Canadian Watercolour and Chalk Pastel Artist

"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....

Adults are interesting learners. Often we have high expectations of ourselves. We have difficulty putting ourselves in a vulnerable...

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

I'm learning so much while painting this picture. I don't have much experience with looser style of painting in watercolours. Lots of...

My wish for you Is that you continue Continue To be who and how you are To astonish a mean world With your acts of kindness Continue To...

For over 10 years, a random group of acquaintances (who have turned into friends), have found a warm space to make art together on New...

So, this is the reference photo I took last summer in my garden. Originally, it called to me to be painted for three reasons. 1. I...

Well, I was looking for a challenge and this painting has lived up to my expectations. The trick is to preserve the white of the paper. ...

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

Teaching acrylic artists to paint in watercolours is something I have not had a lot of experience with. Watercolour painting requires a...

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

Because our January Wednesday evening class at The Painted Tree art store is just about full and it's only October, we've added a Monday...

At some point in yesterday's drawing workshop, the conversation turned to spending time with your artwork. One artist commented that it...

I love how we get such a variety of styles when teaching drawing using right brain techniques. I teach our artists how to see..... how...

Painting in detail is a joyful thing for me. Wet on wet...... not so much. I did most of what I tell my students to do: mix a...

This painting will have a very colourful and blurry background. Looks like it needs a lot of masking so that I can paint it in a...

We had a table full of talented artists at yesterday's drawing workshop. Some of them admitted that they hadn't drawn since high...

September 26/2019 Fall is here. Work in the garden is winding down. We had good success with a new vegetable, Guatemalan Blue Squash. ...

Our September Right Brain Drawing Workshop is FULL! We've scheduled another one for Saturday, October 19 from 10-4 at The Painted Tree...

Autumn Finale There is an intrinsic beauty in decay. We came across these apples on a bench under an old, wild apple tree last year. I...