I am thrilled to share that I’ve chosen to spend my summer painting from the comfort of my home studio! The endless stream of inspiration has motivated me incredibly, and I’m making terrific progress. I’m putting the finishing touches on a series of new paintings I’m proud of. These works of art will soon be […]
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I am delighted to be featured in the April 2023 issue of The Fishwrapper, a publication by the team of Medium Effort covering the Arts on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, from Cornwall to Kingston. Thank you so much, Tim and Kathleen Currie of Medium Effort Fine Art Supplies, for the opportunity to
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The winter was cold, wet and most of all (too) long. But I did not sit still and worked hard in my studio in Gananoque and my home studio. I had lots of fun exploring new insects, fish, commonplace objects, and textures and trying to get them on the canvas convincingly but not true to
My series of oil paintings depicting single snow crystals are on display at the renowned O’Connor Gallery in Gananoque (ON). The isolated real snowflakes I captured here on the shores of the St. Lawrence River inspired me to make these artworks. The perfect conditions to find these frozen beauties are temperatures below -15C and high
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Participating in group shows is so much fun! It is lovely to meet fellow artists and exchange ideas about styles, subjects, techniques and art supplies. It is also a great way to get introduced to a larger audience.It is inspiring to meet lots of art admirers and collectors. And this is precisely what I did
Since I moved to studio 2 in Gananoque, I have met so many interesting, creative, intelligent and, above all, friendly people. It is a joy to be there. I was honoured and delighted to receive enclosed words today by Gretchen Huntley, Poet Laureate of the Town of Gananoque. Thank you very much, dear friend!
September and October will be very busy with several shows and events. I can’t wait! Here is a list of things to come: September 9, 10, 11, 2022: Group show thousand Islands Fine Art Association in Tony Kall Park in Mallorytown, ON. https://tifaa.weebly.com September 24 and 25, 2022: GANarts Fest, Culture Days Studio tour. Studio 2, 167
The arrival of the warmer weather in Ontario inspired me to use more summer like colours as well as using different materials and design elements. I started a new series of paintings; on panels. These are professional quality cradled panels (basswood with solid pine frame) and solid birch panels, which are sealed first and then
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A selection of snow crystal paintings are on display at the fine art supplies store “Medium Effort” in downtown Brockville until November 30th. This Capturing the Tiny Elements of Nature – Winter Edition display includes oil on canvas paintings in several sizes ranging from 12″ x 12″ to 36″ x 36″. You can find this
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I am very exited that 6 of my drawings are included in the emerging artist group exhibition “Fresh” at Artwrk.ca. This show runs September 18th until September 24th and can be accessed following this link: https://www.artwrk.ca/fresh. Use the code fresh2020 for early access to this online event and have a look at the beautiful work of
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