Woodland Blossoms Acrylic on Canvas 11 x 14 inches, Unframed This is Brown Rot Fungus…not a very pretty name but certainly a lovely image in the forest. Trees and fungi have both captured my imagination. Without them we would not survive on the earth. While trees provide the oxygen we need, fungi along with bacteria break down organic matter and release carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus into the soil and the atmosphere. It’s the importance of fungi and the variety of shapes, colours and their habitat that attract me to them. I’ve been photographing fungi and mushrooms for over 40 years but it’s only in the last couple of years they’ve found their way...
Read MorePoppies for Alicia Acrylic on Canvas 10 x 8 inches, framed NOT FOR SALES Painted for my stepdaughter, on the occasion of her 60th birthday. The family arranged an early surprise party in August, while Alicia’s actual birthdate is in November. That is a busy harvesting time on the farm so the earlier date meant for a perfect surprise. Share and Enjoy...
Read MoreSeaside Reverie Acrylic on Gallery wrapped canvas 10 x 8 inches, unframed A quiet place on a deserted beach with waves gently kissing the shore, and seabirds calling overhead, is my perfect spot to ruminate or meditate, allowing thoughts to come and go; a time to simply breath and be in the moment. Share and Enjoy...
Read More3805 – The Sap is Running Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 12 inches, Framed SOLD Each spring I see containers hung on mature maple trees here in town and I’m reminded of my childhood in rural Ontario. There maple trees lined the country roads, each adorned with a metal bucket to collect sap. After hours of boiling, sap thickens to a sweet golden syrup, with a flavour unlike any other; it’s Mother Nature’s ambrosia. Share and Enjoy...
Read More3801 – Along Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Park Acrylic & Acrylic Skins on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 18 x 24 inches Unframed The trails in Algonquin Park offer countless scenes of beauty for an artist. While hiking the Spruce Bog Trail in early fall, this rock outcropping covered with pine needles captured my imagination and became the subject for this painting. Share and Enjoy...
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