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 […]
Category Archives: Drawing
Close Examination: Artworks and Photos of Flag Irises
In April and May 2020, during the worst of the Coronavirus, I stayed inside and started painting irises from photos, not the way I usually like to work. These photos […]
Life Drawing Session with ‘Spring’ Tumbling in Slow Motion
March is the month of the Vancouver International Dance Festival. My favourite part is the life drawing sessions. This year was supposed to be the 20thanniversary season of the Festival, […]
Ixora, December’s Plant of the Month
This year I headed to Mexico for my sun fix which means that my plant of the month is a tropical Ixora. These are several shots of the Ixora which I […]
Sunflower, August’s Plant of the Month
Some sunny sunflowers for the month of August. In Spanish sunflowers are called ‘girosoles’, meaning ‘turn (with) sun’. This steel sunflower sculpture in Buenos Aires is supposed to open, close […]
