colouring outside the lines

some winter birds

2012-01-31T09:42:00.000-08:00

These are birds I don't see every day so thought they were worth a post. Yes, seriously, I rarely see Starlings, so when a mob of them visits my garden I take notice (and hide the suet). But yawning Snowy Owls? I just got lucky there! The other owl is a Short-eared Owl. I saw no less than a half dozen different types of raptors that cold, dark morning on Boundary Bay.

playtime

2012-01-24T13:37:00.000-08:00

Winter Wild 16" x 16" oil on wood panelI had a hard time photographing this painting as it's pouring rain outside, but I did my best as I need to look at it analytically before it dries. I can't do that with the painting itself, just after finishing it, because I am still too close to the process. Digital photography is such a great tool because it means I can immediately place the image

winter wonderings

2012-01-18T15:56:00.000-08:00

Winter Song 8" x 24" oil on wood panelSince I posted yesterday I've been trying to figure out what direction I want to take this print business. (By the way, where are all you printmaking pedants? I was hoping someone would take me to task for saying 'print' rather than 'reproduction'. That's what social media is all about isn't it?) Since she's smarter and less impulsive than me, I asked

testing the water

2012-01-17T17:48:00.001-08:00

Recently my local art supply institution, Opus, a pretty great organization who has cornered the British Columbia market, started offering high-quality digital prints on a variety of substrates. Last week I spent at least half an hour working with them in order to produce just five prints. Granted, I was test driving the system/product as I don't usually offer fine art prints and wanted to try a

illustration friday: grounded

2012-01-06T14:08:00.000-08:00

Grounded 5" x 3" mixed drawing media on black paper

fields and fences

2012-01-01T13:38:00.000-08:00

I love it when creativities collide. Some time ago I was contacted by Toronto musician Andy Jackson, who was looking for cover art for his project Fields and Fences. About five years ago I did two small acrylic paintings called Fields and Fences. When Andy did a Google image search my artwork popped up, he liked it, and he contacted me to ask if he could use the paintings as the cover art for

peace on earth

2011-12-23T15:02:00.000-08:00

I took this photo of a line of frost-edged trees from the shotgun seat early yesterday morning. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Solstice Greetings, Happy Hannukah, and have a wonderful Festivus.

studio update 2

2011-12-18T05:29:00.000-08:00

This is the photography section of the studio update. I think of painting as my job and photography as my hobby, but there's plenty of overlap. At the end of the day, though, I approach them the same way: much more 'focused' on the imagery than the technical. I still haven't read my eight-year-old camera's user's manual.Even so, I've been wiki-ed! The above photo, taken 10 months ago, is now here

studio update 1

2011-12-10T21:17:00.000-08:00

I've just delivered a bunch of new work to various galleries, including shipping these small tree drawings up to Invermere, so am ready to focus on Christmas stuff. Good thing as all I've done so far is order a turkey and nag Greg to put the lights on the house. I predict two weeks of frantic shopping and prep. It's tradition!Yesterday was shipping day. I had the pleasure of working with Robin

small birds 2

2011-12-03T12:16:00.000-08:00

A few more mini bird drawings for Arts off Main.

circle f

2011-11-26T07:14:00.000-08:00

Excuse the art recess. Since I haven't posted in almost two weeks I'm using these photos, taken over the past few months, as an excuse. These are just a few of the pretty faces I've had the pleasure of working with at Circle F, and the top three are still looking for homes.

small birds

2011-11-15T11:56:00.000-08:00

I'm popping into Arts off Main this week to swap off these little mixed media drawings ~ something affordable for Christmas. They are small, image size only 5.25" x 3.25", and framed/matted to 8" x 6" x 1.5". I doubt I'll do this size again as they take almost as long to do as larger work!

illustration friday: silent

2011-11-11T09:46:00.000-08:00

Azeitãomixed drawing media on black archival paperIt's been a long time since I participated in Illustration Friday. This is a persimmon tree on a silent afternoon, late in the year.

therapy

2011-11-04T15:36:00.000-07:00

This is how I feel about everything right now: like I'm looking into the abyss. There are no answers there.But there is some gratitude. My little money-raising effort (last post) has been successful and for that I am thankful. Plus, I've been getting therapy of the best kind. There are autumn hikes with this guy:There's working with the horses at Circle F Horse Rescue and being followed around

silent auction

2011-11-01T15:28:00.000-07:00

Sounds official, a post title like that, no? Here's the deal: I have five mixed media on black archival paper drawings, a little on the vintage side (between one and five years old), that need homes. You make me an offer and the first acceptable one takes it. Bear in mind that I can be a bit of a pushover but I have my limits. I will ship the smaller ones in padded mailers, wrapped in Crystal

mysterioso imaginatio

2011-10-26T10:16:00.000-07:00

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