Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

I have learned, through trial and error, that I get better results with less effort if I use quality papers and paints and pastels. ...

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” Eleanor Roosevelt I think Eleanor must know about making art. Sometimes it's scary. Trying...

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein This session's artists are all pushing into new...

Thursdays have become "me days" lately. Art classes are over for the week, the house is reasonably clean and I allow myself the luxury...

It's hard to believe that we've already had 5 Monday afternoon art classes. Next week, will be our final session. We always end with a...

The next 6-week session of Wednesday evening art classes is almost full! I have room for one more artist around the table. The painting...

Sometimes, it's good to switch things up a bit. Today's watercolour workshop for beginners was a new take on an old process. I cut out...

Our Saturday, October 16 Watercolour Workshop is almost full. I am excited to be teaching this workshop in a new way (to me). ...

It's so rewarding to see students grasp the techniques they need to paint and sketch what they want and how they want. Here's an update...

Sometimes, a workshop with only two attendees is a lovely thing. Today, that was the case. It's a day when this.... .... turned into...

Resuming art classes has been a challenging exercise of implementing social distancing protocols balanced with the joy of just being in...

For three hours this morning, three artists worked on their portrait drawing skills. It was drizzling a bit outside, so we moved into...

This post is dedicated to all of my art students who have been asking when I will be teaching again. The teaching space at The Painted...

Some of my art students have been wanting a portrait workshop. They feel like they learned how to draw from my drawing workshop, but...

I've been meeting with some of my art students via Zoom for the last many months. We all need a push to continue being creative during...

From the fall of 2007 until 2021, when Covid-19 restrictions kicked in, I volunteered at Brookside Youth Centre. Every week, I spent...

I started sketching this painting on June 30/20. The reference photo was taken two weeks earlier. The plants are from our perennial...

Because of Coronavirus, our daughter's family had to return to Canada to start the next chapter of their lives in new jobs. They've been...

Above is Milkweed, a painting I finished last year. Recently, I entered a digital copy of it into The Art of Watercolour magazine's...

My brain was not built for loose, wet-on-wet painting. Today, I have an extended period of time to myself..... no commitments... and I...