12 Feb This
This is the bulletin board in my kitchen. Do you know how long it's had those words on it? Oh about 6 or 7 years I think. Haven't found any better.Happy Valentines day!...
bright! Tag
03 Feb On the go
Still in progress. Having fun trying to figure out reflections and textures. Dreaming of bright colours and tropical fruit. Curse you, February....
25 Jan Painting of a different sort
My easel and I are ships that pass in the night just now. We stare longingly and lustfully at each other and mutter about getting a chance to hang out together soon. It will happen. I think it's a ways away but I'm going to surprise it...
09 Jan Painting on the break
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...
14 Dec Morning reminder
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 ...
02 Dec Humph
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...
29 Nov Squint a little, OK?
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...
21 Nov Pomegranate pink
I always have to stop and think: pomegranate or persimmon?I love them both. This one is a pomegranate. It's big and bright and fun. Third time I've painted this one, actually. First quite small, then bigger, and now 24"x24". Every time I'm at my art...
19 Nov Finally: a bowl of fruit
Dark rainy mornings.Need.Colour.Now....
12 Nov So orange!
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...