Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

In January, 2024, my artwork took a sharp turn and hasn't gone back. A watercolour of Saskatoon berries in a stainless steel compost bowl is still sitting on a shelf, waiting for me to finish it. Unlike many other artists, I always finish any painting that I start. And, I only keep ones that I really like. The others are cut up into 5"X7" rectangles and used to make personalized cards. This is my first unfinished painting. So, this will be a two part post. Part One In ou

Yesterday's art class is probably the last one I'll be giving. I am getting old and tired. It sort of felt like I was at my own wake...

Early 2024 art classes are coming to an end around here. It is almost gardening time. I've warned my artists that this may be the last...

Our Monday afternoon artists are a diverse bunch of women - artistically speaking. You will see 5 different styles in two different...

Art class isn't just making art. It's drinking green tea or lemon ginger tea or decaf coffee and eating a sweet snack like today's Mocha...

I just noticed these images on my camera. They need to be seen by more people than just my little class and me. I love it when artists...

“If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not...

There are some really nice paintings pouring out of our Monday artists' hands. The artist below is painting all of her grandkids. You'll...

I LOVE winter. I love walking outside on snowy days with my camera. I love that winter forces me indoors to rest and listen and read...

I feel like I have been given a gift. A gift on a rainy late December day, following a night where sleep did not come for Ted, following...

We have finally transitioned into winter mode around here. Even though, just this past week I still harvested the last red cabbage and...

Last summer, we were given the opportunity to pick Saskatoon berries on a friend's country property. There were maybe 10? large...

“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist.” Maria Montessori...

There was a lot of excitement around the art tables yesterday when our Monday afternoon artists arrived. It felt like a homecoming. Many...

Of the four people in today's Beginners' Drawing Class, only one had any art training and it was very little and many years ago. Bottom...

Do you ever wonder how much you can learn in a 5 hour workshop? 5 hours is not much time. Here is an overview of yesterday's Beginners'...

Alliteration in the title and in repetition in the pictures. You've been warned. One of our exercises in today's workshop was to...

Carefully pulling off the masking tape is always fun to see. The painting takes on a whole new look. The artist below experimented...

I am guessing that I have been teaching folks to draw and paint with watercolours for at least a dozen years. If I were to replace...

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi Today was the second last class of this...