Tag: Art

  • Mother / Mother

    Mother / Mother

    Mother – Part 1 2016 was a quiet art year for me with lots going on in life. The first half of the year started out normally, working on different paintings and exploring new themes, but things changed in late spring. I found myself thinking a lot about motherhood, and what it meant as an…

  • A Summer of Pastel Colours & Green Mountains

    A Summer of Pastel Colours & Green Mountains

    I’m back from my stay in Salzburg, Austria, where I was at the Summer Academy for three weeks. Each residency experience I’ve had has been unique, and this time abroad was no different. For all the positive things about being away in a new environment to create art, without the distractions of daily life at home, there…

  • Spring Cleaning

    Spring Cleaning

    Once again, I’m sitting here looking outside my window at a street full of magnolia blooms and a sunny blue sky. It’s already spring. The sun is out, and Vancouverites are already in their shorts and sandals. This quick turn of seasons was a good reminder to myself that I need to update my blog…

  • Summer Review

    Summer Review

    It’s been a quiet few months on my blog, but things have been busy this summer. Between exhibitions in Vancouver and Edmonton, there have been travels as well as dressmaking and a wedding! I’ve just recently started a new painting in the studio, and with the sudden change in weather here in Vancouver, I’m reminded of that…

  • Pretty Boys, You Owe Me

    Pretty Boys, You Owe Me

    It was a short but eventful trip to Calgary, between setting up for the Pretty Boys, You Owe Me exhibition at The New Gallery and an artist talk and studio visits at the University of Calgary. The exhibition was a successful collaborative effort between the gallery, the other artist, Stacy Lundeen, and myself. We were chosen…