I've been doing some marketing with my art over the last few months and its starting to pay off now. I have one of my pieces accepted into the Provincial Art Bank which I'm very pleased about.  This provides a showcase for my work to a broader...

Its interesting how non-artistic people view the world and need to be coaxed into seeing what we see. I'm doing some commissions and find that individuals rarely have a vision of the final piece in terms of size and what they feel is value for...

I'm in my usual multi-tasking mode and have several paintings that I'm working on simultaneously. I'm nearing completion of one portrait with another in the wings and a commission hot on its heels.I'm using watercolour and sort of fell into a...

  Drawing from memory has advantages and disadvantages.  We all have an internal Utopia where nothing is true to reality and that comes out when we draw from memory.  We know shapes and volume but don't often reach perfection in creating something...

Its good to be back home after a hectic few days in Toronto. I took today off to catch up on some work (and sleep) and made a concentrated effort on progressing with a couple of portraits. I added more layers and refined shapes in the watercolour...