 inch
oil  on 1/8th inch gesso board
$70.00

I really enjoyed painting this cow, her colouring was just so warm.

GLORIOUS

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

My neighbour lent me this beautiful vase, my tulips looked so beautiful with their bright pinks against  the dark cobalt blue of the vase.

THE GATHERING

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

These  tulips are from Vertgen farms who have a stall at our Saturday market.  To say these tulips are spectacular is an understatement. I absolutely loved painting these beauties.

FRONT YARD VIEW

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

There is nothing I enjoy more than sitting out on the deck enjoying my garden.  The rhododendrons are in full bloom and they are spectacular.

MY HEAVEN

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

I have to say that Vancouver Island is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, and I am lucky enough to live here. 

HAPPY HAPPY SPRING

12 X 12 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
175.00

Another painting that I did about 4 years ago, I liked the colours but not the composition so I sketched over with the daffodils and made a new paining.  I love all the extra interest because of the original painting peeking though in spots. This is definitely a great way to recycle your canvas.

TINA TURNER

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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 Yes this is a pink robin, and yes they do exist but only in Australia.  The range of colours that you find in the different small bird species is amazing...I am loving painting birds!

PARKSVILLE VIEW

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$85.00

This photo is from a property in Parksville, some of the most beautiful views to be had when the weather is cooperating. I am becoming more and more fond of painting landscapes, starting with such simple shapes and just laying down the colours to create from the photo what you envision the completed painting will be.

cow 152 CRAZY CARLA

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

Yesterday my husband came home from his run with some great photos of the cows up the street. I reused a canvas and I love how some of the first painting peeks through, it makes the painting look a little abstract.

SISTER 1

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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I was asked to do a commission of two sisters for Christmas, I have not done people portraits so this was a challenge,  I had met both of the girls at my studio last summer and they were so very sweet. I really enjoyed doing the paintings. 

CALMING THOUGHTS

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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I have painted this scene once before on a smaller canvas, I decided to do it again because I really enjoyed painting the water, it was a challenge...I am pleased with the results. 

TALL TALES

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$75.00

Landscapes are fairly new to me and as it turns out I absolutely love doing them.  I find I paint more loosely for some reason, and choosing the palette is very exciting.

RUN AROUND SUE

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

I am enjoying painting these little birds, they are such sweet subjects.

PARTY GIRL

6 x 6 inch

oil on 1/8th inch gesso board

SOLD

I decided to add a really vibrant back ground for this little bird. It always surprises me with how much you can pack into such a small painting.