Hello all, As promised, here’s another installment of my painting progress. I was only able to work on my piece for a short time yesterday, so there isn’t an astounding amount of progress to show but that’s better than nothing!   Step Seven: Applying a colour wash. I like to do an acrylic colour wash […]

Hello! I’ve been extra productive over these past couple of days and have managed to start four paintings! One is a commission and the other three are entries for juried exhibitions (due in January, February and September). Granted that September one is crazy early but I may use it as a double entry for February, […]

Hello, yes it’s me again. Two posts in one day!!! As I previously mentioned I have magnets and cards for sale at the Bold Artiste. Now, what I didn’t mention is that their GRAND opening is this upcoming Friday from 5pm until 11pm. Just in time for the James Street Artcrawl! They are located at […]

Hello, Yes they are finally here…what you ask? Why magnets of course! I’ve created a wide assortment of fun and whimsy magnets using images from my Cat Series paintings, photos of Hamilton and photos of Nature (flowers, birds, landscapes, etc…). They are available for purchase in my etsy shop, by contacting me personally, by visiting […]

It’s almost done! Just a quick preview of one of my new pieces, a commissioned portrait of a beloved family pet, Simon. Will post the final version in the Commissions section of my site. I have enjoyed painting Simon as he looks very much like my cat, Max. His counterpart, Wellington is next on my […]

Hello All, It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything new…I’ve been busy, a good busy, which is grand. Having said that I just wanted to give a little update on what I’m currently working on… I have two cat commissions on my easel with two more on the horizon. I will post images as […]

I waited. Then I painted! The white paint was dry and ready for me to start applying the final layer. As you can see, it’s pretty much done. I ended up bumping the contrast as to make it more defined and interesting. The reference photo was very bright and overly exposed thus not having much […]

Today was a productive day…well painting wise it was! As you can see, I have done much in regards to blocking in the canvas. Every bit of white canvas is now hidden with paint! I decided to tackle the lily pads and water simultaneously as it was easier to define the lily pad edges when […]

The Waterlily series continues with another10x30 inch painting. This one will feature a white waterlily surrounded by a multitude of lily pads. As always my first step is to find an inspiring reference image from my digital photo archive. Every year it seems to double in size! This particular image came from a last year’s […]

It’s done! What do you think? The photo doesn’t really do the final painting any justice…I didn’t have the greatest lighting but it’s still okay. As you can see, I finished the fourth lily pad. It has more of a purple tinge to it compared to the other three. I also played around with the […]

Again, I’m sooo very sorry for the delay in images! I have finally been able to sit back down and work on the painting. I don’t have an image for the step between that last post and this one, I totally forgot to take a photo! You didn’t miss much as I just decided to […]

Hello! If you have been following my blog then you will have noticed that I haven’t been very vigilante with posting new entries! I’ve been busy with my other projects but please stay tuned because I WILL be posting current progress shots. Until then, I would like to direct you to my etsy page where […]