Journal

  • Inspiration in a Wistful Look : monoprinting

        Ideas for art work are all around us. I was at a friend’s house the other day and spotted this in her garbage: Read more

  • Painting the Historic Gardens in Annapolis Royal

    In the Begonia Garden by Flora Doehler, 2010. 8″ x 8″ This past weekend I joined over 70 artists to ‘Paint the Town’ in Annapolis Royal. This annual fundraiser for… Read more

  • Filming Green Willow Studio for Germany

    At least once a day I intend to dash off a blog post because at least once a day something that merits sharing happens. The trouble is that things never… Read more

  • Painting Iris

    Bringing flowers into the studio and onto the canvas. The lupins and iris are blooming and there is a riot of colour outside.  I wait every year for this short… Read more

  • Red and Hot Pink Flowers

    This post is cheating really because these photos are neither metalsmithing pieces nor paintings, but oh, aren’t the colours just gorgeous? I photographed them in the studio today and tried… Read more

  • Painting the Setting Sun

    One night last August, Larry drove us home through the Annapolis Valley while this sky drama unfolded. That ribbon of orange light that contrasted with the purple-indigo sky was so… Read more

  • Oil Painting without Brushes

    I’ve been working in our studio on an oil painting and using the techniques that I learned this week at Wayne Boucher’s studio. So far, I’ve applied the paint by… Read more

  • Oil Painting on the Bay of Fundy

    Before today, the last time I had any instruction in oil painting, I was an international student in Germany. That was 40 years ago in East Berlin. Since then, I’ve… Read more

  • Virginia Cobb’s Painting Workshop

    I wrote about how difficult it was for me to motivate myself to paint after setting it aside for months. In order to get back there, I had to remind… Read more

  • Painting Together on Skype

    Question: How do you become re-motivated to do a beloved activity again? Answer: Try doing whatever worked in the past. My watercolour palette. I haven’t written very much about the… Read more