Printing with Textured Glass

Thanks to my friend, Kathy, I have new pieces of textured glass to use to imprint patterns onto Japanese papers, a technique we learned from Janine Kinch many years ago.  Unfortunately, my best examples are still in Nova Scotia but you can see the fine lines that were...

More than One at a Time

So often it has been advised that I work on more than one painting at a time.  Here I have four cold wax and oil paintings happening simultaneously.  I liked the process a lot and finished one.  

Alizarin Crimson & Viridian Green

The rhubarb leaves are now patterned in this stunning colour combination, which reminded me of Malcolm Callaway at the Chester Art Centre in Nova Scotia recommending mixing Alizarin Crimson and Viridian Green to make a dark most appropriate for the shady areas amidst...

Cut Paper into a Circle

When you cut your watercolour paper into a circle before pouring, you get a 360 degree opportunity to find shapes as seen in “Contemplation” hanging in Helen and Chris’ house and “Moray Transformer” at Wendy’s.  In the latter, two...

Find the Photo Transfer

Can you spot the black and white structure in the middle of the acrylic paint? It is a photo transfer from an old, family print which I photocopied and then applied gel to the front. Once dried, I removed the paper on the back, leaving the image in the gel which I...