My Julia Roberts Moment
Have you ever tried to recreate a favourite movie moment? In recent memory, I believe that I’ve done it only once – in the autumn of 2016 in Florence. My […]
Sketching Loosey-Goosey!
In between long stretches of slow and detailed work in my studio on my miniature paintings, I have been able to release my Inner Toddler with some loosey-goosey sketching. Yes, […]
Piano, Piano!
Something’s been keeping me from you all! Three weeks without a single post – something must be going on! I’ve been head-down and focused on a large piece. Yes, you read that […]
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 […]
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 The Road To Manarola
Have you ever had a travel situation that you were completely not prepared for… but you thought you were? The first time I walked the Sentiero Azzurro in 2006, I […]
Getting Lost in Venice… On Purpose!
For Mini Vacations miniature #20, you can see that I’m still wandering around Venice (and will be for a few more pieces)! Venice is a very confusing place to wander in […]
What’s New? It’s Spring!
Over the last 2 weeks, I’ve been unable to use my studio as repairs to a damaged ceiling have been going on. That’s why you haven’t seen much new art posted! (I […]
Shutters and More Shutters
I’ve painted so many scenes that contain wooden shutters, especially the green ones found everywhere in Italy. In the south of France, those shutters are often a light blue. I’ve […]
Flower Pots in Beautiful Places
I decided to try to “lighten my load” this week by painting a few “mini vacations” art cards of flower pots, taken from our photos. Get away from winding streets, shutters, […]
Doing A Bunch of “Mini Vacations” This Year
Last year, I discovered a new love – the mini […]
Wrapping Up December
Before 2016 is upon us and new projects begin, I’d better update all the December happenings… and there were many! I was pleased to be commissioned to do 3 works […]
Basta Burano!
For the artist trading card event, I had planned to do 8 scenes of Burano, so after a brief Amalfi Coast-card detour, I returned to finish the last two Burano […]
More Bite-Size Burano Beauties
I’m still working on those 2.5 x 3.5″ ink and watercolour pieces for the artists networking event next weekend. It became apparent in painting these that my travel itch is […]
Simpler Isn’t Always Easier
I finished my second mini Artist Trading Card a few days ago, and decided to choose a simpler subject thinking it would be easier to do. Uh… no. A doorway […]
