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.
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Effort
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″):
Procrastination
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!
Season’s Greetings
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.
Weddings
I always (or almost always) make cards for various occasions and this August I had lots of opportunities. I had looked at a few commercial 3D and Pop-up cards in stores and thought I’d like to try some of the techniques.
Here’s a Birthday card with three layers, the bees on the top:
I had a couple of weddings to attend in August – such fun! Here’s one of the cards (forgive the fingers but I wanted to show the little “pocket” inside).
And here’s the other – a three layer card with an image based on a great photo by the bride (who is a terrific photographer). The canoe to me represented their “journey” together. 