A few paintings, a few drawings since my last post. This painting, another vision of Nitobe Garden, was posted a while back on Instagram.
Here’s a sketch of a friend’s grandson from a photo by his Auntie –
And I thought I’d paint my bedroom at the cottage my family has rented for 4 summers. Imagine waking up in this room on a sunny day hearing waves on the beach and eagles in the sky. Pretty relaxing, right?
A long time ago I painted a garden and that little painting is one of the few I’ve ever been really happy with that had anything to do with foliage (It’s been hanging in my hallway for years). However, recently, looking at a few garden shots I took over the summer, I had a thought on how to approach painting foliage again in a way that I didn’t find too daunting:
I named them “Foliage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5” (no comments on how original my naming convention is please), all acrylic on canvas, 10 x 20 inches/25 x 50 cm.
Most of the time, for me, it takes effort to draw or paint something. I never really feel like it until I actually begin. I kind of have to force myself. It’s like . . . work. Until I get started. Then it becomes like meditation. Here’s a few recent small watercolour/pen & ink pieces.
Little paintings (4×6″):
In my sketchbook (7×10″):
I may have a blog or two with the same title. I went out with the Urban Sketchers a couple of weeks ago to the Port Moody Museum and have been meaning to post the resulting little drawings, two quick sketches (the piano and the CP Rail car) and a more detailed drawing of an old coal stove called the “Good Cheer” – so cute!
It’s been a busy fall – that’s my excuse for not posting any art recently except for my 2025 Christmas card. This year the holiday season crept up very quickly and when the inspiring ideas failed to appear, I defaulted to Santa and Elves.
Wishing you the Best of the Season and a Happy, Creative and Peaceful 2026.