Just as I worked to get the elephants to a place that made me content with the painting. I continue to rework this piece. I love the...

I've looked at this painting for years and it never sat well with me. The greens were too bright and the reeds were too orange. It was...

Alice is part of a series that I first started after my travels through South/East African countries. I had planned to paint the 'big...

The blank canvas can be intimidating. For me, it is most often. When I paint outside I paint quickly and get right into the work, so I...

I usually work in larger size works. While on my journey to paint outside more often I have learned to paint on a smaller scale....

At Lock 31 Buckhorn in August 2024. I spent a few hours painting outdoors with two other artists. I enjoy working with other artists as I...

I've never drawn or painted anime. I was challenged to do so. Every once in awhile I do need to challenge myself in order to better my...

This was the next painting after I completed Butternut. Both paintings have the similar background sky blue colour I love. I use 4 paints...

On the west coast of Vancouver Island after a storm had tossed what it could up onto the beach, all was calm. I was able to explore what...

There is a peaceful calm about the sky that makes the waves seem less menacing. This was a time after a sailing race where it was easy to...

I love this painting! I did a visual artist course with ON painter Kathleen Schmalz. I bought one of her paintings from a series of...

This was the tallest pine along the former railway running through Hillsburgh, ON. This pine towered over the town, until it was struck...

I've spent much of the nice weather sketching, observing and familiarizing myself with what I have in the studio. As I work to organize...

When I first began painting the learning curve was a vertical line going north to south. I was painting en plein air. Simply speaking I...

This painting came about after catching the tops of this tree regularly through my window. It was a study in patience as well as the...

This a favourite of mine because capturing the light and dark shadows on the white sails presented a challenge unlike one I had had...

When hiking or walking in the woods it is interesting to view how the light is seen through the trees. If the sun is out, there will be...

I'd not seen many butternut trees, nor had I heard them talked about much. One summer, I returned to Ormstown, QC where I had lived for 9...

I would see this lonely tree at the roadside each time I drove from Hillsburgh, ON to Owen Sound or points further north. It was...

I had a painting outside to dry and it was laying flat on the table. A bird pooped on the canvas, so I decided to paint a bird on the...