Fire in the Mountains

One of the most striking features of the Bella Coola Valley, where I live, are the mountains. They soar up to as much as 9,000 feet surrounding us in a narrow valley only about  1.5 km wide at the most. (Correct me if I’m wrong, locals!!) On the valley floor it seems next to impossible

Tuscan Vineyard

Tuscan Vineyard ~ 5″ x 7″ oil on gessoed hardboard for sale at Daily Paintworks Bid now in the auction So I’m really mixing things up for you folks! Trying to keep it interesting, for you and also for myself. I love painting animals and people, I’ve always said my favorite things to paint are

Silence – Daily Painting – Boat in the Mist

Silence ~ 6″ x 6″ oil on Raymar canvas panel SOLD I did this little painting as a study for a larger one, but I like the small one so much, I’ve decided to offer it for sale on Ebay. The few colors and mist creates such a mysterious mood. Bidding starts at $19.99. If you’re

The House of Noomst, Bella Coola

House of Noomst~oil on canvas $825.00 I’ve been very busy lately, painting, but not posting. I’ve secured a studio/gallery space at the local hotel and restaurant, and I’ve been going “to work” every day until my kids finish school. It’s been great fun, meeting and talking to adults for a change:) And I’ve been keeping up the

Feeding the Pigeons at St. Stephen’s Green

I finally finished another travel journal page. They might be coming a little slower these days. I’m super busy with a lot of other things, but I’m determined:) This was just a sweet scene that I captured when I found the park. It was such a beautiful place, a veritable oasis in the middle of

Stonehenge postcard

 Stonehenge Sunrise 4″x6″ postcard watercolor, pen and ink I was so excited to see Stonehenge, finally. I’ve always felt drawn to all things pre-historic and ancient, and Stonehenge was no exception. I stayed in Bath, England, a beautiful city about an hour or so drive away. Bath is gorgeous and old in itself. It was founded by

Paniolo — Hawaiian Cowboy

Well, I just finished writing this whole post a few minutes ago, and somehow deleted it! Now I have to start again…DAMN! Sometimes I hate computers!Anyways, I want to thank the wonderful girls who left me some great feedback. I took your advice and now I have a painting that I’m pretty happy with!I lengthened

CRASH!

CRASH!! 6″x 8″ oil on gallery wrapped canvas ~ $120.00 CAN <input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="—–BEGIN PKCS7—–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—–END PKCS7—–“> This one was really a challenge. I’m new to painting water. The painting “Beach Baby” was my first real attempt. It turned out well, and so did “Our Own Island”, so I thought I’d try this one. It’s

Svisdahl Homestead

“Svisdahl Homestead” 6″ x 8″ original oil on gallery wrapped canvas $80.00 CAN <input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="—–BEGIN PKCS7—–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—–END PKCS7—–“> This is my latest “painting a day”. I took my kids for a walk in the stroller the other day, in the rain. This is one of the places on our walk. It is listed as

October

October ~ “6” x 8″ original oil on gallery wrapped canvas $80.00 CAN <input type="hidden" name="encrypted" value="—–BEGIN PKCS7—–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—–END PKCS7—–“> So, I had a nice visit to Quesnel. I took lots of pictures of the incredible fall foliage, and this was one of them. I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. It’s called “October.” I’ll