2023 Advent Calendar Days 16 - 22

 

We are almost at the end of the countdown of my 24 artworks. Today, I have posted images inspired by summer and fall scenery. What is your favourite? If you have fallen in love with one of the paintings for sale and would like to buy it, please email me.

Day 16: Hydrangeas, acrylic, 8" x 10", on cradled wood, CAN $250 + shipping

My friend Janis and I got together on the long August weekend and painted in our backyard. Often, you can find a great subject right in front of you without driving around searching for the perfect location.

I am glad we painted the beautiful hydrangeas early in August because a pair of cardinals built a nest in the bush soon after and loudly protested when anyone came too close.

 

 

Even though it was only my second acrylic painting this year, I was excited to work with Golden Open acrylic paints. Luckily, we stayed in our yard because I was not as organized after hardly using my painting equipment, and would have been without my palette and paper towels at a different location.

Day 17: Kamouraska’s Brilliant Sunset, wool, 8.5" x 11.75" CAN $450 + shipping

 

When I put together the paintings for this Advent Calendar, I noticed that I never posted the finished artwork because I finished it the day before our trip to Germany at the end of April.


For many years, I spent a week in early September in Kamouraska with some of my painting buddies. One of the daily highlights was the brilliant sunsets that sometimes even interrupted our dinner time because we could not stop watching the quickly changing skies that created these breathtaking landscapes that make you dream of vacation destinations. No wonder that many people including many famous painters are fascinated by nature’s light spectacle at sunset.

Day 18: Pumpkins, wool, 8. 5” x 11.75”

 

This needle-felted painting of three pumpkins is the result of a recent workshop I taught. Even though I have offered the workshop several times, my artwork looks different every time, which is exactly what I want to show my students. I want them to create a unique painting reflecting their energy and style, not copying mine.

Did you know your artwork might also look different depending on your mood? Our mood has an impact on our energy level, which subsequently affects the colours we choose. When you feel happy, your colour choices might be more brilliant. On a day when you are sad, you might pick more subdued hues. Creating art under different light conditions can also influence your choice of colours and their values.

 

I noticed this fact for the first time when I hosted a painting party days after a friend of mine had died. Compared to the original painting, the artwork of that evening contained warmer and toned-down colours, making my flowers look more like fall than spring. It always fascinates me how our energy flows into our art.



Day 19: Lying Low, watercolour, watercolour pencils and white ink, 8.3" x 11.7"

 

The fantastic weather enticed my Painting Buddies and me to go plein air painting to Petrie Island at the beginning of October. I had planned to paint the view of a small bay when I discovered the frog sitting in the grass directly in front of me. Because I didn’t want the little frog to be all by itself, I added a second one, which in reality was the first frog from another perspective.

 

December 20: Fall Colours at Petrie Island, watercolour, 8.3" x 11.7"

In mid-October, we returned to Petrie Island to paint the turtle pond. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any turtles that day, but large groups of Canada geese communicated loudly.

When we arrived, it was sunny and very windy. However, soon clouds moved in and changed the light and, therefore, the colours dramatically.

 

Despite being surrounded by dark clouds, it did not rain. Plus, I had most of my colours blocked in and could finish my work with the help of reference photos.

December 21: Beppo, wool, 14 3/4" x 19" custom-framed, CAN $600 + shipping

After I painted this cute dachshund in acrylic, I wanted to recreate him in wool. The needle-felted painting is a 10" x 12" felted version of my 11" x 14" acrylic painting with the same title.

It took me a lot of time to capture the dog the way I wanted. I had the needle-felted painting framed, only to discover later that I still was not happy with the eyes. I postponed the modification until this week when I wanted to add the image to the Levanta magazine.

After correcting the eyes, I needed to readjust the snout because the proportions had changed. After many hours of frustration, I am finally happy with Beppo's expression.

December 22: Fall Leaves, watercolour, watercolour pencil, white ink, 5.8" 7.5"

This painting is also from from our Painting Buddies one-hour Zoom meetings. The image shows a bush from our front yard whose green leaves turn into vibrant colours in the fall. I started the painting in November 2022 but only finished it this year on Halloween when we spent a week at the cottage. Whenever we go there, I bring a couple of unfinished artworks to reduce my pile of pieces in progress.

To highlight the veins of the leaves, I used white ink at the end.

This week, you will receive a special blog on December 24 with the last two images of my Art Advent Calendar.

I hope you are ready for the holidays and can enjoy the time stress-free. My daughter and I will bake cookies tomorrow, listening to Christmas music to finish the last task on our Christmas to-do list. What are your plans for tomorrow?

Travel Art

Schenna Mountains, watercolour and watercolour pencil, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Blog 22

I returned from my vacation late on Wednesday with many impressions and inspiration. Unfortunately, I am still exhausted from the flight and too tired to write a proper blog post. Therefore, I am sharing some of the artworks I created during the trip. I started all of them (except for the rose) with watercolour pencils, then added watercolours in some areas.

For the rose, I only had cheap coloured pencils, which did not stop me from capturing the beautiful first bloom in my sister's garden.

Starting next week, I will share more details about the trip. 

Have a wonderful weekend! I wish my German-speaking readers Frohe Pfingsten! Happy Memorial Day to my American followers!

Advent Calendar Days 17 - 23

 

 

Advent Calendar Day Day 17

Have some Fruit!, wool and mixed fibre, 8.75” x 11.5”, CAN $ 400

This fruit still life is a re-creation of the acrylic painting with the same title. While I had no problem with the watermelon and plumes, the bananas were challenging. For the longest time, I was unhappy with the form and colour. It took a lot of mixing and layering colours until the bananas finally looked real.


When I held up the artwork online to show it to my daughter, I realized a triangle where the yellow and pinkish red background meet. In the reference photo, the shadows create a dark triangle. In the felted piece, the eye got stuck in that shape.


I decided to change the colour to yellow. Unfortunately, I did not take a photo of the artwork before I made the change, but you see the dark triangle in an earlier stage of the creation.

 

 

 Advent Calendar Day Day 18

Pumpkins and Plumes, wool and mixed fibre, 7.5” x 11.5”, CAN $400

This painting is the result of the felting workshop I offered, Ready for Pumpkins. It took me a while until I was happy with the colours of the background, the part of the painting that seemed to be the easiest.

  Advent Calendar Day Day 19

 

Fall Bouquet, watercolour and watercolour pencil, 11.7" x 8.3"

At the end of October, my husband and our dog, Shadow had booked another week at the cottage. Two of my painting buddies, Janis and Bob, wanted to join us for the first painting trip in three years. We were excited because we wanted to go painting while Ingo went hiking. Shortly before the trip both got sick. We were all disappointed.


Ingo invited a friend to go motorcycling for the weekend after the cancellations. To my delight, his friend brought a beautiful arrangement of flowers from his garden that I could not resist painting.

 Advent Calendar Day Day 20

Rolling Fields, watercolour, 8.3" x 11.7"

This watercolour painting is the first work from the painting outings with my friends Janis and Bob in the Whitewater Region. At the Westmeath Scenic Lookout., we found painting opportunities in all directions. Full of enthusiasm, I decided to use my acrylic paints, only to discover that I had left them in a closet at the cottage. Luckily, I had also packed my watercolour equipment. In the warming sun, sheltered by the hill with the lookout gazebo, I painted the fields with the Ottawa River in the distance.

In the studio, I added another layer of colour to some areas to make the painting more vibrant. 

 

 Advent Calendar Day Day 21

Marigolds, acrylic, 9" x 12", CAN $300


Shortly before Thanksgiving I decided to paint our marigolds outside on a sunny day. The flowers that look like little suns cheered me up the whole summer.


It was my first acrylic painting of the year because I couldn’t reach my studio in the basement due to the injuries from my accident. Therefore, I used only watercolours for painting because there was less chance of ruining the floors or furniture with paint splatter.


I combined different views as I couldn't find one spot where the slowly withering flowers created a pleasing composition. Outside I used Golden Open Acrylic for the painting. In my studio, I added some more texture with Heavy Body paints. 

 

 Advent Calendar Day Day 22

 

For Day 22, I didn’t pick one artwork but two collages of small pieces I created during the our weekly virtual meeting with my Painting Buddies. Since the start of the pandemic, our group has met every Wednesday except when I was on vacation.


We paint or draw for an hour a shared photo. When I was house-bound due to my accident at the beginning of 2022, these meetings with my friends brought a bit of normality into my life and helped to keep my spirits up. I am so grateful for my painting friends. Here are some of the artworks I created. Some are more developed than others. I didn’t finish most of them in one hour but continued painting or drawing after the session.


Meeting virtually is not the same as going outside to paint together but the sessions offers different challenges and opportunities. Sharing photos in the group allows for a broader pool of reference photos of very varied subjects which is challenging and fun at the same time. Plus, our friendship has grown stronger over the years due to meeting regularly and our chats while we create art, even though some of the members of the group moved to other cities and even provinces.

 

 

 Advent Calendar Day Day 23

Vibrant in the Sun, watercolour, 8.3” x 11.7”


On one of the last mild days in November, I returned to Petrie Island with my friends. We had trouble deciding on a painting spot because it was very windy and mostly cloudy.

It was challenging to create this painting because the landscape looked boring until the sun broke through the clouds. Unfortunately, it hid behind them most of the time so that I could only catch intermittent glimpses of the brilliant transformation it created. It got so cold that I finished the painting in my studio.



Tomorrow, I will post a special blog so that you get the last image on December 24, 2022.

 

Preparing for a Painting Trip

Nature's Mirror, acrylic, 12" x 16" CAN $400

 

Blog 17

When this blog is published, I will already be on the way to the cottage, where I will spend some days with my painting buddy Bob and friends from Eganville. It is the first painting trip since October 2019, when I went to Lake Clear in Eganville with the Plein Air Ensemble.

Hopefully, the weather will be in our favour. Rain, snow and high winds would stand in our way of painting en plein air, but we will be ready for bad weather by bringing some reference materials to paint indoors. While this is not the best time for painting outdoors, as many of the trees have already lost their leaves, there is still plenty to paint.

While I get organized for my trip, I realize how much less I pack now than when I started painting en plein air.

In the beginning, I had a list that was one-page long. These days, I pack much lighter. When I probably won’t have much time to paint during an outing in the neighbourhood, on travel abroad or with family, I usually only pack watercolour pencils and a travel watercolour set, a 9” x 12” and a 5” x 7” watercolour pad, brushes, a water container, a small water bottle and paper towels. All these materials fit easily in my backpack. As I like to sit when I am painting, I also take a foldable chair with a side table when painting with my friends. If I am not sure whether I have an opportunity to paint or not, I will pick anything that can serve as a seat for a quick sketch.

For this trip, I will also pack a small painting box of Golden Open Acrylic paints because I enjoyed my time painting in our yard so much. I usually limit my palette to Titanium White, Hansa and Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red and Quinacridone Magenta, Cobalt and Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber and Sap Green Hue, a small bottle of gel medium and brushes. The box also serves as my easel. I use a travel watercolour palette that I use as my palette, a water container, paper towels and 11” x 14” boards. I carry everything in a backpack. Open Acrylic paints have a longer drying time, so I also bring a carrier for my paintings.

Aside from the painting equipment, I need warm socks and hiking boots. Even when the temperatures are still above zero degrees Celsius, your feet get cold fast when you don't move for some time. I will take my winter painting coat, light gloves, hat, scarf and rain pants because it is easier to take things off than to be outside freezing.

I will share our painting adventures with you in the upcoming blog.

Art Advent Calendar - Part II

Welcome to my blog. For the remainder of 2021, I present you with a review of twenty-four of my artworks included in the 2021 Advent Calendar. If you cannot wait for the weekly summary, I invite you to visit my Facebook page. I will publish a new Advent calendar post every day at 10 am.


All artworks are for sale. The shipping fee will be added depending on the destination. For more information, contact me at info@KerstinPeters.ca. You can pay by e-transfer, credit card or PayPal.

 

Advent Calendar Day 4:

 

Rural Village Houses, acrylic, 8” x 16”, CAN $350

Rural Village Houses, acrylic on board, unframed, 8” x 16”, CAN $350

I started this painting last year on the very first outing with my painting buddies. It was the first meeting after the first COVID lockdown. I always wanted to paint these colourful houses in our rural Cumberland Village. However, I struggled so much while I was on location that I do not consider the painting a plein air work.

When I finally continued the painting, I saw the image appear clearer stroke by stroke. After struggling with the right green for the left house, I concentrated on the blue one and the surroundings. Suddenly, I was able to mix exactly the colour I had in mind.

Once I had my house painted, the rest started to flow easier. I am happy with the result.

Advent Calendar Day 5:

 

Along the Rideau Canal, wool, 9.5" x 11.5", CAN $400

 

Along the Rideau Canal, wool, 9.5" x 11.5", custom-matted, CAN $400

I was very excited to create the felted version of my acrylic painting which had been challenging. Creating the felted version, I had the advantage that I had a clear picture of the composition.

This time, I had no problems with the reflections in the water. However, I struggled with the cherry tree and the fir trees on the right side for a long time.

It is always fascinating to compare the different mediums and the effects I can create with them.

Advent Calendar Day 6:

Spring in Ottawa, 11.75” x 9”, CAN $400

 

Spring in Ottawa, wool, 11.75” x 9”, custom-matted, CAN $400

Spring in Ottawa is my first felted painting that contains a couple of buildings. If you are from the Ottawa area, you can surely recognize the building on the left. It took a long time to finish the details of this piece. I left some of the buildings in the background out in the felted version because the painting got too busy.

Advent Calendar Day 7:

 

Three Red Tulips, acrylic, 10” x 8”, CAN $250

Three Red Tulips, acrylic on board, 10” x 8”, unframed, CAN $250

As I could not paint the tulips at the Canadian Tulip Festival for the second year, I set myself up in our front yard and painted these three red tulips. It felt so good to be painting outside. It also made me realize how much my confidence has increased when I paint where others can see me. I can still remember when it felt very uncomfortable painting in a public place because I worried about other people's judgment.

While I was painting my tulips, people passed with their cars or walked by with their dogs. Those who stopped complimented my painting. Usually, people don’t judge us as harshly as we critique ourselves. They are in awe that we put ourselves into the spotlight. They admire our talents, thinking that they could never do the same, even if we are not satisfied with the outcome.

Advent Calendar Day 8:

Primadonna, wool, 11.75” x 9”, CAN $400

 

Primadonna, wool, 11.75” x 9”, custom-matted, CAN $400

 
Once the first flowers peeked out of the ground, I started a tulip painting. The yellow tulip in the front is the primadonna. The others have important roles as supporting actors.

It was not easy to create the illusion of separate pedals. In general, I find it helps if I already spend time with the composition of a piece in a previous painting. This image I did not paint before. However, I feel tempted to create an acrylic painting with the same reference photo to observe the diverse challenges I experience with the different mediums.

Advent Calendar Day 9:

 

The Pair, wool, 11,75” x 9”, CAN $400

The Pair, wool, 11,75” x 9”, custom-matted, CAN $400

Sorting through my photos, I found the image of the two irises I took at the Ornamental Gardens in Ottawa. I was immediately inspired to create the image in wool. It took a long time for the final details. However, my timing was perfect as the irises in my garden were blooming when I finished the piece.

Advent Calendar Day 10:

Daring to be Different, wool and acrlic fibre, 10" x 11.75", CAN $400

Daring to be Different, wool and acrlic fibre, 10" x 11.75", custom-matted, CAN $400

This year, I was especially attracted to flowers. The pure beauty and bright colours of flowers cheer me up when I feel overwhelmed by all the negativity in our society.

I had taken the photo of the flower at the Ottawa Ornamental gardens a couple of years earlier. This bloom fascinated me because it was the only one with a couple of purple petals on a peony with otherwise white flowers. I have used the photo already for the second time. The first time, I created a square acrylic painting of the subject.

Have a great week! I will post the following seven artworks next Friday.

 

25 Years in Canada - The Year 2012 Part I

Waterfall at Dorcester Parc I, oil, 8" x 10", SOLD

Blog 11


We began the year 2012 in the quiet setting of the cottage. There we enjoyed a beautiful view of the frozen Ottawa River and the snow-covered landscape. At the time, my children were still young enough to spend the week with us. Due to the short winter days, we still had lots of time after our hikes to watch movies and play games together.

I still squeezed in some time for creativity. In the winter months, I usually prefer to practice drawing as it is easier to bring a couple of pencils and a sketchbook instead of all the materials for painting. Plus, even though acrylic paints don’t smell, the mediums I use do.

Back at home, I brought a new painting to the Ottawa Little Theatre, where I regularly exhibited with the Ottawa Art Association. The next stop was the vernissage of the Plein Air Panach 7 exhibition at the Gallery Old Chelsea. I was proud to be part again of the Plein Air Ensemble exhibition.

Even though my children still had a busy schedule of sports and music activities, my days were less hectic. Closing our Galerie de la Rive, handing over the Ottawa Art Association website, and concentrating only on my private courses created some more creative time.

In the second half of January, the painting course at the church started again. Later in the spring, I also taught a private student.

The Perfect Fish Tank, acrylic, 16" x 20", NFS

Aside from teaching, I got into the habit of painting every second day. I felt good about my regular time in my studio. In general, I only paint for 90 to 120 minutes before I need a break. Only when I am close to the end of a project, I completely lose track of time and might spend half a day painting without a break.

I also continued teaching German. I enjoyed sharing my language and traditions. For the longest time, I was nervous about losing my German. I had heard stories of immigrants who were not comfortable talking and especially writing in their mother tongue anymore. I learn something new all the time when I am teaching. When you grow up speaking a language, you never question grammatical rules as you use most of them intuitively. Once you have to explain grammatical structures to people who do not necessarily know anything about grammar, you gain a deeper understanding of their struggle.

Fishing Huts at Petrie Island, oil, 11" x 14", SOLD

At the end of February, I went painting the fishing huts at Petrie Island with some of my friends. It was my first visit to this little winter town of colourful structures. They appear every winter on the Ottawa River and is quite a typical activity during the Canadian winters. It is not a very common winter activity in Germany. It is only allowed at few lakes, and anglers do not build sheds. We talked to some of the fishermen. One even invited us into his cosy hut, furnished with a small stove, a table and chairs.

We were lucky to spend March Break also at the cottage. This time, my parents had arrived from Germany to spent the week with us. We had a great week time. However, all the relaxation vanished when we arrived at home and heard heart-melting cries from our cat. I ran into the basement but could not find him anywhere. I was frantic. He sometimes liked to disappear in the ceiling, and I feared he was stuck. Suddenly, someone called from outside. They had found Miko sitting under the kitchen stairs with red ears and paws.

As it turned out, he had escaped when a neighbour had visited him. Luckily, the sun had been warm, and the shelter under the stairs had prevented the worst. He still had some frostbite and was a little skinnier than we had left him, but all in all, he was OK. However, he was scared and suddenly cried every night for a long time.

The pastor of our congregation asked me to paint a Palm Sunday scene for the church. I was not too crazy about the request as Jesus riding on a donkey seemed challenging. I felt nervous about creating a religious painting, but I also felt too shy to refuse the work. The struggle is visible in the artwork. It is not my style and, despite frustrating efforts, not a good painting - a perfect example, what happens if you create something and your heart is not in it.

Rivière du Nord, oil, 10" x 8", CAN $250

At the end of March, I went with my friends Janis and Hélène to the next Plein Air Ensemble trip to St. Adèle in Quebec. Most of the days, the sky was grey. On our last day, however, the sky was cloudless and blue, but the wind was so icy that Janis and I spent most of the morning in the car. We only got out to take pictures until we found a big rock in a sheltered area. When the wind had calmed down in the afternoon, we created a second painting at the Rivière du Nord. This time of the big waterfall.

 

Together, oil, 10" x 8"

In May, I exhibited paintings at the Tulip Festival for the first time. I had already painted with Janis and Hélène at the festival for a couple of years. The beautiful flower beds have always inspired us. We also have some stories to tell about interactions with other visitors, but that is a subject for another time.

In mid-June, I joined other members of Arteast, a local art organization, for a trip to Montreal. After a visit to the Montreal Fine Art Museum, we strolled through the streets of Old Montreal. Some of us created little sketches, but most of us visited the many galleries to see what they considered worth showing.

Spending time at the museums and with other artists is very important for me. The life of an artist can be lonely and very frustrating at times. I cherish the interactions and exchanges with my fellow painters and the inspirations of the masters.

If you want to read what the second half of the year had in store for me, please join me again next week. I encourage you to subscribe to automatic delivery of my blog to your email inbox.

25 Years in Canada - The Year 2011 Part II

Fall in Gatineau Park, acrylic, 16" x 12", sold

Blog 10


I started the second half of the year 2011 with our annual week at the cottage. The days leading up to our vacation were so busy that I wondered again why we even went on vacation. I was stressed and in a bad mood.

On the day of our departure, I received a call that one of my good friends had a bad accident, and she and her daughter were gravely injured. News like this brings everything back into perspective. Suddenly, you realize how careless and unsatisfied we often are with our lives, missing the fact that every moment is unique and precious! Due to all the commitments, I had neglected the relationships with my German relatives and friends. I had started writing monthly newsletters to stay in contact since August 2002. In 2011, I had not written a single issue because I was so busy and postponed it from one month to the next. Suddenly, I felt the urgency to write again. It also renewed my determination to keep painting.

Look, How Strong I Am, acrylic, 11" x 14"

 While we were at the cottage, I continued working on a double portrait of my children for my in-laws. I was struggling with several issues. One was the reflection in the windows, but my children’s expressions also gave me a lot of trouble. I hardly made progress until finally, the pieces fell into place.

We enjoyed the time even more because it was scorching and while the cottage had an air-conditioner, our house did not. The day after our return, my family flew to Yukon with my father- and sister-in-law. I was glad not to accompany them as I am not a fan of camping. The temperatures soared around the 40 degree Celsius mark. Even at night, it was warmer than 30 degrees and even hotter with the humidex. At one point, I even took our dogs with me into the basement. They were usually not allowed there as it was our cat’s territory, but it was too hot upstairs. I was just glad for our little pool.

Usually, I dedicated my summers to my children. However, August 2011 was very busy. I still had to fight against the disapproval of my expensive hobby from my family. Despite the frustration, I could not stop painting. It is amazing how a painting comes to life layer by layer. It is an indescribable sense of pleasure when you can capture your vision on canvas. It is relaxing and energizing at the same time. I forget everything around me when I am painting. When I paint with my friends outside, I love the sounds and smells of nature, the fresh grass, the musty trees.

At the beginning of August, I participated in the juried exhibition Glorious Gatineau at the Gallery Old Chelsea with my painting Fall at Gatineau Park (see above).

Fall at Petrie Island, acrylic, 14" x 11", sold

At the end of August, I was one of the artists at the Art in the Park at the Cumberland Farmers Market. I had to get up at 6:15 am, which was torture. I was still up the evening before packaging my greeting cards. Preparing for the event took two days. At least, I sold Fall at Petrie Island during the event.


Once the end of summer, we had the opportunity to share paintings from past trips to Kamouraska at the Atrium Gallery in Ottawa. We received a lot of positive reviews, which was very encouraging.

Fields of Kamouraska, oil, 10" x 20", sold

From September 10 to 17, 2011, we returned for a fantastic week to the Kamouraska region. Except for the day I cooked, I was out every day from before 9 am to about 5 pm.

The scenes change so fast in front of your eyes due to the changing light that you create a different painting every time, even if you go back to previous spots. It is fascinating.


At the end of September, I took part in the Glebe Fine Art Show at the Glebe Community Centre for the first time. I sold two paintings and enjoyed many great talks with visitors and fellow artists.


During the summer, we had made the difficult decision to close the Galerie de la Rive at the end of September 2011. Despite the move to the new location, we were not able to attract more visitors. It was time for everyone to move on. I truly enjoyed working with so many talented individuals, learned a lot during my time on the board and made some good friends. 

The Barn Near The Creek, oil, 14" x 18", CAN $420

The next painting trip followed right away: the Plein Air Ensemble trip to Sutton, Quebec, from September 30 to October 4, 2011. Most of the drive to the beautiful countryside was sunny. When we arrived, we saw a breathtaking sunset and mountains in gorgeous fall colours. That was the last time we saw the sun for the next three days. Only late on the very last afternoon, a little bit of blue sky appeared. Janis and I looked at each other and could not resist the temptation to paint a small forest scene.


After the trip, I started teaching my fall courses: another art course at the church and a private student. I also continued teaching German with one private Level 4 course and a beginners course at Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex.

Victoria Island, acrylic, 11" x 14", CAN $375

Our recent plein air trips had renewed our desire for painting outdoors. Our group of painting buddies finally went out painting together in October. It was the first time since last winter. We captured the beautiful fall scenery at Petrie Island. In early November, we went downtown to Victoria Island, where we painted the last colourful leaves of the season.

Looking back, 2011 was one of my most productive years, mainly because of the two painting trips. Next Friday, I will not post a blog as it is Good Friday as I will take a couple of days off. You can read the next chapter of my journey on April 9, 2021. Thank you for your interest in my story.


The Barn Near The Creek, oil, 14" x 18", CAN $420