Painting

3809 – Seaside Reverie

Seaside 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...

3808 – Three Toxic Redheads – Amanita muscaria

3808 – Three Toxic Redheads – Amanita muscaria Soft pastel on pastel paper 8.5 x 11 inches, framed One of the most colourful of the fungi family, these mushrooms are beautiful but can be deadly bearing a powerful toxin. It grows in woodland and heathland on light soils among birch, pine, or spruce. It is a fungus that often forms mycorrhizal associations with birch, but also other trees. Fly Agaric mushrooms, also known as Amanita muscaria are the classic red toadstool with white warts seen in cartoons. The species grows in boreal forests during the fall across Canada and the United States, and are very common and very poisonous. Share and Enjoy...

3807 – MUSKOKA SUNSET on Canoe Paddle

Muskoka Sunset painted in acrylic on full size wood canoe paddle, 6 x 52 inches An iconic Muskoka Sunset reflected in a regional lake. Replicating Mother Nature’s artwork is impossible, however, as an artist I can attempt to paint the feeling and majesty she creates. Share and Enjoy...

3806 – There’s Life in the Old Girl Yet

There’s Life in the Old Girl Yet Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches, Framed I’m attracted to old, weathered and deserted buildings. There’s something mysterious about their empty shells and I speculate about the life that once filled them. The subject for this painting came from a trip to the east coast where I discovered this house falling apart but still exuding life with nature taking up occupancy. If you look carefully you’ll see the ghostly images of specters who may have stayed on in a home they loved. One single rose on a dying vine blooms outside the upper window, an offering to the former occupant while her husband watches from the lower...

3804 – Snickers

3804 – Snickers Acrylic on Canvas 10 x 8 inches Unframed – SOLD Commissioned as a birthday gift for her partner. Snickers is the well loved family pet. Share and Enjoy...

3805 – The Sap is Running

3805 – 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...