Santa’s on His Way?

November 17, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I created this piece a week ago. Weather was turning, and I got inspired to make lists, and then, wham….Ric and I tested positive for COVID. Damn! The doctor immediately prescribed Paxlovid with a warning that it would cause a terrible taste in my mouth (it does) and likely affect my gastrointestinal system. No joke […]

Creative Expression

September 6, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Acrylic Interlude

September 4, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Between hosting Ukrainians, and meeting with community members to ensure supports are in place, I take the odd pause to hide away in my art room. My son graciously converted our downstairs guest room into an art studio for me and gave me all his paints and canvases. It marked a new chapter in my […]

Art Therapy – Florals

May 26, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Leading up to my mother’s death, I locked myself away in the art room and painted with a fervour. Despite the darkness I was feeling, my paintings came out bright – a testament to her nature, I decided.

Water

May 17, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Watercolour image mine.

Set Fire To The Rain

April 21, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

The war in Ukraine continues, and from the comfort of my sunroom, I still do what I can to help. Today, I am waiting on the arrival of our fourth family – two brother-in-laws, whose dream to land in Toronto, find work and lodgings, and then bring over the elder’s wife and child, proved unattainable. […]

Trickery

April 7, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Love the prompt this week, Lens-Artists Photography Challenge! Trickery is my favourite past time – a little photographic play, I like to send my kids in the morning to make them smile.

Goodby March

April 2, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Last on the Card – camera and Iphone – for Bushboy’s challenge.

What’s New?

March 31, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Dabbling with AI to create new images: Created a book nook from my granddaughter’s March Break project. Transforming an ink project into an acrylic painting (no AI involved): Newest addition to my life is an art room! (For Lens-artists photo challenge: new experiences)

Art and Grandchildren

February 26, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Family Day weekend – a holiday here in Canada – I invited three of our granddaughters to stay over. My son had visited weeks before and set up an art studio for me, complete with his leftover paints and canvases, so I asked if the little ones would help me organize it. 10 year-old Sloane […]