My life with art has involved many disciplines which I enjoyed trying out. Painting was and is my first love and will continue to be. After completing the 5 year diploma in advanced machine embroidery as well as Art and … Continued
This large commissioned painting was completed recently in oil. It is 40 by 50 cm. Please see my blog of June,2019 which describes it.
My friend Sam commissioned me to paint First Snow. It was inspired by the original painting which I painted in portrait format. She asked for a close up of the centre of the original piece in landscape format. This required … Continued
This is one of my textile art pieces that starts out life as a drawing/painting. It then is crunched up, bonded with textile and heavily stitched by machine and hand with other mediums added. This piece was inspired by Japanese … Continued
The colourful group of tulips in our back garden were irresistible and I had to paint them. My art studio is in the background. It is acrylic on canvas. It was put on Facebook and sold to Brenda in BC … Continued
Yesterday I enjoyed joining my friend June Frickleton at her private view of her solo exhibition at the Birley center in Eastbourne, uk.She drove me and two other friends from Brighton to the venue 30 miles away. The private view … Continued
Acrylic painting 16 inches by 20 inches on canvas. This piece has been painted for the Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition competition. I have been short listed in the past but will continue to apply for inclusion. Fingers Crossed. … Continued
I have painted with digital art for many years as a tool for exploration of scenes and subjects that I might wish to explore in the future. I also use it to see if a painting needs to be modified. … Continued
Back in my native Canada, we can occasionally get heavy snowfalls in the Vancouver area. I have imagined a walk through a snowy landscape with my grand daughter. This painting is in acrylic on canvas and is 16 by 20 … Continued
Round Robin i love the feisty little English robins which are so different to the North American ones. I have painted three of them which are all approximately 10 inches by 12 inches acrylic on canvas and will be selling … Continued
