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'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 ...
This little tree on the left -- really just an overachieving weed -- always irks me when I walk into my kitchen. Over the summer it has grown up beside the house right outside the window. (The filthiness of my window doesn't help the situation.)...
Can't imagine what inspired me to paint the background that colour.(Yes, I painted my boots again, bigger this time. Can't help it. They're my current fun security blanket and also...
My boots left my easel and went directly to Lalli Loves It, a wonderful store in Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver. I feel so lucky to see some of my paintings in such a wonderful setting. And guess what? That's their first time away from home! Laura has the...
This is a little different for me. I was reading a book about autism, Love Anthony by Lisa Genova, and was taken by how a character in the story writes from a non-verbal boy's perspective. He describes how thoughts he has and actions he takes are organized into rooms...
The weather here has been unseasonably warm and lovely and I took the opportunity late yesterday afternoon to try and shorten the coming seasons by extending the last. I got down to the beach and yes, into the water! Into the ocean, I should specify....
Guy had some serious attitude....
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...
My crew heading to check out this amazing piece of public art, Freezing water #7 by Jun Ren, in Vanier Park, Vancouver.The colour of the grass is proof of what a glorious warm dry summer we've had. Not everyone's cup of tea but isn't it pretty against...