So is everyone sick of COVID interfering with celebrations, getting together with friends, enjoying a night out, workshops or entertainment? We haven’t had Paint Parties or Paint Your Pet events in ages, so we’re going to have our first Virtual Paint Your Pet Workshop on Sunday, November 21st! So how…
January I held a photo contest, with the theme of dogs, and it was great to see all the photos, and very difficult to judge! Last month’s theme was Winter, and for March the theme is Cats, so post your best photos! You need to post your photos on my…
For the month of January I held a photo contest. Since January is my dog’s birthday month, the theme for January was Dogs! Everyone posted their dog photos on my Facebook post, and I had the daunting task of picking the winner. I had no idea how hard picking winners…
January I held a photo contest, with the theme of dogs, and it was great to see all the photos, and very difficult to judge! This month the theme will be Winter, so post either a Winter Animal or Winter Landscape photo. You need to post your photos on my…
If you missed my prior post, for the month of January I held a photo contest. The theme for January was Dogs, since January is my dog’s birthday month! Everyone posted their dog photos on my Facebook post, and I have had the daunting task of picking the winner. I…
This is Day 7 painting of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. “Animal Spirits”, is painted on canvas, and the painting wraps around the canvas, so no need to frame, but would look great in a floating frame. Day 7: “Animal Spirits”, Acrylic on Canvas, 6″x6″ $75 (CAD)…
Today’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days painting, “Violet Flame”, is painted on canvas, and the painting wraps around the canvas, so no need to frame, but would look great in a floating frame. Day 6: “Violet Flame”, Acrylic on Canvas, 8″x10″ $100 (CAD) and FREE shipping in Canada and…
A number of 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 this year I have an especially busy January with Paint Your Pet fundraisers, Paint Parties, and catching up with record…
I have a large number of Paint Party paintings I have created for my Paint Parties over the last few years, and am always creating new one. At each Paint Party I create a duplicate painting as I walk guests, step-by-step to create their own versions. Because I have done…
So I have been doing Paint Your Pet fundraisers for a number of years now and have helped many local animal welfare organizations, such as Welland Humane Society, B.A.R.K., Beamsville 4Paw Rescue, Lincoln County Humane Society, Dreamers Dog Sanctuary, Black Goat Farm & Sanctuary, and more! The owner of the…
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…
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 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…
