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We had the results and party for the ‘painting the pub competition’ with my DuPont art club. It took place at the Duke of Wellington where we have a permanent gallery for our art. The patrons of the pub voted … Continued

Brighton photographer, Nick Ford, and I work together on occasion. He forwarded this lovely close up photo of a sculpture which is on the Brighton sea front. In order to understand the full sculpture, I have included a photo I … Continued

Well, we had a lovely flight home only to discover a rather wet carpet under the Eve’s. Apparently the hot water cylinder had cracked and started to leak after my father in law turned on the heat the week before. … Continued

Last night I attended a retirement party with people from my former employer, the WCB, for my former coworkers, Eric Fielder and his wife Debra. It was lovely seeing many faces from the past. It was also amazing to hear … Continued

From September 29-31st I attended a two day workshop given by Jason Pollan on mixed media. The aim was to extend ones comfort zone in art. We’ll, the few studies created certainly did that as these two pieces can attest … Continued

My piece which I have titled, ‘Reeds on Red’, is finally finished after dozens of hours of work. It is hand stitched mainly on painted silk. The size is 30 x 48 inches so required many hours of stitching. It … Continued

There is nothing more rewarding and fun then spending a day out with a soul mate who is also a wonderful artist. That is exactly what happened yesterday when my dear friend, Anni Hunt Martin and I spent the afternoon … Continued

A day with fellow artist Joanne Waters in West Vancouver showed those of us there, the diversity of art. Joanne makes beautiful wire sculptures which she sells. I must say that you need to get your hands and wrists in … Continued

Attending a lunch with former colleagues can be fun. When it involves displaying art, it becomes even more interesting. This is what happened with the work safe retirees semi annual lunch. It was great fun to be asked to show … Continued

What a lovely three days in an encaustic workshop with Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch. It was held in a roaring rain storm on West Vancouver’s waterfront. Encaustic (wax painting) can be used with various types of mixed media. The glow of … Continued