Painting On

There are so many ways to travel to different places. Sometimes you go yourself, sometimes you read about a place or view friends' phot...

As I come to the end of my series "Reading a Garden" I've been thinking about my whole stay at Birr Castle Demesne which was ...

One of the huge attractions at Birr Castle Demesne is the Red Tree Trail which is a marked collection of 50 trees of distinction. The small ...

It is difficult to roam around a garden and ignore benches. The artful gardener knows just where a bench is needed and why it should be pla...

Sherwood's response to my last post," I think that body of work has already begun, Margaret -- with this post itself! " was...

This is a painting I am having difficulty finishing and I am going to use it as an example as I go through the various posts I plan to do on...

My life as a visual artist has been relatively short when compared to my chronological age. As a result of starting later in life, I always...

Claimed (2009) 10 x 24 mixed media (photo transfer, acrylic mediums and paint on board) to demand to ask for to take as one's own to sta...

Continuum (2009) 10 x 24 in. mixed media ( photo transfer, acrylic mediums &paint) paper) on board There is inspiration in the simples...

Screen (2009) 10 x 24 in. mixed media (photo transfers, acrylic medium and paint, paper) on board Layering is a prominent aspect of every g...

Time flies and I'm not even having fun! I'm late posting this link to the group exhibition I am part of at Cube Gallery in Ottawa ...

I'm back in the city for several days to get my work ready to ship to Ottawa. I spent yesterday brainstorming titles and I actually came...

The last week has been very productive for me. I now have 13 works completed for my Reading a Garden Series that is off to Ottawa next week...

The process I am using to create the work in my Reading a Garden series physically reflects the erosion of memory we all experience with ...

The beginning of a new series is always a challenge for me because there are so many decisions to be made before beginning. I'm sure ...

This is the photo that ended my previous post. It could be considered complete and for awhile I thought so too. Then I began to think back ...

Whenever I hear a word that refers to the natural world, I automatically create a visual in my mind complete with sensory effects. When I wa...