Pumpkin Spice, 12x12 oil   Happy New Year!  I was going to post this painting in October of 2020, but have found the new formatting on this ...

  On the Hook, 12x12 oil This past summer, a family of wrens moved into a birdhouse in my backyard.  They were hard to spot, I could hear th...

    Topless, 12x12 inches oil on cradled birch panel   I love to take advantage of all the fresh produce available at this time of year, (to...

Fresh sweet peppers grown locally.  The beautiful unavoidable crisp vibrant colours!  This is what attracted me to these peppers.  You may h...

Parched 12x12 oil During these hot summer days I can't help but think of my little feathered friends.  Every summer I put a few sauc...

Perfect Palette, 12x12 oil Sometimes a burst of colour is good for the soul.  Yes, things are looking up!  Gradually the stores and bus...

Bird Brain, 12x12 oil The thing I love most about painting birds is their character and expressiveness in their posture.    Some birds...

Luci, 12x12 oil My husband and I made the decision to get a dog the same year our eldest daughter was heading off to university.  She j...

Measure Twice, 12x12 oil This year seems to be a good year for birds around my house.  I'm not sure if this is the same robin that ...

Featherweight 24x36 oil There is nothing like the warmth and comfort of snuggling underneath a big fluffy duvet on a cold winter night....

Time II, 12x12 oil When the weather isn't nice and the shops are closed, and you can't visit friends and family, what is left t...

Time, 12x12 oil Are you finding time to do things during this pandemic that you never were able to do before?  I'm finding that wit...

Home is Where I Lay my … 24x24 oil When I started this painting I was thinking about travel.  How when I go away somewhere, after the f...

6x6 inches each, oil This was a fun series of paintings.  The hardest part was trying to decide which cupcakes to purchase, and the mos...

Strawberry on Top, 6x6 oil Here is the second in my series of cupcake paintings.  Luckily, none of the cupcakes used in these paintings ...

Sprinkles 6x6 oil I've never really thought much about cupcakes, especially the ones from the grocery store.  One day I decide...

Winter's Palette, 12x12 oil You can't help but feel happy on a crisp sunny winter day, when the ground is covered with a layer o...

Writer's Block, 24x24 oil I found this antique typewriter a couple of months ago and couldn't wait to start the painting that ...

Popeye’s Passion, 8x8 oil The Burlington Studio Tour is happening again this weekend,  https://artinaction.ca/ .  A yearly event that I...

The Wedding Crashers, 24x24 oil Every year my family and I would spend a week or two at a cottage up north in the Kawarthas.  While do...

Wallflowers, 18x36 oil I keep acquiring chairs, some on purpose, some not.  These are the latter.  Every chair has a personality ...

Peas, Pods and Carrots, 6x24 oil I'm loving the orange and green colour combinations these days.  We've had so much rain this ...

Summer Golden Beets, 12x12 oil Love them or hate them?  I love to paint beets.  They have such quirky shapes and sizes.  When I'm ...

Making Wishes, 5x7 oil In early July I bought a bunch of peas in pods from the local market.  I was sitting on the back porch, (my ...

Asparagus, 12x18 oil Asparagus, in season now!   It doesn't matter where you live anymore, whether something is in season or no...

Just Garlic, 24x12 oil I love garlic!  I cook with it all the time. and is an essential when I make guacamole.  I was inspired to pain...

Breezeless, 12x12 oil These hummingbirds are having a hard time finding a breeze today, or do they think it's a large flower, hmmm...

Still Brewing, 18x12 oil Every year I feel like I'm holding my breath until the weather changes from cold winter days to warm spri...

The Old Dustpan, 12x16 oil I found this old dustpan while clearing out my mother's house.  It's a little worn out but still fu...

The Weight of Peppers, 12x18 oil Happy Spring!  It doesn't look much like spring on this dreary March day, but the birds are singi...

Catching No Mice Today, 12x16 oil A cat in gloves catches no mice.  There's an upcoming show this spring at the Art Gallery of Bur...

The Chicken or the Egg, oil, 24x36 inches I love this old vinyl and chrome chair.  Certainly a remnant of another day and world.  The...

Mandarins, oil, 8x6 inches Happy New Year! This little painting was inspired by the mandarin's brightly coloured skin and leav...

Baking Day, 12x12 oil This year has been a crazy one for me, with so many highs and lows!  Anyone who has had the pain and pleasure of...

Great Expectations, 6x8 oil I recently painted this little robin.  It came to visit my husband and I at an outdoor cafe in Scotland t...

    Here are a few small paintings that I've done while working on larger projects over the past few     months.  The paintin...

The Coffee Cluck, 24x18 oil This painting was started last year, (November 2017), as my work in progress piece for the 'Work in Pr...

The Flock, 36x12 oil Occasionally, (and to my dogs' delight), I have the pleasure of caring for a couple of little finches.  The l...

Fruit Salad, 30x24 oil This painting was started a few months ago, but was put aside to work on a few other pressing things.  Finally ...

Chedoke Golf Club, 12x9 oil I abandoned all my on going projects, grabbed my gear and headed out to paint yesterday.  The sun was call...

Mandarins and Limes, 36x18 oil The calendar says spring has arrived!  A new season with new expectations, at least regarding the w...

Beginnings, 18x36 oil I painted 'Beginnings' in response to the upcoming show The Journey, at the Art Gallery of Burlington th...

Farm Swallow, 8x8 oil A client asked me to do a painting of a swallow.  I did some research and found out that barn swallows are bec...

Hidden Valley in Winter, 14x11 oil It's been some time since I've been outside to paint.  Monday was a beautiful sunny day.  I...

The Keeper 16x16, oil Throughout this year there will be themed shows in the Fireside Lounge, at the Art Gallery of Burlington.  Du...

Earl Grey 6x6, oil Here is a simple little still life and a great little exercise in observation.

The Swallow and a Fly, 8x8 oil The Swallow and a Fly, sounds like it could be a children's story.  When I'm deciding what to p...

A Party of Pomegranates, 8x8 oil I find the hardest thing to do after the holidays is getting back into a routine.  Doing 'a paint...

Packaged with Care, 12x16 oil If you've ever had to get packages sent off in time for Christmas, you'll know that timing is cr...