Years ago I stayed at a hotel just below Assisi in Umbria Italy. To get into town from the hotel meant walking steeply uphill on the winding Via di Valecchie, […]
Ah! Sunflower, weary of time,Who countest the steps of the sun,Seeking after that sweet golden climeWhere the traveler’s journey is done;Where the youth pined away with desire,And the pale virgin […]
After the last 2 tumultuous years, is anyone else out there wondering what new doors to open for 2022? Or perhaps which old doors to close for good? I’ve been […]
As I undertook this project to paint Toronto’s older corner stores, I was surprised at how difficult it was to find them! Many corner stores had become part of convenience […]
When I first see Amalfi from the sea, it’s another of those “pinch me” moments. Amalfi is a REAL place, no longer just a picture in a travel guide. Pastel […]
This painting took me almost 18 months to complete. Not continuously. I worked on it off and on, sometimes taking gaps of 3, 4 and 5 months without looking at […]
Where will you travel on holiday once you feel you can? Maybe you already have? In an article I was reading this morning, it appears that the majority of us […]
Where would we be without the neighbourhood corner store? Where would my childhood memories be without the corner store? When I was a kid, the one in my neighbourhood was […]
Are you condiments-curious? Are you like me and have more condiments in your fridge than actual food to serve them on or with? The condiments aisle is my favourite in […]
I have a tremendous fear of heights. Over the years, I’ve followed the advice to face that fear, and I’ve forced myself to go up to high places. Each time […]