I will be a participating artist at the Port Colborne Art Crawl again this year. Some of my artwork will be in the Canalside Kitchen Store on West St. and I will be having a Fundraiser Paint Party at the new Breakwall Brewing Company on Clarence St., helping to raise…
Tonight is the annual Small Feats Art Show and Sale at the Niagara Artists Centre (NAC) in the Downtown area of St. Catharines, on St. Paul Street. I have been a participating artist since 2012. This year I have been really busy, so only entered work in the Smaller Feats…
Some of my artwork will be on display on the Art Wall at Welland Library. Unfortunately the snow storm on March 2nd delayed the installation, so come by and visit after everything is up in the morning on March 9th. I will update this post with photos after the installation,…
I found out about Nanook and his owner’s plight on Facebook and had to help in any way I could. He is a service dog who has a large growth behind his ear that needs to be removed. It may or may not be cancerous, but the vet won’t be…
Day 7 painting for my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, is “Purple Irises”. This will be a fun Paint Party painting, with a lot of variation in flowers and colours. The colour of the photo is a bit off, with the flowers looking a bit more blue, and back…
So for Day 6 of my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, I created a Paint Party painting, “Pine Trees at Sunset”, inspired by Tom Thomson. I saw a great exhibit of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven at McMichael Art Gallery several years ago, and love the freshness,…
For Day 5 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, I have created another Paint Party painting, “Wildflower Field”. This will be a fun Paint Party painting with lots of variations, depending on what colours and types of flowers people choose to include. Day 5: “Wildflower Field”, Acrylic on…
For Day 4 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, I have created another Paint Party painting, “Hidden Robin Nest”. I have had a lot of requests for a robin nest Paint Party painting after people have seen one of my fine art oil paintings, “Robins’ Nest”. Day 4:…
For Day 3 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, I have created another Paint Party painting, “Spring Tulips”. After the extreme cold we have been having here in Southern Ontario, I am really looking forward to spring! Day 3: “Spring Tulips”, Acrylic on Canvas, 9″x12″ $50 (CAD) and…
For Day 2 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, I have created another Paint Party painting. “Cardinal Couple” will be a great individual painting for my paint parties, but also as a Couple Painting, with each person painting half of the painting on a vertical canvas, so when…
Happy New Year! If you missed my prior post, today is Day 1 of my 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. This year I have decided to create small Paint Party studies and fine art paintings and studies exploring new techniques or ideas. This way I will be adding new…
A few years ago I started doing a 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge in January and it is a great way to start out my year. However, because I have gotten so busy with Paint Parties and other events, it has become even more challenging to find the time…
My new 2017 Christmas cards and 2018 are available in the website’s online store. I will also be bringing some to our December Paint Parties, but there are limited quantities. Every year, I have fun choosing which images to use for each month of the calendar. You can see all…
My plan for 2018 is to have two fundraiser Paint Parties each month: one regular Fundraiser Paint Party, and one Paint Your Pet Fundraiser which benefit animal welfare organizations. For 2017, fundraisers that benefited from my Paint Parties were: The Arts in Medicine program at the Walker Family Cancer Centre…
I will be participating in the the Heirlooms Artisan Market again this year, Sat. June 17th from 10am to 5pm. Now celebrating its 6th year, the Heirlooms Artisan Market, is located at Vemeer’s Garden Centre . This year they are hosting 65+ local artisans and craftspeople that exclusively produce high…
Animals have always been an important part of my life, not only my own pets, but rescuing the little creatures that either I found or seem to find me. I am happy to be able to help those organizations that help needy animals find their forever homes. For all my…
Two new paintings of mine will be up for sale at the Niagara Artists Centre’s Annual Small Feats Show & Sale. This is a fun and exciting art show, the largest in the Niagara region, and the major fundraiser for NAC. “Happy Pig” and “François II”, both oil on gallery…
So far, we have two events scheduled for March Break this year. We will be starting off March Break, on Sat. March 11 from 1-3pm, with a fundraiser Paint Party to support the animals! Ages 8 and up are welcome to attend, and the young at heart are welcome to…
Come on out to our first “Paint Your Pet” Paint Party at Moku’s Hawaiian Restaurant to benefit the Welland & District Humane Society, and support the animals! No experience needed! You need to send me your photos via email and we’ll make a light rough sketch of the composition and…
Monday and Tuesday I was leading two of my Paint Parties, so I was still painting and am counting those days in my 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge since not only was I painting those days, but leading groups of people to create their paintings too! I may put…
