Colour Fantasy     Mixed media      We live in a time when anything goes especially in art, to the the point where we all might find ourselves questioning. In teaching painting the question of realism vs. abstraction comes up again and again....

The greeting cards or plaques are everywhere that give whimsical but true "Rules of life I've learned from my cat or dog" or whatever. It occurred to me while painting one day that all the frustrations, struggles and joy of watercolour had taught me my own valuable...

Nature's Palette LILAC COLLAGE    Fresh Greens, brilliant pinks, blues and lilac - beautiful colour of every shade and hue and  Spring finally arrives with Summer close behind. Creative juices stir and I find myself picking bouquets of flowers...

Home is where the art is Home is where the art is- a catchy little phrase?  My day starts with coffee, but with a choice of which hand made mug. I love all my pottery mugs, some brought back from travels, some gifts, some collected from Toronto artisans. A...

Beach Studio Tour  Brings New Spring arrivals In the cold dark months of Winter new paintings have been simmering and they can be viewed during the upcoming Spring tour which opens Friday evening May 3rd.  Come by Friday evening for an opening reception and...

  Light. I started noticing it in January. It's slow incremental return. It's searing cold beauty on fresh fallen snow. Now it has warmth.  Light and dark. I talk about it as a painting instructor. It can make a painting dynamic and exciting. That could be...

New Year's Resolutions I never make New Year's resolutions. The main reason is that they're broken or forgotten within hours of making them. That's not to say I don't think about the direction or flow in which my life is going. I find it easier to talk...

Beach Studio Tour October 19th , 20th and 21st Friday 6-9pm Saturday 10am-6pm sunday 11am-6pm You are warmly invited to my home studio for a wine and cheese opening Friday night October 19th. The exhibit and free tour  at my location (17 Fernwood Park) and...

"They're angels now" - a comment I heard more than once around the tragic accident that took the lives of my two beautiful granddaughters. The comment rattled around in my psyche and more than once hit my angry mental response that I didn't care, I just wanted them in...