Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

I was concerned that when I started painting, I'd have problems. It took me a long time to get a fairly accurate likeness of Nora and...

Monday afternoon and Wednesday evening art classes began last week. Every artist approaches their paintings in different ways. This...

It's time. It seems that I've fallen into the trap that many grandparents fall into. We are all gaga over the first grandchild's arrival...

Finished!!! Introducing "Wheat King". Luther Turner, born in 1862 in Tennessee, moved to Washington State at the age of 26 and started...

Yesterday, a yellow wheat field appeared. I will probably feel the need to go over the entire field again, deepening the colours. We'll...

This has been an enjoyable and helpful project. The best part is that I am accompanied by some of my favourite podcasts as I sit here...

Subtitle: Duh! I always use a black and white copy of the subject photo as reference. The one I used to draw from for this painting was...

It's clear that the gentleman in this painting spent more time in the sun. The shadows on his neck and next to his nose are almost...

She's coming along nicely. I chose to paint the lady first because, in my mind, she is the most difficult. No point in painting every...

Well, that's my black! This is the black I use most in my paintings: French Ultramarine, Hookers Green and Alizarin Crimson. It's...

I think I've got a fairly good likeness now. I had to resort to many tricks that I teach my students: taking measurements (ratio on...

Well, it's time to begin a new commission. This one has its own challenges. Two portraits using a very old, black and white photo as...

It's been years since I've painted a house and I was so thrilled to receive this commission to paint. I'd forgotten how much fun it is...

The January workshops are starting to fill up. Beginners Watercolour Workshop : 3 spots left (January 8) Beginners Drawing Workshop: 1...

“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a...

Looking forward to January, we have one spot open in our Wednesday evening class. If you are interested in joining this class, check out...

“A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller.” Paul Klee Most of our Wednesday night artists...

In late spring this year, I wandered around our gardens, snipping off little flowers here and there and putting them into a white bowl. ...

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and...

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