POPPIES

This is a small 6" x 9" painting

of poppies that I finished on 

hardboard recently. It makes

me long for summer! 

 

 

 

Red-naped Sapsucker

( Syphrapicus nuchalis )

 

This poor 'sucker' doesn't have a very

romantic name! He is the focal point of

a painting that I have just finished on a

12 x 16 hardboard. Title is pending.

Any witty suggestions?

 

 

 

MY  BUDDY  MAX

This is a picture of me and my dear buddy
Max. He is a 10 year old Golden Retriever.
He is my constant companion, especially
when I am painting. In this photo I am adding
detail to a painting of Max while he is asleep
at my front door. I am excited to finish this
painting and share it with all of you.

 

WOOD BURNING

ON BURL

 

This is a burl that my husband cut at an angle so that I could create a free-standing piece of art. I am fortunate to have my grandfather's woodburning tool. I have created family signs, plaques and free-standing scenes of wildlife and landscapes.

 

I like to use naturally occuring knots and grains in the wood to represent elements of my scenes, such as this particular knot which I felt looked like a sun or moon above this mule deer buck.

 

 

 

Jonah's Little Lamb

My eight year old son Jonah wanted to draw with me one day last month.

He chose this picture of a lamb to draw. I asked him if Mommy could show him a little

trick that would help him to make sure his picture was proportionate. I drew the square

for him and made some marks. He erased a few times and asked a couple of questions,

but other than that, he worked quite quickly and did a very good job. I drew beside him

 but had no hand in his little picture.

 

 

"Bearly Hanging On"

 

 

I photographed this black bear in my father's backyard

a couple of years ago. Three grown dogs, three adult people

and my camera kept the trespasser high among the branches

until I was satisfied that I had taken all the photos I wanted.

As you can see his head is resting on one of his back paws.

He looks comfy and awkward at the same time! He seemed

 tired of our company so we called the dogs back and let

him vacate the premises unscathed. I have had this photo

 touched up at Cranbrook Photo and printed onto canvas.

                                  

 

"Climb Every Mountain...."

Does anyone remember that song?

This is a large fungus that I painted on and presented to my father

as a gift. The mountain is significant to my father because he had

climbed it as a young boy with his father and brother.

Mount Dorman can be seen at about the halfway point in the road as it 

parallels White Swan Lake in the White Swan Provincial Park. The

 mountain appears over the far left corner of the lake as you ascend the road.