A dear friend of mine had a special moment in Positano that I was lucky enough to share with her. For her birthday, I sketched the place where we toasted the future with cold Prosecco.
My first collection of miniature paintings of Italian door knockers painted last year was so much fun to paint but also quite challenging (story here). When I’ve loved creating a […]
On a blustery Canadian morning in March, I found myself in a familiar frame of mind – basically, fed up with winter! Looking over my photos of sunnier and warmer […]
At the beginning of the year, I was asked to paint two miniature paintings for 2 couples about to tie the knot, and then this summer I was commissioned to […]
When telling people I was moving to Stratford in 2024, I often heard the energetic response “Oh you’ll find so much to paint there!” It’s taken a bit of time […]
When travelling in Italy, it’s very easy to fall into a “dolce vita” frame of mind! Especially if you’re a bit of a romantic like myself! I can turn most […]
As I’ve written before, one of my great travel joys is food shopping in new places. If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I also like to paint these […]
I’ve painted olive trees a number of times, and each time, these paintings quickly find new homes. What makes olive trees so popular? Perhaps there are obvious answers having to […]
In my tradition of painting one of Da Forli’s angels from Italy’s Loreto Abbey for my holiday card, my 2025 angel is a bit of a pensive gal, no doubt […]