Posting a Painting a Day For Ten Days Challenge
I don’t usually post stuff from my art blog on Facebook, but I have been nominated to post a painting a day for 10 days on Facebook by Deanna Fogstrom, […]
Category Archives: Artworks
A Selection of Works Inspired by the Prayer Plant
Often called ‘Prayer Plants’ because their light-sensitive leaves fold up in ‘prayer’ in the evening. These plants are all part of the Marantacae genus, and consist of Clatheas, Stromanthes, Ctenanthes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Catching an Impression of Yellow Flag Irises
During the early months of Covid I didn’t go anywhere; I was listless and uninspired. We have the Sea Wall nearby but it was always packed with people. After seeing […]
Blue Lupins Painted from Life Instead of from Photos
My knee started to go on a Manning Park hike up the Three Brothers, so I sent everyone further on and settled myself down amongst the mosquitos with my sketch […]
Flame Tulip / Fire Dancer Painting
I have been in the process of working on a Flame Tulip / Fire Dancer for a long time. Some Flame Tulips for inspiration…Flame Tulips combined with Fire Dancers using […]
Artworks and Photos of Dark Purple Calla Lilies
The Calla Lilies blooming on my deck inspired me with their white speckled leaves and deep purple, almost black flowers. Last year I did some watercolours of these Calla Lilies […]
