I’m very, VERY excited to join a group of painters tomorrow on Brier Island. We stay for a week and paint and paint and paint! Continue reading
Brier Island Retreat and New Solo Show of Paintings in Two Weeks
flower painting
Painting Purple June Flowers – a new video
There is nothing so representative of this province in June as wild lupin flowers! They grow everywhere here – in ditches and in fields.
The previous owner of this house scattered lupin seeds here many years ago and they continue to bloom profusely every June.
How Art Collectors Impacted My Local Economy
In my last posting I invited you to look at my new little flower paintings
It seems that some of you are officially now part of the Bear River local economy. “How?”, you ask. Continue reading
20 Little Paintings, All in a Row
I am thrilled to present my Spring 2018 collection of flower paintings named after women, including a few ancestors. Many of these little gems will be hung in the Bear River Artworks Gallery, opening May 18, 2018 Continue reading
New Paintings, New Pottery, Fine Craft, – extended until the end of May, 2018 @ Lucky Rabbit, Annapolis Royal
The countdown is on….the Floribunda third floor exhibit is ready, featuring floral themed paintings by stellar artists Wayne Boucher and Flora Doehler, plus some classic Lucky Rabbit, aka Deb Kuzyk and Ray Mackie.
The artists will be in attendance at the opening reception this Saturday, March 31. The Artists’ House is open 10-4, but come and have some cake and coffee with the artists 11-2 ish. Live music. Live flowers. — with Flora Doehler and Wayne Boucher.
My Floral Paintings Hop to the Rabbit House
On Saturday March 31, I’ll be in a group show with potters Deb Kuzyk & Ray Mackie and painter Wayne Boucher. It’s another example of my dream-come-true in moving to Nova Scotia. This time, you’re invited! But let me start at the beginning.
Over 10 years ago, on my very first visit to the Annapolis Valley, I wandered into the Lucky Rabbit Pottery Store in Annapolis Royal. I was blown away.
© Lucky Rabbit Pottery
© Lucky Rabbit Pottery
© Lucky Rabbit Pottery
See you at Paint the Town – August 19 & 20, 2017
This weekend 80 painters, sculptors and artists descend on Annapolis Royal for the 22nd annual outdoor painting festival.
This is my 8th year of participation. I’m not usually a creature of habit – except for the Paint the Town weekend. Continue reading
My Floral Paintings on Display in Bear River, Nova Scotia
Images and stories of flowers from my exhibition of paintings at Bear River Artworks Gallery, 1913 Clementsvale Road, Bear River NS.
April 15 – 23, 2017. Daily 1 – 4pm
Paintings can be shipped. Interest-free payment plans available. No HST. Continue reading
The Tough Paint Job – Naming the Baby
My exhibition in Bear River opens in 6 days and I’m finishing up edges of paintings and varnishing and putting the wiring on the backs of the canvases. (Thank you Larry for that part.)
This part is fairly tedious compared to painting and I have to hold myself back from starting anything new.
And now, in my opinion, I am faced with the toughest job – finding titles for the paintings. Continue reading
