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Making sense of a recent donation in a charity shop I volunteer at…

Not my best work but I finished my challenge of 10 acrylic pieces in 10 days for practice in a new medium

Another one of these tiny canvas doodles. I stenciled out the eyes and teeth and used acrylic makers to color. Then finished up with a brush pen. These are a fun challenge

These two are stills from animations that I made. Check out my IG if you want to see them come to life (link in profile).

Reflecting on the first week of this new year we’ve entered…

My painting professor drew this diagram on the board and suggested that it is a diagram for a painting. "Begin with large areas, covering the canvas with general colors and shapes. Refine the shapes and begin adding details. Refine the details and work with smaller brushes. When you are adding marks that your viewers would not notice, be done." There is more, but that is enough to ponder for now.

Sega flavoured fan art time! Of course I had to go with my favourite character from the Sonic games, heheheh :-)

Last drawing of the year.

My last drawing of 2024? Who knows…

Taking time after all things festive to scribble some more… and of course, test out even more washi tape I got gifted!

Lindsey's prompt: 11 pipers piping

Why not?

I first started this oil on canvas painting at a conference in Lexington Kentucky. Transporting the wet canvas was a challenge

Return of the space whales (yet again)!

This little pine cone was missing one side and looks like it’s been eaten, revealing a repeating pattern in the centre of the cone.

Continuing to make works that create feelings of movement using line.

Coffee lover

One in a series of works using line that will be used as a background.

Color Pencil over Gesture. It was a contemplative day in the art classroom. Students were drawing self portraits and I had time to join them. Our discussion was on 'Reflection'. The image we see of ourselves in the mirror is not what people see when they look at us. They see the reverse. The mole on my cheek is on the other side of my face, if you were to look at me in person. This leads to discussions of perception and reality. It can be fun and humbling. We cannot live only by sight. We must have a faith of some sort. This reminds me of the Michael Feldman Public Radio Program called: "Whad'Ya Know?" It opens with the audience shouting: "Whad'd Ya Know?" and Michael replying: "Not Much! You?". We do not know much, I think, as much as we like to pretend that we think we do.

This is a simple watercolor and pen drawing of a witch hazel tree in winter bloom with an owl perched on top. I love the witch hazel shrub and am thinking of creating a picture book showcasing the plant throughout the seasons.

Drawing time!

Reference from one of the 2024 dragon year postage stamps released in China

Im trying to remember each part of me has a purpose.

Weird things, that I come up with.This is just some of the stuff, I have doodled and/or done. I really love Ancient Egyptian mythology and was testing out my gold and silver paint pen. Sadly the pens both ran out of paint. :(

Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with unfamiliar art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. This is my first foray into cubism-inspired artwork (definitely don't claim to be an expert on actual cubism)--it was way more fun than I expected! I think I'll be trying some more...