A Treasured Christmas was previously published in 2015. What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, … Read More
It’s Throwback Thursday once again. A short walk in the neighbourhood can provide lots of inspiration for art as this post from 2016 reminds us. On a blustery day like today, I am reminded that fall is just around the … Read More
Fall is a busy season. Canadian Autumn Vignette 1 – Pumpkins have arrived from the farmer’s fields and they are ready to be picked up by eager families. For today’s Throwback Thursday, I am remembering when I painted this little … Read More
Sketching every day for beginners “A line is a dot that went for a walk” (Paul Klee) Would you like to sketch the world around you? Do you wish you could record the mundane and significant moments in your … Read More
Today’s Throwback Thursday post from 2016 is all about teacups and coffee mugs. Share your favourite coffee mug quotes in the comment box below. What does your coffee mug reveal about your personality? Picture you, upon my knee, Just … Read More
Summer’s quick sketches. First, let me define quick. For someone who can spend hours on the final details of a sketch, quick for me means finished in less than two hours, not including photographing the art. There is nothing I … Read More
For Throwback Thursday, I found a journal entry dated July 3, 2015. I was experimenting with watercolours and coloured crayons and I even added collaged bits of tissue paper and some lettering. These days, I don’t often touch my watercolours … Read More
Documenting my Life One Sketch at a Time, introduces Birgit Schulze, a German sketchbook artist, to all my friends and followers. As with so many of my Facebook friends, Birgit and I met online when we both joined Jane Lafazio’s … Read More
She found an old-fashioned velvet flower in the attic… and put it in her hair. For Throwback Thursday, I am posting one of the first portraits I painted for Let’s Face It, an online portrait class with American artist, Kara … Read More
Glorious sunshine, glorious summer days! For Throwback Thursday, I am thinking that anything with sunshine will tell the story of the first days of July 2018. Canadians have one thing that unites them: the weather. We love to complain when … Read More
Originally published in June 2015, this post was one of my first as I started my new adventure blogging about my creative journey. For this TBT (Throwback Thursday) I added photos of favourite flowers that are still blooming as we … Read More
Graphite sketch results in intimate knowledge of facial features. Progress in my graphite portraits occurs slowly but I can see improvements with today’s sketch of a total stranger. One gains intimate knowledge of another person with this type of exercise. … Read More