Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

Hello New Canadians! I am so happy to have the chance to make some art with you via Zoom on Thursday, June 4 from 1:30 to 2:30. Collaging is an art form whe...

We have another guest artist and her challenge for YOU! Meet Nancy, straight from a dairy farm in Northumberland county. And, guess what Nancy is not afrai...

Meet Charlotte, who will be turning 6 soon! Charlie, as she is sometimes called, lives in Melbourne, Australia. And, as you can tell, she is not afraid of ...

Well folks, it's time for a different type of challenge. I learned this one when taking a sketchbook course with local artist, Simon Jensen. This one will ...

Last night, I couldn't sleep for a while. Usually, when I can't sleep, I just think of something nice like, "What will I make for breakfast?" Last night, I ...

Well, we've got winter outside here this morning! I thought I'd separate the lines for you today's challenge. Take some time to turn the image around and v...

We had some wonderful interpretations of our first two challenges. Today, I am making it a little different..... some curves. Again, just look at it, look ...

They say if you engage in the arts, any kind of art, it has a calming effect on your brain. I've found this to be true for myself, when I am trying to figu...

This is an exercise that I used teaching kids at a summer camp. They loved it. I think you will too. I've given you three lines, this time two of them are ...

I often start my drawing workshops with this activity. Here's how it goes. Find a person who is sitting still. Could be your husband sleeping in his chair, y...

It all starts with a good drawing. I found the centre of the plate and measured out from there to the outside of the circle, many many times. You can see t...

I really like clean, bright looking colours for my paintings. If you look at my paint pallet above, you will see that I cleaned it off! My students will be...

Art is supposed to make you feel something.

I'm having so much fun working on hand-made art cards for my upcoming show in July/August at the Northumberland Arts Gallery and Shop in Port Hope. When I te...

Recently, I posted about our Wednesday night class at The Painted Tree art store. Today, I'll show you what our Monday night artists are up to. They are a ...

.... a new chalk-pastel painting. My art students at The Painted Tree art store have been using Clairfontaine's Pastelmat paper and having excellent results....

"Tundra" was my first hyper-realistic painting. Today, it was cut up into 9 pieces and combined with art from two of our grand-daughters. Charlie, age 5 a...

Adults are interesting learners. Often we have high expectations of ourselves. We have difficulty putting ourselves in a vulnerable situation. I was so im...

On Monday evenings at The Painted Tree art store, we have a fantastic bunch of artists around the table this session. Some are just beginning their adventur...