Painting On

Many people are attracted to the skeletal structure of trees. Trunks and branches have a strong presence that demand attention. But for me ...

I am excited to report that I will be exhibiting 12 of my Reading a Garden paintings as part of a group exhibition called Pix and Paint a...

We are settled into our summer home and I began my painting in earnest yesterday. It seems the hours fly by here and I am able to concentra...

I've been busy finishing several of my 4 x 6 inch postcard works. For these two I returned to Birr Castle Demesne for inspiration. I...

Nature/nurture (2008) 20 x 24 mixed media on canvas Yes, I know it's been spring forever in other places but I can say with certainty t...

Poggio S. Cecilia (2009)acrylic and paper on board, 10 x 8 in. This is a small painting completed as a gift for friends who shared a holiday...

I've taken a break from my garden series to create work for a commission and as gifts to mark different events in the lives of friends. ...

A comment from Leslie Avon Miller to the previous post, prompted me to recall some of the pitfalls of creating and storing acrylic skin t...

While there are many ways to transfer an image from a photograph into a painting, I use only acrylic skin transfers in my work because I li...

Italian Gold , 2008, 24 x24 in. mixed media on canvas I love the cities I've visited in Italy, especially Venice. In the evening, as t...

After my post yesterday, I spent the remainder of the afternoon exploring options for my work , In the family line 1&2. I created sever...

I love the landscape of Newfoundland. It changes constantly with the weather and seasons. It can be harsh, silent, raging, colourful, drab...

Varnishing is a necessary evil as far as I'm concerned. It is definitely the part of creating work that I dislike. For many years I use...

Hope In my previous post I explored one side of life in the garden, the idea of transience in nature as a symbol of our own mortality. Mary...

I've tried many acrylic mediums and they all work. I have developed a fondness for Liquitex Gloss Medium and Varnish. It is top notch...

Over the years I've painted poppies many times and in many different formats. Alas! I did not see any poppies while I stayed in the gar...