Delight-filled Leaves Art
In September, I did this mixed media painting. I have rarely taken more than about five progress photos during a painting, and I think you will find it surprising how many changes this piece went to from start to finish. … Continued
After spending two weeks creating this new website, I finally have time to do a bit of painting again. I’m having a bit of performance anxiety when I look at my big white canvases, so I’ve been puttering with some … Continued
I was surprised by this painting. It turned out to be one of my favourites, even though it wasn’t looking so hot at the beginning. I was in a bit of a hurry to apply the first layer of paint … Continued
This was a fun painting process for me. I really liked the simplicity that I started with – the almost black and white photos of misty, bare forests. The rich brown and turquoise. But to fit in with my series, … Continued
This piece features more of that cheerful green that I see so often in the forest in the ferns and mosses. The main image I chose was taken last year on a hike with my husband’s brother’s family. We came … Continued
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
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
The story behind the painting: Peonies. (Or how the mother of a six-month-old and two older kids actually gets to paint sometimes).
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
At the same time as I started the last painting (Autumn Poplars), I also started one on paper. This one is not quite finished but here are some progress photos.