Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte vortexes, Sedona, Arizona – painting in progress sneak peek 2.
Grey Whale and Standing One – New Painting!
Grey Whale and Standing One – New Painting! Inspiration: For years, I’ve ridden my bike around Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC and passed by this beautiful ancient landmark recently renamed Slhx̱í7lsh (Squamish language) by the Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam and Squamish First Nations, meaning ‘Standing Person’ or ‘Standing One’. On this morning, to see a grey whale…
Miss Echo, Golden Doodle Pet Portrait Commission
Miss Echo, Golden Doodle, Dog Pet Portrait Commission DoTERRA Essential Oils diffused while painting this piece: Wild Orange – uplifting Adaptiv (Calming blend) – Calming while uplifting and supports focus Breathe (Respiratory blend) – Supports deep breathing and Seasonal threats. Other doTERRA essential oils used topically and internally including the doTERRA Lifelong Vitality Trio supplements…
Happy Valentine’s Day, Lunar Chinese New Year and Family Day weekend!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Lunar Chinese New Year and Family Day weekend! Wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day, Lunar Chinese New Year and Family Day weekend! LOVE and UNITY (Dolphin circle), Colored Pencil on paper, 10in x 10in, (circa 2002). I drew this one from life – a wooden sculpture of two dolphins that I used…
Fly me to the moon!
Fly me to the moon! I thought this was an appropriate piece to share right now. I, like many I know, look forward to the day I get on a plane again. This piece is from circa 2003 and one of the first and only pieces I’ve done using gouache. Sidenote – today is a…
Marc and Toby – new commission!
Marc and Toby – new commission! I started on a new portrait commission recently. Aiming to have it completed and sent out to arrive before Christmas! I always like to work on the eyes first, so the person and animals have a soul right from the start. lol. Once the eyes are in place, (which…
Wood Ducks in Lost Lagoon – NEW PAINTING!
Ducks (Wood Ducks) in Lost Lagoon, Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Prints available – NEW PAINTING! Inspiration: I’ve lived on the Westcoast of Canada in Vancouver, BC for the majority of my life. Because of my geographical location, I’ve always had access to our beautiful parks and abundance of nature. Years of riding my…
Barred Owl, Swan Lake, Victoria, BC
Wow! I’ve never seen an owl this close in the wild. 🙂 I was just walking along near Swan Lake and out of the corner of my eye, I saw wings fly up into the trees and foliage. I thought it was a falcon at first but it was an owl – and in the…