My Paintings

Other paintings I haven't posted yet

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:55:00 +0000

Turtle Island here in town after a snow and ice storm.

My take on one of my niece's photos she took in Maui last year.

2023 Christmas cards

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 23:34:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:08:00 +0000

Here are some paintings I've done in the last few months

I didn't really feel like painting for a long time. I painted the tulips in the spring, then lost my mojo. I have been painting birthday and Christmas cards all year and I was happy with most of them. Then I resurrected my "Standing Proud" painting that I started when I was still taking lessons at Heather's Studio before Covid. I purchased the CD from Jerry Yarnell, a well known painter who now has a studio in Oklahoma where he teaches. He has also been on PBS for years and I love watching him so I bought a couple of CD's from him. I painted the Northern Lights one some years ago but now I can say that I've finished Standing Proud. It resembles Jerry's original but isn't exactly the same. So here it is.....

And here is the tulips painting done in June.

And the cards I've painted over the last year or so....

This is a drawing, didn't paint it...yet

So that's it for now. Enjoy!

Paintings from this summer

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:38:00 +0000

Both of these paintings are done on 140 lb watercolour paper 8x10

Lockmaster's House, Smiths Falls, now home of Le Boat

Stone bridge, Canal Museum and water tower, Smiths Falls

My latest card

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:41:00 +0000

I just completed this watercolour of a pileated woodpecker for my sister's birthday card. She doesn't have internet any more so I can't just message her. Hope she likes it!

More older painting photos

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:42:00 +0000

Pink flowers watercolour

Red poppies acrylic done with pallet knife

Puffin watercolour painted before our trip to Newfoundland

Beach

Abstract with beading

My very first acrylic painting started on my first day of art lessons in Jan 2015

First watercolour painted from a You Tube video

My favourite scene from Stewart Park in Perth, ON

Acrylic painted from Katy Jobling You Tube video

Puffins in acrylic painted on our return from Newfoundland

Some older paintings

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:32:00 +0000

My very first watercolour, done as a birthday card for Garth, my BIL

Canoe painting for my nephew Nick for Christmas a few years ago

Walking on the beach, gift for my niece, Danica. She and her Mom love to walk on the beach

Keeley Falls, Andrew Haydon Park Ottawa

My first abstract

Poppy

Northern Lights from a DVD which I purchased from Jerry Yarnell

Poppy that I painted for sister, Betty for Christmas one year

Trees along Lake Erie, gifted to my sister & BIL, Margie & John

Paintings so far in 2020

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:24:00 +0000

El Capitan in very early morning, Yosemite National Park (painted from Gordon's photo)


My cityscape created from a pour gone wrong

Acrylic 16x20 on canvas board. This painting has a story. I bought the frame and canvas at a local auction. The original painting was of birds. I gessoed over it and decided to do an acrylic pour but I had seen a pour done of faces, so I made face shapes with a glue gun. Well that went horribly wrong so I painted over the canvas again trying to to think of what I could do with it now that it had the hot glue lines for the faces. So this is what I came up with.

Photos of my paintings from mid to late 2019

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:34:00 +0000

My niece-in-law, Becky's birthday card Apr 2019

My niece, Danica's birthday card Apr 2019

My sister, Margie's birthday card Aug 2019

A watercolour workshop September 2019

Christmas boathouses, Smiths Falls, ON Fall 2019 (painted from my photo)

My sister, Betty's birthday card Dec 2019

Paintings from late 2018 and 2019

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:30:00 +0000

A painting in acrylics of Gordon's Canyon Lake, AZ photo

Birches with a Fall background in acrylics (my take on my art teacher's painting)

My niece's pug, Tater - painted in watercolour for her for Christmas

My nephew's two sons painted in watercolour for he and his wife for Christmas

Messing around with texture - done with acrylic paint and acrylic skins

A flowery watercolour

My rendition of Robert Bateman's painting of a kingfisher-done in acrylics

Stone Bridge

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:08:00 +0000

Stone Bridge 10x30 acrylic on canvas

Pouring

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:06:00 +0000

These are some pours I did last week. Very messy but very interesting.

Park bench in autumn

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:46:00 +0000

Completed February 2018. Definitely one of my favourites so far and not one that I wanted to burn half way through the painting.

A couple more paintings

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:24:00 +0000

Abstract completed in November 2017

Cardinal on a snowy branch completed Jan 2018

Pop Art

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:55:00 +0000

This is a pop art painting that I created (with help from You Tube and my art teacher) for my sister for Christmas. She was happy with it, in fact had recently been to a restaurant where a like painting was asking $500.

A little info on pop art.

http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art_movements/pop_art.htm

Sunset work in progress

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 01:47:00 +0000

I haven't decided if I'm adding more to this painting or not.

Acrylic on canvas board 11x14.

My Puffins

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 22:52:00 +0000

More Paintings 2017

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:59:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:21:00 +0000

Some of My Paintings

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:16:00 +0000

Our Two Most Important Photos for This Year

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:17:00 +0000

Merry Christmas 2015

Our 25th Wedding Anniversary

Merry Christmas 2014!

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:53:00 +0000

Merry Christmas 2013!

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 22:45:00 +0000

What do you think?

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:31:00 +0000

I belong to several Facebook groups here in town and I want to put a question out to people so I thought this might be a way to do it. I know a lot of you no longer live in one town but I'm sure you have an opinion anyway.

In these groups we get lots of complaints that there's nothing for kids or adults for that matter to do in this town. Do you feel that it's up to a town to provide entertainment for kids, teens & adults? Any opinions? Looking forward to hearing lots of opinions.

The Long Awaited Trip to the U.S.

noreply@blogger.com (A couple of newer paintings 2019) — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:04:00 +0000

I haven't been keeping the blog up but thought some might like to know how my first border crossing went.

We left home on Thursday and drove to Niagara Falls, Ontario and spent the night. We enjoyed seeing the Falls after such a long time and even went up in the Skylon Tower. I usually avoid anything with heights but it didn't really bother me. We were both nervous about Friday's border crossing so we probably didn't enjoy being at Niagara Falls as much as we normally would but it was great to see the Falls again!

Falls with Maid of the Mist in foreground

Lots of mist

Rainbow at the Falls

Me with the American Falls in the background

Top of the Falls

Niagara Falls near sunset

Friday morning we were very nervous. My lawyer had indicated that we would be crossing about 9 a.m. With the waiting time at the border it was about 9:15. The border agent (in the booth) was a bit on the obnoxious side but he sent us inside to see the immigration agent. We were aware that we would have to do this. Mr. Brunelle (the immigration agent) was very nice, professional and polite and indicated that this type of problem was not meant for Canadians. I was lucky my lawyer had emailed me all the documentation which I had printed off and taken with us as although he had faxed the documents to the border crossing they didn't seem to be aware of them. One look at my documentation and the name on the letterhead and Mr. Brunelle indicated that my immigration lawyer was one of the best and does things right. It took about 3/4 of an hour to process the paperwork and send appropriate emails to parties involved and to straighten things out for me for future border crossings.

By about 10:15 a.m. we were on our way to Cincinnati! It was a long, tiring drive with lots of traffic especially going through Columbus. It was after 6 p.m. when we arrived at Gordon's sister's house.
Carol had dinner ready for us and had made sure that we could eat everything that she made.

Sunday was the Wolford Family Reunion. On our way there we stopped at Ian and Tracy's to see them and the kids, three of which we had never seen. There were a lot of people at the reunion, most of which I had no clue who they were.

Grandpa with the youngest grandson, Max taken at the Reunion


Grandpa & Grammy with "The Wolf Pack"

L to R-Iris, Grammy, Lily holding Violet, Caden, Grandpa holding Oren. Max was taking a nap.

The Wolford reunion was a great success. It was quite overwhelming with so many people that I didn't know but I managed to meet a few new relatives.

From the reunion we made our way to Columbus to spend some time with Michelle and her family. Faith was at camp and I'm afraid my camera hardly came out while in Columbus. The photos I did take while we were at a little falls in the city turned out blurry.

We're both so glad that we can now travel to the U.S. when we want to and no, we aren't going to start RVing again.