Reflections Of The Past

Finally finished this one. There were a lot of details to sort out but I enjoyed working on it and am happy with the result. I'm also happy to report that this painting has made it into the Burlington Fine Arts annual juried show and will be on display until January 27th at the Burlington Centre (formerly Burlington Mall). Artists will be at the Hub to answer questions and provide live demonstrations throughout the show. Vote for viewers choice and win a chance at $100 gift card for the mall.

Reflections Of The Past

14x21” watercolour

Arches 140lb cold press paper

DaVinci watercolours

Baby portrait done!

While I’m still working away on other projects, I needed to get this small portrait done for a friend. I love her innocent expression and the strong light. The fuzzy hat with floppy green ears and the chubby cheeks just push the cuteness level over the top. There are a lot of interesting textures here ... smooth skin, fuzzy hat, folds in the shirt and abstract salt-textured background. I enjoyed working on this one. 

8x10” watercolour on Arches 140lb cp paper and DaVinci watercolour paints. 

And now back to my glass painting 😊

Happy New Year 2019! 🎉

Well the holiday excitement is done and it’s finally time to focus on painting again. The winter months are a great time to settle into some quality studio time. First on the agenda is to complete all of the unfinished paintings of 2018. So many were near completion but pushed to the back burner as other priorities took precedence. .
Currently on my palette is a glass and silver project done in watercolour. I’m looking forward to adding the final touches to this one. I love the interesting patterns that the shadows create. 15x22” on Arches 140lb cold press paper with DaVinci watercolours.

February 3rd drawing class

Here are pencil drawings done by my students from Feb. 3rd class.

Pencil Portrait Class

This one was on coloured paper.

Here are the results from my most recent pencil portrait class. There's still another image to add to these but the student has a bit more left to do (she has 2 subjects within one portrait so it took more time). It'll be added soon.

Blue Morning - Great Blue Heron

'Blue Morning' acrylic 8x10"
I'm pleased to once again be invited to participate in Masterworks in Miniature, March 6 through March 21st. It is a show of original artwork in miniature (no larger than 9x12") by well-known US and international artists. The show is hosted by Gallery One in Mentor, Ohio. All of the artwork and details on the event should be posted on Gallery One's website sometime in February.

January Paint Your Pet

Another Paint your pet class at my studio. Here are the paintings that were produced by my students. I will add the last couple of photos as soon as the finishing touches are complete.