Qualicum Quality

Qualicum Quality

20 X 16" Ink & acrylic washes on 300 lb paper painted during
Grand Prix d'Art July 2012 looking along the street in front of Quality Foods store in Qualicum Beacb on Vancouver Island, BC. Garnered me an Honourable Mention award.

Zocalo's Cafe

Zocalo's

Ink & watercolor on 140 lb paper  painted en plein air
during Local Colours festival in July in downtown Courtenay BC

Cliffe Avenue Shops July 2012

Cliffe Avenue Shops

July 2012 - ink and watercolor sketch 12 X 9" on 140 lb paper Once each summer, the Comox Valley Community Arts Council (on Vancouver Island BC) hosts a two day plein air event called Local Colours. This sketch was done there.

Roberts Creek sketches

VERY quick sketch at Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast BC - 9X12" Ink & watercolour (took about 1/2 hour)

Roberts Creek beach on the Sunshine Coast BC - spent a women's retreat weekend here in June 2012 - this in one of three ink & watercolour sketches I did there (study in greys, this one)

Sitting at the table yakking with a bunch of smart women when these lilies caught ny eye - again, 9 X 12" ink & watercolour sketch

Sechelt Chief sketch

Sechelt Chief
Ink  & Watercolour sketch 9 X 12" done June 3 2012 at Comox Bay Marina

Garden Buddha

Garden Buddha

24 X 24" Acrylic on Canvas

This past winter, we visited Coombs BC and I found this meeting of concrete buddhas
behind the garden store. They seem to be so patiently waiting.
This is an unfamiliar combination of colours and textures for me
and I found it challenging and exciting to paint. 

Travel Back Then

Travel Back Then - watercolour 16 X 12" from a still life set up at the Tuesday Paint & Pint (really!) Group April 2012