Isn't this magical? Can't you imagine those top ones dancing away on their own?Dancing flakes are very, very close to my heart (she says as she cranks the tunes and gets up from her chair).Do you know what else makes me want to dance? My...
So I did manage to do some painting over the holidays, but it's mostly been a time of trying new things and hoping that although it might be not quite right right now -- chuckle -- it might lead to good things in the future! Right?And of course, being...
The moon doesn't want to go to bed.Even though it stayed up very late painting....
I've tried staying up late at night painting and when it's right it's RIGHT. Peaceful and rewarding and just a little rebellious. (Not a big rebel here.)The other morning I tried early morning painting. And it was ...
I have a soft spot for this painting. It's of the nicer cat, Scout, and she's gifted at making herself sleek and graceful and paintable. Look how she curled her tail around her ankle here. Oh she's good. Sweet, loving, fun. She'd be pretty much...
Ok just barely started, long way to go, but is this ever fun.I'm trying to decide how to do the window behind. In the original photo it was a sunny summer day out there, with beach towels reflected hanging over the edge of the porch. Is it...
A couple of posts back I was writing about my recent habit of going back and repainting older paintings that I'd never been quite satisfied with or knew I could do better now, and I was wondering if I did that and the result was...
Oh I know, I know! Awful picture!!! Do you want to know why? I was trying to take a picture of it up here in dark winter Canada and the polar bear I was steadying my camera on was shivering! True story!!!If you sort of squint a...
Imagine how thrilled I am that this commissioned painting will put a face to the "heart of the home" in a neighbour's house. I feel very blessed to see it hanging there, representing such an important thing....