Now open on @artwrk.ca ‘garden to abstract’ check it out ! The opportunity to show a few of my urban garden paintings beside my allotment grown still life’s is something I’ve wanted for quite some time . You can see it on their site under current exhibitions or follow the link under my profile. ..........................................#stilllife #floralpaintings #abstractlandscape #contemporarypainting #artistsofinstagram #contemporarycurator #artcurator #artcollector #newcontemporarypainting #newshow
One of the 10x10” pieces in my show @artwrk.ca . I spoke about the variety of textures and techniques employed in my IGTV video (my first , I’ll get better) the show goes live tomorrow. It’s an opportunity for me to show the still life’s with their source material. Yay ! #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #canadianart #stilllife #allotmentgarden
The preview is up on @artwrk.ca . They’ve done a fabulous job of exciting it in their virtual gallery . It officially opens tomorrow at 7am est. pm me if you’d like early access to‘Garden to abstract’ as I mentioned I’m quite excited at a chance to show both the allotment garden and the still life’s I’ve purposely grown from that garden . #canadianartist #womenartists #stilllife #gardenpainting
One of the urban garden pieces to be included in my ‘garden to abstract’ show opening on @artwrk.ca on dec 5th. I’m excited to show my garden paintings in concert with the still life’s I’ve purposely grown there . As an artist, getting to see your work shown with enough space to breathe is amazing. It’s a virtual exhibition and I can’t wait to share it with you ! #abstractlandscape #contemporarypainting #newcontemporary #womenartists
I’ve become much less a studio artist during this pandemic. I’ve been known to take my bucket of paints and set up anywhere lately . It all started when the area around my studio was a bit dangerous at the start of the pandemic, then I was renovicted from my apartment of 15 years . Apparently that’s how you create a monster with a bucket . . Anyway, all that has emphasized my feelings of gratitude that I have the ability to take a bucket and continue painting amongst other things . The crux of the matter is , this piece , 10x10” ,untitled as of yet , is going to be raffled off to someone who sends me the photograph of a donation they’ve made to a charity. I’ll put the names in a hat and do the draw December 5th . #newwork #contemporarypainting #generosity #oilpainting #helpingeachother
One of the pieces to be included in my upcoming show opening on dec 4 @artwrk.ca . This show , ‘garden in abstract’ has some of these purpose grown still life’s and some garden paintings. I’m excited to see them all together. #fineart #artistsoninstagram #floralpainting #contemporarypainting
Another photo of myself, this time sporting a bunch of things made by small local businesses. These people have been adapting on the fly to keep things going through interesting times. Their resilience is impressive . The artwork includes some of the pieces in my show @artwrk.ca which opens December 4th . The hat is by @puffingearwarehousesale @puffingear they have a warehouse sale starting tomorrow , November 26 going to Tuesday. The broach is by @jewelsbyalan , he’s my neighbour at the studio, he has a sale on 30% off with code ELF30 . The shirt is by @grimm.inc , it’s one of my favourites. Their stuff is available at many stores and through their website, not pictured is my mask by @myhowfetch
What a difference a couple of weeks make . This is how it looked a few weeks ago , here’s how it looks now . I like that I pushed it and had no idea how it would come out and I like that I still frequently surprise myself with successes and failures. Those who know me well know my approach involves embracing failure because I figure if I’m not screwing up I’m too comfortable. There are elements of connection in all of my work I think but there are also progressions . Even when I try and reinterpret older bodies of work , there are changes there . #abstractlandscape #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #contemporarylandscape #womenartists
Today’s studio set up . The streets are quieter. Inside the studio, it’s shockingly tidy . This too will change . #artiststudio #painterspaintingpaintings #abstractlandscape #newweek
A friend came over to my studio to take some photos of me . I hate having my picture taken ... but then , apparently, I started talking about a big fish , or in a Romance language or something. Nah , just kidding, the only way for me not to talk with my hands is to have them busy with something else . #happyfriday #artistatwork #studio #painter #womenartists
A new forest interior piece, it’s finished I think .... from a late night studio session . Trying to wrap up a bunch of pieces that are close to completion. Things always look different the next day . Haven’t seen it yet today . A sense of trepidation. Will it hold up or won’t it ?!? 30x30”oil on panel . #wip #workinprogress #fineart #abstractlandscape #forestpainting
It seems a long time ago when we had days like this . Oh hang on , it was only the other week . The colours are entirely fabricated, it was one of those days when we had a crisp clarity of light that seems only to happen in the fall . A time when we also have those grey, chilly , dreary days that seem right out of a classic British murder mystery. Anyway, I’m playing around with some of those Kama fluorescent oil paints again . This piece is 18x18”. #oilpainting #contemporarypainting #abstractlandscape #wip #wetpaint
Currently up as part of the salon wall @diannawittegallery . Included are a couple of my forest interior revisited along with a still life study . They’re touching shoulders with a number of pieces by other artists they represent. Works included by @ricbuddy @fionafreemark @drew.klassen @jeffdepner @jeremy_miranda_ @garyclement_1 @douglaswalkr @leah.rainey @missannavaldez . I didn’t post with any of those apps that would make it easier because, I’m having one of those days when I’ve exceeded my technical patience .
A different take on water . From a different perspective, in this case a kayak looking at Toronto. This ones 10x10” #fineart #reflection #artoftheday #water #oilpainting
Working the same image on different scale. The background wash is a little more muted on the larger one , I like where it’s headed though . It’s interesting how tiny the 6x6” study looks next to the larger , not very big one . I think it’s 30x30 , looks enormous! . Part of my prep for my show @artwrk.ca in early December #wip #workinprogress #study #oilpainting #abstractlandscape
Another piece from the collection of @puffingear with a detail . It’s interesting the way the flowers branches in the vast echo the painting. #stilllife #floralpainting #painterspaintingpaintings #oilpainting #artcurator
Some textures and palettes happening at the studio. Lots of chaos happening there right now . Stretching canvases, priming etc. I accidentally primed the daily crossword yesterday which magnified the challenge enormously, it really is challenging enough when I can see it clearly . #wip #artistsoninstagram #studio #painterspaintingpainting #wetpaint
One of the smaller pieces to be included in my upcoming small works show early in December. 10x10” @artwrk.ca #artistsoninstagram #newwork #smallpainting #fineart
This piece was purchased over a dozen years ago but the people who had their business in the same building that my studio used to be in . They became friends and their creations have been elements of my wardrobe ever since . One of their fantastic hats was part of my ensemble at a wedding which combined with my 6 foot height , 2 plus inch heels and 4 plus inch hat , was quite extraordinarily fun ... and subtle. So nice to see this piece again . Go check out the products at @puffingear theorangeroom.ca . I’m about to add a boiled wool hat to my wardrobe so I can continue my socially distant outdoor socializing in comfort. #artcollector #artplacement #interiors #forestpainting #abstractlandscape
Last weekend to see my show at Jonathon Bancroft-Snell gallery in London. @canadianceramics in person . #artgallery #currentexhibition #curated #artistsoninstagram