Emerge

Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches

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I have continued on with my exploration of abstracted florals, and this is my latest offering.  I liked the way the petals in the center are unfurling, thus the title "Emerge".

Rise

Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches

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A couple of years ago I had painted a few small scale abstracted floral paintings, and always meant to explore that theme futher, but on a larger scale.  Finally got a chance to do that and this is the first of three that I completed along that theme.  

Mason Jar Trio

Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 inches

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My latest ball jar painting, with a Canadian Star!  I love the variety of mason jars that are out there and it's always fun to discover new ones at the antique markets.  

Roman Face

Watercolour, 5 x 7 inches

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A little section of a larger sculpture that was photographed by my daughter and her boyfriend while on holidays in Rome last year. 

Golden Flute

Oil on Canvas (10 x 12 inches)

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Once upon a time - many years ago, I played the flute … a little.  I took lessons for a couple of years and really enjoyed every minute of it, but as years went by the lessons and the flute were put away and sadly I barely remember any of what I learned back then. But I still have the flute and in recent weeks decided if I can’t play it anymore I can at least paint it. I loved capturing the reflected lights as well as all the interesting details. In reality the flute is actually a more common silver plate, but I decided to play around with the colours and painted it in gold tones to contrast nicely against the blue background.

Tea for Three

Oil on gesso board (10 x 8 inches)

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I love the look of these teacups - they make me think of cozying up with a warm cup of tea on a cold day.  When painting this, I was particularly interested in capturing the glow and the colours.

Abstract Blue Peony

Oil on Canvas (10 x 10 inches)

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This is a complete abstraction of a peony flower.  I decided to let myself off the chain altogether and change up the colour from its original pink to this shades of blue version.  I played with the lines and contrasts to make it quite a bit different from the original flower.

Poolside Peonies

Oil on gallery canvas (30 x 15 inches)

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This is a larger piece that I completed a while ago.  I loved the way the peonies glowed in the sunlight and the contrast against the blue of the water and the greenery surrounding them.  It makes me think of summer as we draw nearer to the shortest day of the year.

Mysterious Fruit

Oil on gessoed panel (8 x 10 inches)

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This is my version of chiaroscuro with fruit.  I liked the extremes of light and dark and the theatrical effect it had – very “mysterious” looking.

Silver Teapot

Oil on gesso board (8 x 10 in)

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This is another of my vintage paintings and I really enjoyed the challenge of painting the reflections.  I decided to abstract the reflections completely since they were pretty much there anyway, with way too many unrecognizable items being captured by the silver.

Chocolate Surprise

Oil on Gesso Board (8 x 10 in)

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Well the chocolates themselves weren’t a surprise.  I willfully and purposefully went out to the store and bought them, with the idea that I wanted to make another painting of chocolates since I so enjoyed painting this subject a few months back.  Plus they make for good eatin’.  The surprise is what’s inside the box.  I was hoping for pretty chocolates and that’s what I got.  To my credit the chocolates themselves are still here in that pretty little box, safely hidden away from the chocolate-devouring pack of wolves I live with.  Okay, so in reality I’m the chief chocolate-eating pack wolf, but I’m showing a great deal of restraint.  They’ll be gone tonight though …

Snow Dog

Oil on Gesso Board (8x8 in)

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These sled dogs just love to run and I thought the expression on this guy’s face reflected that joy.

How Sad is that Doggie in the Window?

Oil on Gessoed Board (10x8 in)

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While on a recent visit to Old Quebec City, we were walking down one of the many narrow cobblestone streets and came across this scene of a lonely looking hound, peering out the window, oblivious to all the people milling by.  He seemed to be looking for something; perhaps his master was overdue, thus his look of longing.  With the wonderful contrast of the dark interior against his golden fur, I just had to turn it into a painting.

The Garden Gate

oil on canvas (10x10 in)

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This painting is based on a neighbour’s garden gate.  The knocker caught my eye as I was walking by, and although I thought it might be very challenging to execute (it was), as usual, it was a very enjoyable challenge.  It seems for me that the beginning of almost every painting starts out like a mystery as to how I will ever be able to approach the subject and capture what I want to capture about it.  I’m happy with how this turned out and that I managed to get to the end of the mystery …