beach Tag

Yesterday, shrugging off the annoyance of a winter cold that has taken away my voice, I got some fresh air on a drizzly morning walk along the water with a friend and her very handsome boy.He is so worried when his mom goes in to...

Making this wreath gave me a chance to get out my little box of beach treasures and remember how it feels to be sitting on hot sand, popping a shell or pebble or little bit of sea glass into my bag.  All the sweeter holding them in...

...I did it, I did it, I did it!I swam on Thanksgiving day.  October 8.  See proof:Way back in August I didn't think there was a chance.  Weather helped a lot.Consider the magnificent swimming season of Summer 2012 officially closed.I think....

Do these look very different to you? Yeah, me neither.  Man this painting business is haaaaard!I was thrilled to carve out a few hours for painting and decided to go back to this old one from the spring.  I had known it wasn't finished then...

I started a new painting yesterday.  I was having a lot of fun with the colours.  Unfortunately I had to leave it in the height of ugliness, but I have high hopes that it has good bones and it's headed somewhere good.  I'll keep you...

This is one I was working on maybe a  month or so ago.  I liked bits but it wasn't coming together like I hoped.  On the actual beach on Thormanby Island there was so much detail in the water trails and seaweed and sand but overall there...

Had a chance to get away with my youngest and enjoy the company of some dear moms and daughters.  A lovely rejuvenating time.  Enabled me to meet two new beaches which both took my breath away.  I loved how greens found their way into almost...