Insta Art Series – Painting 3
I thoroughly enjoyed the process of working on this piece. The photo is one of my favourites. I loved the mist that day on the mountains near where I live in Abbotsford, BC. It reminds me of the first time … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 1
For the first painting in the series, I felt like a pioneer in the sense that I had no idea what direction I would take. I had 9 blank panels in front of me (actually 11, because two were warped … Continued
Chilliwack Lake watercolour
Now that summer is winding down, I thought I’d share this watercolour I did one morning on a friend’s birthday card. It depicts Chilliwack Lake, where we’ve gone camping a few times in the past year. We love this scene … Continued
End of the Lego Series
Remember my son’s Lego from June? Well he continued to create Lego vehicles and line the up on the piano, and later my art work space…. Clearly the situation was getting out of control, so in mid-July, with my brother … Continued
Painting my son’s LEGO inventions
One day I decided to paint some of my son’s LEGO creations. He has dozens of these vehicles on the go right now, and I thought it would be a fun way for me to practice illustration by creating a … Continued
Tree watercolour
Similar to my last post, here is another watercolour sketch. I tried to capture the energy that I find present in the forest. When I walk there and experience God’s creation, I feel rejuvenated. Again I enjoyed being able to … Continued
Cliff watercolour
I’m kind of excited to be writing a post that is not baby-related! I decided to just pick up my watercolours today and do some “fun” paintings. I find it so much easier to work on art when the pressure … Continued
Woodland Nursery part 4: Watercolour paintings
These two little creatures are ready to populate our woodland nursery. I didn’t realize how quick it would be to do these paintings. Usually, I do watercolours that cover the entire page so more time is required for each stage. … Continued
Woodland nursery part 2: Forest Wall
Next idea for our room was to paint one of the grey walls turquoise. We’ve had this paint for a couple of years, so we thought this would be a good colour for a feature wall for our surprise baby … Continued
Collage art
I sometimes become a bit compulsive when doing art, and one of my little quirks is how much I love my little scraps of ripped paper. I used them in almost all of my paintings, whether they are mixed media … Continued