Life of a Full Time Artist

  • Week 38 - Choosing your Palette

    When it comes to creating a painting, the choice of colour palette plays a crucial role in conveying emotions and setting the overall mood. But is...
  • Week 37 - What is Creativity?

    Are we born with a creative ability, or is it something that we develop over time? This question has long intrigued scientists, psychologists, and ...
  • Week 36 - Muse

    I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling. K. D. Lang Have you ever experienced a sudden surge of insp...
  • Week 35 - Puppy Love

    We have a new puppy. A little girl Corgi has entered our lives. After driving 2,800 km over the past 6 days to pick Lily up, were are indeed smitte...
  • Week 34 - Workshops

    I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso   Have you ever wondered if there's a finish line...
  • Week 33 - Less is More

    I'm finding out this year, less is more, especially when it comes to my art. I'm paring down my palette to a limited choice of colours, I'm leavin...
  • Week 32 - Stranger in Plein Air Paradise

    Jean Parker, Sharon Fox Cranston and Wendy Muise plein air painting in PEI. . Plein air is a French term that translates to "open air," and in the...
  • Week 31 - Spinning my Wheels

    If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics? Marie Dressler  Busy. Busy doing nothin'. Nothing in the studio,...
  • Week 30 - Workshop Week

    I touch the future. I teach. Christa McAuliffe I'm a great believer in the pursuit of lifelong learning. Whatever it is that floats your boat, se...
  • Week 29 - Getting back into the grove...

    In Your Groove I sometimes get caught up in post vacation funk.  Coming home from vacation, from the adventure, newness, and constant change of tra...
  • Week 28 - Playing

    I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. Eric Morecambe .  Playing  This week, I played. It was fun. I'm doing i...
  • Week 27 - A New Perspective

    I've been away, travelling, expanding my horizons, and according to William Maddux and Adam Galinsky, improving my imagination and creativity as we...