This Singer sewing machine is another treasured possession of mine. I remember all the beautiful clothes my Italian grandmother made for me with it. First published in June 2015, this post was written at the very beginning of my journey … Read More
Cuba’s cars are still classy. Final post in a three-part series. This post was previously published in 2016. I had fun researching popular songs from the fifties that tell of a North American obsession with cars. Other posts about Havana … Read More
Featuring guest artist, Sally Burke This week, I have a new feature on my blog. Just as I love to promote the work of other artists on my Facebook artist page, I would also like to do the same on … Read More
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” ~ Peggy Bracken Watercolour cupcakes in journal. (Please note: the art in this post has been previously published but the text is entirely new … Read More
Christmas without you/ White Christmas and I’m blue… I know, it’s a cheesy beginning to use lyrics from a Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Christmas album. I could blame it on too much eggnog, but I haven’t had a drop … Read More
Sensuous hand gestures in flamenco dancing are mesmerizing to watch. Sometimes languid, sometimes frenetic and wild, the circular movements of the hands and the fanning of the fingers and the snapping, (either combined or separate) have a hypnotizing effect on … Read More
Canadian Vignette 2. Amanda and Rose This morning, Rosie, five years old, and Amanda quickly and surreptitiously snuck out of the house while mom was busy letting Barney out the back door to do his urgent business. Amanda, thirteen, decided … Read More
Canadian Autumn Vignette 1 To do before the snow flies: – try Mom’s recipe of tomato and apple pie (done) – collect fallen leaves to paint (done) – press colourful leaves for next year (to do) – invite family and … Read More
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ~Albert Camus. On a very blustery fall day, I am still working on watercolour leaves. I started yesterday after our walk. I had collected a good selection of different … Read More
“Creativity is magic. Don’t examine it too closely.” ~ Edward Albee There are days when I only want to paint the way children do. They don’t worry too much about the outcome of their playful experiments with paint; they just … Read More
Canadian adventures and a cup of tea. “If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend, let’s go skydiving – I would say, no, are you nuts? I’d just as soon sit down and have a cup of tea.” ~ … Read More
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainty.” Erich Fromm What to do when it is too muggy to be outside? Easy decision…stay inside and keep cool until later in the day when the sun isn’t baking hot. I … Read More