A Hat to Hang - Oil on Canvas


A Hat to Hang - 16x20" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
400.00 CAD

As per usual the photo could be better, I beg forgiveness.



Christ and Child - Oil on Canvas


Christ and Child - 22x28" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
SOLD


Painting is complete and may be reserved, however it will require until Dec 18th 2013 to dry and be varnished. I apologize for the horrific photo quality. 





1, 37 - Acrylic on Canvas


1, 37 - 24x28" Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
800.00 CAD

U Q 7, 71 - Acrylic on Canvas



U Q 7, 71 - 36"x24"Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
1450.00 CAD

The Underground - Acrylic on Canvas


The Underground- 25x31" Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
950.00

Irrationality - Acrylic on Canvas


Irrationality - 24x36" Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
950.00 CAD

Prime - Acrylic on Canvas


Prime - 24x28" Acrylic on Canvas
Hand painted Original
Available
800.00 CAD

Pears in Peril - Oil on Canvas


Pears in Peril - Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
575.00 CAD

The Swirly Gate - Acrylic on Canvas





The Swirly Gate – 18x36” Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
700.00 CAD

Rhythmic Butterflies - Acrylic on Canvas


Rhythmic Butterflies - 2x16x20 Acrylic on Canvas
Hand painted Original
Available
560.00 CAD

Some funky fruits - Oil on Canvas


  Don’t they make a sweet pear? –16x20” Oil on Canvas


   He couldn't keep himself together – 16x20” Oil on Canvas


Nailed it – 11x14 Oil on Canvas


The Usual Suspects – Oil on Canvas


She is - Oil on Canvas


She is : Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Drying

Untitled - Oil on Canvas


Untitled - 24x36" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
1400.00 CAD


Mickey - Oil on Canvas


Mickey - 22x28" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Drying

The background of this painting was an old work that was beyond repair, I couldn't get rid of the hand holding pattern completely, so I chose to work with it. I ran down stairs and grabbed one of my nieces' favourite toys, a plastic Mickey Mouse figurine. I think he's rather cheerful, don't you?

Simple Apple Study - Oil on Canvas



Simple Apple Study - 12x12" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
SOLD

Flowing Forest - Acrylic on Canvas


Flowing Forest - 24"x48" Acrylic on Canvas 
Handpainted Original


Watch the Time Lapse Video

In Days Gone Bye - Oil on Canvas


In Days Gone Bye - 24x30" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
1200.00 CAD

This lovely painting is for school, and has not yet been critiqued. It may or may not be changed.
I will take an other better quality photo after it has dried so the wet reflective stuff is gone. I just wanted to share something with my dedicated followers.

Guarded : Acrylic Painting Time Lapse


I know you get nervous at the beginning just keep watching :)

In the Lap of Luxury - Oil on Canvas


In the Lap of Luxury -24x30" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
1300.00 CAD

Controlling Chaos - Acrylic on Canvas


Controlling Chaos - 24x24 (3 panels) Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Available
650.00 CAD

Dead End - Acrylic on Canvas


Dead End -12x12" Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
140.00 CAD
Available

No Motorcycles - Acrylic on Canvas


No Motorcycles - 12x12 Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
140.00 CAD
Available


Painting a Portrait base in Oil: Time Lapse - Tips and Tricks



Study of a Woman (Snow White) - Oil on Canvas


Study of a Woman (Snow White) -  16x20" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
450.00 CAD
Available

Reference Image Model : Courtney Simonds 

Blue Tulips - Acrylic on Canvas


Blue Tulips - 12x24" Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
450.00 CAD
Available.

Around the Bend - Acrylic on Canvas


Around the Bend - 20x24 Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
SOLD

Sweet Dreams - Acrylic on Canvas


Sweet Dreams - 24x30" Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
550.00 CAD
Available.


Lush Waterfalls - Acrylic on Canvas



Lush Waterfalls - 24x30" Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
1050.00 CAD
Available

The Rhythm of Anarchy - Acrylic on Canvas


The Rhythm of Anarchy - Acrylic on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Exclusive.

Study of a Woman in Oil : Oil on Canvas


Study of a Woman in Oil 22x28" Oil on Canvas
Handpainted Original
Exclusive

This is a study that I worked on to increase my knowledge of skin tone when it is highly blended as opposed to the very impasto approach I usually have to painting. This was painted alla prima (in a single sitting without glazing) this helps for effect life the vanishing hair and translucent skin.

School Work - Drawing Assignments



Each of these pieces were beautifully rendered. I will give a brief explanation of each assignment.
The image above is a still life of everything in the fridge plus my husband. I focused on vivid colour and bold perspective. Done in pastel on mixed media paper. 


The image above is a simplified and grotesquely altered version of the Raft of the Medusa. Done in pencil crayon (a single crayola 24 pack) on Bristol paper,


This final image is a self portrait done in the style of Cezanne. Done in pastel on pale blue pastel paper. I was accused of making Cezanne to feminine. 

School Work, Painting Assignments And Explainations


The image above is one of many painting assignment I have had throughout the semester. I don't want this blog to contain too much student work because it feels dishonest to represent myself as an artist through images that were assigned or conceptualized by professors, however I have selected a few images that I feel are of particular interest and I am fond of as an artist. They may not be the best, they may be weird and not eye pleasing but they were are excellent teachers and helped me to learn a little bit more about this thing we call art.
 
 
The top image as well as the one below were experimentation's on painting on white(above) and black(below) backgrounds. We had to construct a still life using symbolically heavy objects (example a gun is symbolically heavy and cloud is not) in a cardboard box that we had beaten up thoroughly. We then had to reconstruct the objects we placed in our box out of cardboard. Note the real skull key chain and the large skull made of cardboard. (this cardboard skull sits in my studio at school and his name is Ulrich). After we had painted this still life we then had to crush it as flat as possible. Some objects of course cannot be crushed but the cardboard was supposed to suffer. Once our still life was crushed we had to paint it again. This is the image painted below. Both were done in oil on canvas
 
 
 
The next painting below had a very long long long assignment, shortened for the readers sake. We had to have multiple discussions about a social or political problem that interested use with three or more not related people who were strong in their personal opinions. Then once we had come up with our view point and emotional stance of the issue we were to paint a triptych of the image through using a paint removal method for the under drawing. (coat the entire painting in a translucent coloured paste and wipe it off as the drawing mechanism) My subject of interest was effects of children using technology.
 
 

 
This next painting is only a partial of the finished piece. There was much done to it afterwards but the background was made by doing a pour on the canvas on a concrete floor, I used a coloured acrylic pouring medium which seeped through and glued the canvas to the floor and ripped off the top layer of the concrete. The end result of this was so cool, I had to restrain myself from destroying the entire studio floor to make more. 


 
Last but not least was something I did in my personal time during the school year. It is not amazing but I felt that the hands and the nut shell thing were painted so well that they had to be shared.