Flowers painting progress
What can I say? I am way behind on blogging, but I have a few good excuses. The main one being that I can hardly keep my eyes open by the time I get home from work. It recently took … Continued
Craft: Fairy necklaces
Have I mentioned that I LOVE FALL? Well I do – I just loved walking around, still in August, and already finding numerous fresh acorn caps on the ground, which were needed for my daughter’s birthday party. I’m a pretty … Continued
A little announcement
When I saw this image circulating, I couldn’t help think this suits me perfectly! It’s true, I have been busy this summer, but not making much art. I’ve been going through the first trimester of growing our third child. Thus, … Continued
Nature colour wheel
Things have been very quiet on the art front around here this summer. I wish I could get some painting in, but when I look back, I seem to do art in a pattern, primarily in the fall and winter. … Continued
Still delighting in leaves
I found these leaves the other day while our family was walking along the Vedder Canal. I delight in collecting leaves, and remembered how much the name of this blog still resonates with me, and sums up the way I … Continued
Purity progress
I added some more detail to this painting last weekend. Not really sure what else I will do to it, so I will probably leave it for a few months 🙂
Watercolour painting
I can’t remember the last time I did a watercolour painting that didn’t involve collage, sewing, or other mixed media. I started watercolour when I was 18, and for a few years it was my only medium. I was stuck … Continued
End of June art day – Yellow Door collage
It’s been a month since I’ve had a chance to work on any art. I’ve been thinking about it – my little scraps of paper, how I’ve missed them. Many are hand-painted papers I’ve made, others are found from the … Continued
Beginning of flower painting on mixed media surface
I remember when I made the background of this painting. My husband and I lived in Vancouver in a tiny basement-level apartment on a grand, tree-lined street near Commercial Drive. I was working full-time, as I am still, in Fort … Continued
Creative progress: Boom Town 2
In April I started a new canvas themed after my collage called Boom Town (see it here). I just got back to it last weekend. I don’t often do a study and then try to recreate a similar painting in … Continued