Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

...... and the process of choosing my next photo reference. It's been a cold, backwards spring this year. My heart breaks for our...

I had to grid and take measurements here and there to get even close to what Charlie looks like. I'm fairly happy with how she looks.......

Emily Rose. Stabilo Carbothello chalk pastel pencils on Canson Touch paper. The paper was a cool grey colour and you can see it coming...

So far, it's been fairly easy coming up with quotes that tie Charlie's whimsical character to the bleakness of my painting segments. I...

What sold me on the reference photo for this painting was the feeling like Emily-Rose was emerging from the darkness. Lost edges. I love...

Have paint, will travel. I'm camping at my sister's place in Grey County, ON. While she works on her artwork, her kitty and I are...

I have a new collaborator! Grand-daughter, Charlie just turned 4 years old. She spends lots of time drawing and creating with her Mom...

There are artists who have large inventories of their paintings. Not me. When I get tired of looking at a painting, I cut it up. Yup! ...

One of the exercises we do during our "See Better, Draw Better" workshops is drawing our own footwear. Today, two students drew my...

“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” John Keats Naming a painting is almost more fun than painting one for me. I wanted to convey...

If you look carefully at this almost-finished painting, you will see that the grassy area under the plate of fruit is much lighter than...

I could have titled this, "Update on currant painting" too. I've been continuing in my "Stuff in Containers on the Grass" series for the...