What are you thinking? This is the question I always have in mind when I look at old photographs, especially these days as I examine family albums for material for my art. This commissioned portrait was painted in May 2016, … Read More
I gladly share the work of other artists on my Facebook artist page. I have also promoted creatives on this blog with guest posts such as A Trilogy of Birds and Fascinated by Colour and Form. Please contact me if you are … Read More
“Wild girl from the sea”. Approx. 6″ x 26″. Seahorses are stamped while mermaid is an original acrylic painting entirely done by hand by me. Attached sea shells come from various parts of the world. Acrylic on reclaimed cedar deck … Read More
Lush greenery still under snow. I hunger for lush greenery while another Arctic blast of winter keeps us in winter’s clutches, refusing to give way to spring. The tender green shoots that need to be kissed by sunshine are buried, … Read More
This post was previously published in August 2015 when I first started blogging. With a bitterly cold Arctic wind and a temperature of -20C, spring flowers are still the stuff of memory. Today, I am dreaming of the time I spent … Read More
An Edwardian beauty finds a cause. This Edwardian beauty is more than just a lovely face. In her hurry to leave home this morning, Emma forgot that she was meeting her friends for dinner at the Amba Charing Cross Hotel. … Read More
I am publishing this post from May 2016 for Throw Back Thursday because so many of us find a second calling later in life. Rather than slowing down, Beatrice Wood’s productivity increased in her later years. This post is one … Read More
Out of the shadows a face emerges When I paint, I often wonder who will appear from the shadows and move into the light. Sometimes, the portrait causes me no end of grief; I might work on it for hours, … Read More
Many Goodbyes from Paris, 1928. Still humming Let’s Misbehave, Mona watches as another celebrity friend waves goodbye from the last car of the Blue train leaving Gare du Nord on its Paris-Marseille run. Draped in her warm evening coat, … Read More
Previously published in January 2017, this was the first large canvas that I tackled at my sister’s request. (24 x 48) Another even larger canvas has been waiting for me to finish it since last March. Sometimes, it’s best to … Read More
Studying a master: John William Waterhouse Without a doubt, you probably have seen the work of John William Waterhouse,(1849- 1917) and perhaps, like me, not known that Waterhouse was the artist. I include an excellent video of the details … Read More
