What's New?

The days are getting shorter.  Here we are again, headed into the Fall.
What happened to the summer?  I hope everyone painted every day and
had a great time.

I am painting every day, mostly in acrylics. My canvases are getting larger
and larger.  My storage space is getting smaller and smaller.

In early August I took a plein air workshop with Laurie Wonfor Nolan in Waterloo.
It was super. Laurie is not only a fabulous artist but an accomplished teacher.  Not to
mention lots of fun.  If you get the opportunity to study with Laurie you won't be
disappointed.


On Thursday, Sept. 25th, this Thursday, I start teaching again at the Oakville
Art Society.  I teach from 09:30 a. m. to 12:30 p.m. .  I'm teaching watercolour and
it feels good to be working in that amazing medium again.  Watercolour does
things that no other medium can do.  Sometimes it seems to have a mind of it's
own and it is so exciting.  This time of year with all of the colour in the trees and in
the end of summer veggies and flowers, it is a crime not to try and get those
colours down on paper or canvas.

This November 1st and 2nd I am once again on the Art in Action Tour in Burlington.
I am in studio 4 with Ann More and am looking forward to seeing everyone again.

If you have not had the opportunity to paint much this summer due to guests or
just being busy with the garden and home, make an appointment with yourself to
paint for at least an hour a day.  It is a good start.  First thing in the morning before
life gets to you, slip away to your table or easel and start something, anything, just
to be in the moment.  There is nothing like going to bed knowing you have something
on the easel crying out to be finished.

We are so very lucky to be painting.  We look at the world with different eyes and
see what others do not.  Although it is not Thanksgiving yet, let's give thanks for
all that we have been given with this gift of art.

My work can be seen at Artspace Gallery in Oakville, a very nice gallery in an
historic Oakville home.  Chazz is very welcoming if you like to browse  art on
a day out.  I also have work at the Art Gallery of Burlington in their Art Sales Rental.

Now, get to work!!!!