Today is our dog Roxy’s first birthday, so I painted her. Last year for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge, I painted our old beagle, Deuce, who died just before Christmas, a month before the challenge. I waited until the last day, because I wasn’t sure if I would…
I am a bit behind in posting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days, but have been painting each day and am working on catching up with photos and postings. This painting is my Day 12 painting, but I wanted to get my Day 13 painting, “Roxy”, posted on her…
While visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, we saw these wonderful waterlilies. I love the strong contrast of light and dark, colour and reflections. “Royal Water Lilies” Oil on canvas, 12″x9″ Note: Framing can be added so the painting is ready to hang, for an additional charge…
Sparrows are such cheerful little creatures. This fellow would be a great companion for my “Winter Sparrow”, Day 7 painting. “Spring Sparrow” Oil on gesso birch panel, 8″x8″ Note: Framing can be added so the painting is ready to hang, for an additional charge depending on frame. And for…
While at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, we came upon this beautiful cluster of roses, so of course I took reference photos. Since January 25th is Rabbie Burns’ birthday, I am titling this in honour of his poem, “Love is Like a Red, Red Rose”. “Love Roses” Oil on…
We get such an amazing variety of birds here on our farm. Sparrows have always been one of my favourite, and they are ones I can actually identify! “Winter Sparrow” Oil on gesso birch panel, 8″x8″ Note: Framing can be added so the painting is ready to hang, for…
I ran out of time to post “Orange Kiss” yesterday, so I am posting both Day 6 and Day 7 paintings today. My daughter found this little one-cup tea pot in a thrift store, and it seemed the perfect match for one of my souffle dishes and these beautiful oranges.…
Today’s painting is a view looking of the water from Pelee Island. My husband and I have vacationed at Pelee Island twice now, and it is one of our favourite places. I took a lot of reference photos of interesting views. I like the contrast of light and dark, textures…
Today’s painting is “Marshville Sawmill”. I really like painting old architecture. It has real character and a story to tell. Wainfleet is fortunate to have a number of historical buildings all in one place in the village, thanks to the Marshville Historical Society, and holds the annual Marshville Heritage Festival…
Today’s painting is “Piper”. Piper is a ruffed white lemur who lives at Ringtail Ranch and Rescue, near us in Wainfleet, ON, Canada. Ringtail Ranch is a non-profit organization which provides a safe home for an abundance of wildlife. The animals have free range of their property and often follow…
Today’s painting was inspired by a visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, ON. I took many reference photos for future use. I love the contrast of bright complimentary colours and unusual angular shapes of this flower. “Bird of Paradise” Oil on gesso birch panel, 8″x8″ Note:…
Last year I participated in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge, hosted by artist Leslie Saeta. It was a good challenge and great way to start off the year, so I am participating again this January. Leslie has a map with all the participating artists’ locations so it should…
“Grey Goose in Water” was one of my paintings from my January 2015 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge, which sold and was shipped off not long after completion. The new owner was kind enough to send me a photo after she had it framed. “I had “Grey Goose in…
Well, I did it! I was two days behind after I was sick, but I completed 30 Paintings in 30 Days for the Jan. 2015 challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta. It was fun, but definitely a challenge to complete a painting each day. January is a good month for it…
Wow, last painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge! My Day 30 painting is “Deuce”. I saved Deuce for the last because I wasn’t sure if I would be able to paint him. Deuce was our beloved little beagle who we had for almost 13 years. He would…
My Day 29 painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is “Sharing the Box”. Gem and Dixie, our two hens are sharing the nesting box. We have a retirement home for chickens, here on our hobby farm. We don’t eat meat, so our little chicken lay the occasional…
My Day 28 painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is “Tawny”. Tawny is our little barn cat. She used to be a bit shy, but in recent years has been following us around and quite vocal. We figure she is probably blind or close to blind i…
My Day 27 painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is “Albert”. Albert is my cousin’s d in Vancouver, BC. He is a loving member of the family, happy to be climbed on and loved by their 5 beautiful children. I look forward to meeting him “in person”…
My Day 26 painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is “Tickly Bob”. We have a lot of little chipmunk friends here on our hobby farm: under the barn, studio and near the well. But we like to think that the recent ones are Tickly Bob’s descendents. Our…
My Day 25 painting for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge is “Benny”. Benny is one of our three black cats who immigrated to Canada with us. Funny that people often ask how we tell them apart, yet they are so different! Benny steals the other cats food by…
