The Lost Pears, 24x30in, Oil on Wood Panel

https://www.etsy.com/listing/151526556/still-life-painting-pears-on-abstract?ref=shop_home_active

Bringing my two interests together in this painting - my love for paint & abstraction together with traditional still life. This painting has many layers and the surface is scored and scraped back revealing the layers beneath. I am always so much happier painting on a well developed surface like this rather than a perfect white blank canvas. The forms seem to develop more quickly and intuitively when I see them against a textured colourful background.

New Painting

Silver Cup, Oil on Wood Panel, 16x16 inches

https://www.etsy.com/listing/151459568/still-life-painting-red-flowers-in?ref=shop_home_active

I'm still here and getting new work done although my garden is more desirable to spend time in right now. Hope you enjoy the new painting. I love this silver cup.

New Green

https://www.etsy.com/listing/128673206/still-life-painting-stacked-teacups?ref=shop_home_active

Two Cups, Oil on Wood Panel, 18x18 inches

Maintaining a blog is a very difficult thing to do.  I started out doing it to keep a type of journal about my work and the ups & downs of it.  I've been busy painting and gathering supplies in the last month and purposefully neglected posting.  Spring is here and once the gardening season kicks off I will have less time in the studio and so decided to work as much as possible  before the good weather entices me  outdoors.  

When painting is going well I tend to forget the up and down cycles of a life in art. When it isn't going well I remember them.  It can be a life where you question everything and wonder about the sacrifices made for it.  When I start thinking too much about it I realize it's time for a break. Thankfully gardening season is returning and I need to let my hands get busy without so much thought - I'm actually looking forward to weeding.

Warm spring sun, wet garden, new green shoots - no thoughts. 

Creemore Cups

https://www.etsy.com/listing/126002818/still-life-painting-china-tea-cups?

Creemore Cups, 8x16 inches, Oil on Canvas, not framed

Part of a vintage set of cups & saucers found in one of my favourite shops. 

Saucers & Cups

https://www.etsy.com/listing/125910965/still-life-painting-china-tea-cup-with?

Oil Paint on Wood Panel, 10x10 inches.

  These ordinary things that carry memories and quiet grace are the subject of my work right now.   

Still Life

https://www.etsy.com/listing/125084156/still-life-painting-japanese-bowl-with?

My Japanese bowl with red gernanium.  

Tea Cups

https://www.etsy.com/listing/124618517/still-life-painting-vintage-tea-cups?

Oil paint on wood panel, 6x6 inches. 

I used to live in a century home. The first time we saw it, as we made our way up the front walk my husband and I stopped and looked at each other - the warmth and beauty of the old red brick  and  big front porch gave us the nod that we had found our home.  We spent 12 years there. I loved everything cottage country about this house- the old pine floors, the white bead board, the big country kitchen.  During that time I collected random vintage plates and teacups which we used  almost everyday and certainly on weekends when I would make a big pot of tea with our lunch.  I've moved to a newer home now, my daughter off to university. But I still love these cups. This painting is about that time in my life and it is the sweetest memory.