Category: My Art Life

sketch-a-day: Flowers

Sketch-A-Day 365 – How You Can Do It Too!

In 2015, I challenged myself to do a sketch-a-day for the entire year. That was some project I’ll tell you! There were good days and some not so good days (in fact some desperate days!). I wrote a blog about it at the beginning and one halfway though. In this post, I want to share examples from the second

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Daily sketches: Out and About

It’s Canada Day…and I’m Halfway Through My Daily Sketches!

I’ve just returned from watching the magic of fireworks! Not only are we celebrating Canada Day today but I’m also personally celebrating my success of doing my daily sketches for half a year with not one sketch missed from the beginning of the year! (You can read more about my project here.) So come celebrate

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Secret Gallery - close-up

A Secret Gallery In La Manzanilla….Shhhhhhhhh

Yes, a secret gallery! Want to know more? Read on! Last year, while on my annual stay in La Manzanilla, my friend and art mentor Patrizio shared a discovery with me. There’s an abandoned house near him in front of which he has created a lovely garden. (I believe the impetus was to deter all

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Sketch a day 365-12 - pencil Next Door Neighbours

A Sketch A Day – My Commitment to Project 365!

Some days I don’t draw or paint, busy as I am on the computer with internet marketing and creating online courses. And this really gets to me sometimes. So I’ve decided to do a sketch a day in 2015 and post it daily on my Facebook Page. There will be no limits as to medium, size,

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I took an awesome workshop with Bob Burridge!

A couple of weeks ago, I spent five blissful days in a workshop with Bob Burridge. It was FANTASTIC and right off the bat, I’m going to recommend it to anyone who wants to have a change from working in the studio, who wants to paint looser, who wants to renew their passion with painting,

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