Winter White - The original mink stole

Who says you can't wear white after September long weekend? (or so the old saying goes) This one is wearing her mink stole proudly .....wait a minute....she is the mink! Trying ever so hard to blend into the snow around her, she can't help but try and get a look at what's going on......painted with acrylics this 2.5" x 3.5" piece is listed on Ebay here

Tall ships - Storms - Pirates

One ship out in the storm (aceo 2.5" x 3.5") A fearless pirate group heading for their next bounty

This ship come silently out of the mist. Sneaking up on it's unsuspecting target......(acrylic 2.5" x 3.5")

These are both listed on Ebay here

Redpolls - EBSQ art

I am thrilled to have won "Patron's Choice" for my painting of Redpolls at EBSQart for the art exhibit "Grey" that took place in January. I love the little redpolls that visit us in the winter. They mainly stay far far up north, but in the winter months when food is scarce they make their way as far south as southern Saskatchewan. They come to my feeders most of the winter and disappear as soon as it starts to warm up a little. They will probably be gone in a couple of weeks. You can see the rest of the show here at EBSQart

WIP finished - Glitter in the Air

"Glitter in the Air" finished. I cropped it at 4" x 6". I just cleaned up the background, added some glitter to her costume, drew in some vague tattoos and applied a fixative so it doesn't smear or fade.

WIP - Pink - Glitter in the Air

Work in Progress......Pink performing "Glitter in the Air" at this year's grammy's. I still have a lot to work on this, but it's coming along not to badly. I think the finished piece should be somewhere around postcard size although I'm not sure...it seems to be taking a life of it's own and I'm not sure what size I will crop it at. You can see the beginning photos of the piece here

WIP - Pink's performance at the Grammy's

Last Sunday we watched the Grammy's on tv. I thought Pink's performance of her song "Glitter in the Air" was the best I've seen on the Grammy's

I was so moved by ther performance that I thought I would try and do a piece using coloured pencil. This is the work so far.

Stilettos pearls and a rose.......

Stilettos, pearls and a red rose on a black marble floor.......the only thing missing is the cougar :) Painted with acrylics on 185 lb canvas paper, this 4" x 6" painting will fit in the standard photo sleeve or can be framed on it's own. Perfect for your own collection or gift giving.

I have this painting entered in the EBSQart flower of the month exhibit for February. You will find this painting listed here on Ebay....

Round Robin #2 aceo group - WIP

5" x 7" unfinished piece - untitled

The ACEO group that I belong to is hosting another artist Round Robin. The first one was a smashing success and everyone involved had a great time. This time I'm in a group of 4 artists and each of us will start a painting then send on to the next artist and so on until the original piece returns to us. This is my start. An underwater castle? Magical Kingdom? Another world? The other artists will dictate the direction this piece takes. I will post the finished piece in a few weeks when it returns :)

Sail Sunset Sea

It's cold here today. -31 with the windchill. I wish I was back on the Mayan Riviera, laying on the beach with my strawberry dacquiri in hand. I think that's what the message says in the bottle. "Someone come get me from this cold!!!!!"

Painted with acrylics on 185 lb canvas paper. I've shown it framed for illustration purposes only. It's actually aceo sized unmatted and unframed. You will find it listed on Ebay here

Tall Ship Miniatrue and Raven painting

First paintings in 2010. This is an aceo sized painting of a tallship. We recently went on a dinner cruise on a pirate ship. It was a beautiful night and lots of fun, so I was inspired to paint a sunset scene of the ship. If you ever have a chance to go on one of these cruises, do so. We went with all of our grandchildren and it was an event we will remember for a long time.

I haven't painted many storms lately and this is a postcard size painting of a raven "The trickster" bringing in a storm. Just a whimsical painting of a bit of folklore.

Both of these paintings are listed on Ebay here