Winter’s Oasis: Finding Inspiration in the Greenhouse.
Oasis from winter’s frosty bite. Near home, we find an oasis from winter’s frosty bite in a local greenhouse. While the chill of winter persists in February leaving everything looking bleak and barren, I head out with a couple of … Read More
Start with a Line Drawing Pet Portrait.
This line drawing pet portrait experiment is a keeper! Line drawing for pet portraits focuses on capturing the essence of an animal using simple, fluid lines. Rather than intricate details, it emphasizes the animal’s key features—such as the shape of … Read More
Quick journaling experiments.
Quick journaling experiments in one hour. When time is of the essence and art must be let out of my system, I often work in a journal. I use many of the same techniques I describe in this series of … Read More
Chihuahua Relaxes with Bourbon and Cigar.
Chihuahua relaxes in the evening with cigar and bourbon. Meet Oscar, an Apple Head Chihuahua who oozes sophistication. Don’t be fooled by his small stature – his personality more than makes up for his diminutive size. This little guy is … Read More
Black Lab Portrait and Childhood Memories.
Portrait of Black Lab brings back memories of Zip. Have I told you I have a soft spot for black dogs? You wouldn’t know it from the dogs I have had in the last thirty years which have all been … Read More
Frankie’s Quirky Pug Portrait.
Pug’s portrait painted in a whimsical style. When I was asked to paint Frankie the Pug’s portrait, and the style was left up to me, I decided that I would accentuate her wrinkles, her prominent eyes and her flattened … Read More
Eden – A Biewer Painted in Contemporary Style.
Biewer Eden in colourful, contemporary style. As you may know, I love painting pets and whenever I am allowed to add lots of colour, I do a happy dance! So I was very excited to paint Eden when her … Read More
Canadiana Hockey Scene Going to France.
Canadiana art, “Two on the Puck” (“Deux sur la rondelle”) is quite different than my usual commissioned art work. However, I was up for a challenge when I was asked to paint a hockey scene and include the Montreal Canadiens … Read More
