I Could Retire Here
Text to husband: What’s your impression? Text back: I could retire here. This exchange happened this past summer, when my husband was on a 3-week solo holiday in Sardinia, Italy. After […]
They Love Paris In The Springtime!
What better way to celebrate a special wedding anniversary than travelling to the City of Lights, Love and All-Things-Butter – PARIS! I was contacted a few months back by a couple […]
Etsy’s First Christmas
It was just before Christmas in the courtroom, and the judge was in a happy mood. He asked the accused, ‘What are you charged with?’ The accused replied, ‘Doing my Christmas shopping […]
Calling All Angels
Even though I’m a big fan of technology, I have to say that I love getting real mail, especially with handwritten envelopes! Funny how these things have become more precious […]
Sketching From A Room With A View
A few weeks ago, I took a short vacation to my favourite city, Florence Italy, to recharge my batteries, to take a break from the steady drawing and painting I’ve […]
Back To Italy
After a very busy summer, I’m off to my favourite city, Florence, for a few weeks to get some new subjects for future paintings, to sketch, and hopefully to relax and recharge […]
A Day of Thanks
Today is Thanksgiving Monday in Canada – a day that I usually reserve for getting over yesterday’s big family feast and for getting in some quiet reflection. This year, my gratitude […]
A Different Set of Mini Doors
Wow, do people love doors! At my shows this summer, there were so many people who declared their love of doors… and then quickly added “I know it’s strange and […]
Milestone Moments
Over this past summer of shows, the question I was most frequently asked was “How do you make these?” I would explain or show a few photos I had on […]
Sending Strength
Italy has been and remains an extremely special place for me. It’s where my art career started, is the inspiration for a great deal of my art, and is the […]
Last Artful Days Of Summer
As you can tell from my recent silence, I’ve been hard at work getting some new pieces ready for this weekend’s Artfest Toronto show. This summer’s been such a blur […]
On A Stay-cation!
My latest 2 Mini pieces are of… Toronto! And my next 2 pieces will also have Toronto images. What’s going on? These aren’t my usual travel subjects. At my last […]
