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 A couple of weeks ago I was excited to take part in a Zoom workshop on contact printing, a simple and straightforward technique of making m...

I am working slowly but steadily on the large painting, Knockeen, which is based on my memories of the place and events of my time at the se...

Since my child was very little, we marked each month with seasonal decorations, so there was always something to look forward to. Many of th...

 A couple of weeks ago, my husband became aware (via his facebook news feed) of a free portrait drawing workshop to be held online, by Raw U...

Well we are coming up to the year mark now, since coronavirus has become part of our lives! As usual, it seems, we are in the middle of a lo...

 When working on a large painting, I always begin the bare bones in yellow. Though I generally paint in many layers, the yellow marks can st...

Kung Hei Fat Choy! I used to live near Chinatown in Toronto and always enjoyed the celebratory atmosphere in the darkness of winter, late Ja...