Today we walked the yard... looking for signs of Spring. We found cherry buds, raspberry canes, and a healthy looking apple tree. We searched the ground around the birch trees where we planted tulip and crocus bulbs last fall. We took beautiful photos of the frosted blackberry vines and tidied up around the yard. The sun is out by 8am now and shines bright in the afternoon. Soon it will be time to play in the mud and enjoy the garden once again.

I have been enjoying the fresh air, glistening snow, and rushing river - trains passing, kids playing, sun shining. Just lovely.

12 people signed up. It will be an energetic-creative-inspiring day. Here are some of the preliminary workshop canvases that I will be sharing with those signed up...

It has been eight years since I sat at a pottery wheel. I have really been enjoying this 6-week long class at the Clay Artists of Terrace Studio (CATS). Little mugs for all of the new little people in my life. Cheers!

To all of you who made it into the Terrace Art Gallery to see my latest painting exhibit - thank you.

15 new bird paintings. OWLS 2011 prints available. Commissions to work on. It is a good end to 2011 and all these past few weeks of very hard work. Cheers... and HaPpY HoLiDaYs to you and yours!

Wewphf. The time-crunch is on... a completed Dinner & Auction, back to work, and an exhibition to have prepared for next week. Go!

A re-work to be completed for December 2011 Terrace Art Gallery exhibition. Fiddlehead 36x24", has been re-stretched onto two 12x24" stretchers with an additional 15x24" panel added. Come check it out - exhibition opening the 9th of December 7pm at the Terrace Art Gallery, 4610 Park Avenue.

(these are works in progress... 60x36" on linen and third panel of a Skeena Triptych - 24x18" 24x18" 48x18")

Time for another Saturday workshop, which I so much enjoy. It looks as though it may be a small class this time around... if you are thinking of joining us - please do! 22nd October 10am-4pm at the Terrace Art Gallery. Cost $75.00, includes all supplies. (and you think it's babies and toddlers that make creating paintings difficult... hah - try cats and puppy dogs!