Carnations/workshop

 I recently took a workshop at the studio where I take lessons. Gene Prokop gave this workshop on carnations. It was a great learning experience.

 

Abandoned House

Ron Richardson is a wonderful photographer. He has published three books of his photographs that I am aware of and have in my collection. This painting is based on a photograph of an abandoned house on the prairies which had eventually been converted to a granary and then abandoned again. Mr. Richardson was kind enough to give me permission to do this painting from the photograph in "....it's just Prairie Too".

20" x 24"

Retired

My husband is a recently retired hockey player. His skates have done well for him over the years and I feel that they have acquired a certain character that deserves to be preserved on canvas.
16" x 20"

Ross Lake

                                                                                This painting is based on a photograph taken at

Ross Lake, south of Hope, B.C. in 2009. That is my daughter-in-law again in the kayak. She and my son venture to many beautiful places and take great photographs.

Kitty

This is our cat, "Kitty". She was found as a stray a few years ago and answered to "Kitty", so we still call her that.

Grandmother

I found a very old black and white photo of my grandmother on her wedding day, which we believe was around 1910, somewhere in Ontario. It was a challenge to recreate it in oils.

Hallowe'en

This painting is from a photograph I took of the three oldest of my children many years ago. The photo is fading, so the children thought it should be painted for posterity!