Smoke & Mirror & Illusions
My 2020 COVID walks have sometimes been a show of smoke & mirrors and illusions. COVID poster from the middle of March, extorting us to just ‘Stay Home for the […]
A Pink & Yellow Mood
One of my favourite pink and yellow photos is of a metal sculpture of Don Quixote up against a yellow wall with a pink bougainvillea on the end of his […]
Sage, October’s Plant of the Month
October is the month when the Sage Brush puts out yellow blooms in BC’s Okanogan. An ancient weathered sage with pale greens and oranges in the background. Look at these […]
Pomegranates, September’s Plant of the Month
Once again I am running behind with my ‘plant of the month’, as this is September’s plant finally published in October. A pomegranate against the blue wall of the garden […]
Squash & Squash Blossom Artwork and Photos
Some people manage to post ‘a flower a day’, even in the middle of an evacuation due to wildfires. Me, on the other hand, I have trouble posting ‘plant of […]
Fossil Inspiration
A long time ago my dad took me fossil-hunting and this became the inspiration for a series of images about fossils. And suddenly the marbles are teeming with creatures, the dead […]
Accidental Art with Negative Spaces
My cousin in Denmark wrote: “Negative spaces – what is meant by ‘negative’?” I tried to explain but wasn’t sure that it made any sense and then I thought of […]
Artworks and Photos of the Maranta or Prayer Plant Family
Prayer Plants get their name from the fact that its leaves close up at night, appearing to be in ‘prayer’. Members of the Maranta or Prayer Plant family Marantacea often have […]
Photos and Artworks of Yellow Calla Lilies
Another COVID attempt to do a painting, this time with yellow Calla Lilies, working from this photo.I like this painting better than the one I did of the dark purple […]
Artworks and Photos of Waterlilies at the Lagoons
Strolling along the Seawall this July I spotted a bunch of waterlilies in bloom. The shapes of the white flowers was beautiful but further along, just around a bend in […]
