Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

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...

"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...

When I teach watercolour techniques, I always use good quality watercolour paper, usually Arches. One of my test sheets was full of marks, and I noticed th...

This collaborative sketchbook started in Ontario where I painted pictures, wrote quotes, added collages, etc. on half of the pages. Then I mailed it to Melb...

Our grandson, Ewen, is now almost 8 now. A couple of years ago he discovered that people have shoulders!!! I traced his drawing using the window as a lig...

As with any other people, our grandkid's artistic styles change with time and from outside influences. Frances (6) has been taking an after school cartoonin...

The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, ON asked me to show my art during their "Guys and Dolls" show - May 21 to June 16/19. The theme of my art show will be, "...

Well, that's it for this series! Life is a balancing act sometimes, isn't it? I saved the best for last. Happy and blessed 2019 to all! #collaborationart #w...

As I was working on this card, I was listening to Oprah interview former nun, Karen Armstrong. Maybe her words influenced the quote I chose. She talked a l...

It was a bitterly cold December day when my son and I explored the back streets of Port Hope with our cameras. I wanted his perspective on Port Hope. His w...

4/8 in this series of collaborating with artist grand-daughter, Charlie. Merry Christmas! I hope your day feels like it is raining roses.

Collaboration Card #3. Leftover trimmings from cutting the cards have come in handy. The paper is Winsor & Newton 300 lb. watercolour paper. It's really th...

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 love the feel of beau...

"Life is a journey, not a destination." Today, I'm beginning another artistic journey. I cut up one of my earlier paintings into 5" X 7" rectangles and am ...

Charlie, age 4, drew this lady for me. I think this lady would order French toast during the Renaissance, don't you? Her hair would totally fit in. And, bel...

Truth & Beauty. This one's rather dark, but then again..... sometimes life gets dark. It was quite difficult to find a way to incorporate Frances' (age 5) ...

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

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! Cut it up into 5" X...