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ArtWorks
I come to painting along the Decorative Arts route. It is unfortunate that some serious artists can hold great disdain for decorative art. Art did not begin as an aesthetic practice. Surely the cave art dating back to prehistory was meant to chronical an event, or indicate a bounteous hunting site, rather than be a commentary on the society of the day. Body painting sent messages and indicated status, and yes, even beautified. So I do not apologize for tole painting or one-stroke painting. It has taught me technique, brush management, composition and given me confidence to pursue more complex work. Learning is life-long and there is so much to explore.
What's New
Stiles Cove Path
The East Coast Trail System on the Avalon Peninsula offers hikers incredible views, wild seas, steep cliffs, old growth forests and so much more. Bordering wilderness areas and passing through communities, both vigorous and declining, it is an excellent way to connect to the landscape, and a place to muse on what the early settlers to this continent faced. Stiles Cove Path is rated as moderate, but is certainly a challenge, with its changes in elevation, and meandering in and out to the coast. As you begin, face out to the sea and ponder the majesty of those rolling waves and the ocean that yet rules these shores despite mankind’s attempts to tame it.
Sketchbook
This spring I experimented with water soluble oils. Following the lessons of a Bob Ross instructor, Yovette, I loved creating these roses.
Paintings and Portrayals
 Stiles Cove Path |  LobsterClaws of Kew |  Coffee Cove Little Bay |
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 Jerry's Nose Cove Capstan |  Chinese Peony 1 |  Sunset On Grand Pond |
 Sonyashnyky mitsno stoyat |  The Cellarage, Hant's Harbour |  Stay Home, Stay Safe |
 20210111_191312 |  20210830_141428 |  Run Afore the Moon |
 Sunset Promise |  Rose Blanche Lighthouse |  Beyond Woodstock |
 Watercolour on Wood slice 1 |  Watercolour on Wood slice 2 |  Watercolour on Wood slice 3 |
 Beacon |  Lark Harbour Dory |  Barques of Port au Port |
 Lop On The Bay |  Opulent Hibiscus |  Modest Magnolia |
 White Ruffles |  Classically Calla |  Tack |
 Ketch the Wind |  Brigus Lighthouse |  Moonflowers |
 Green Point Lighthouse |  Lighthouse on Driftwood |  Fort Amherst Lighthouse in Morning Light |
 Moonrise on Cape Spear |  Large Day in Pouch Cove |  Ice Whispers |
 Gaudy Hamlet Square |  Bergy Bit Brush Cut |  A Tree Lily's Glory |
 Vicolo Della Torro, Trastevere, Rome |  House by the Bay |  Flamberhead Trail |
 Icarus of Bay Bulls |  Moon Poppies |  New House in the Cove |
 First Freeze |  Dragon's Teeth at Mad Rocks |  Serene on Salmon Cove Pond |
 We Were Here |  Sentinel - Spout Cove |  Miriam's Mohn |
 Ellie's Fire |  20170427_105424 |  Angler's Angelus |
 Through the Year in a Gaudy Hamlet |  Resettlement in a Gaudy Hamlet |  Spring Must Come Soon |
 Red Sky at Night, Sailor's Delight |  A Welshman's Christmas |  O Tannenbaur |
 Jack Frost |  Follow That Star |  Christmas Kitten |
 Old Man Winter |  Christmas Day Pipe |  Crimson Tones |
 Teal Tones |  Outback Sunset |  Ship Ahoy |
 Decompress and Worry Less |  Hauled Up |  Eccentric Hamlet |
 Waiting to Launch |  Solitary - Butt's Place |  Dare Ye Pass? |
 Four Seasons |  Blowing Over |  Press' Pussy Willow |
 Calm Before The Storm |  Deep Woods Reflection |  Fading Fall Day |
 Competing Lights |  Pastured Place |  Rocky Waters |
 Callas |  Misted Twilight |  ATC |
 Crystal Icebergs |
Medium and Support Explorations
Canvas is only one of many surfaces that can be used to create art. My husband has cut me wood slices from branches of trees he has felled around our home. I have been indulging my new enjoyment of watercolour and shimmer with these small works. It is remarkable how well watercolour actually works on wood. Naturally, acrylic works well on most everything.
And native stone, either shale or beach rock, is a readily available support. And don't discount found objects, such as shells gathered during a beach ramble.
Glass requires patience, but the transmission of light lets the colours glow as no other surface can.
Blinged & Painted Ornaments
These jeweled ornaments have become sought after and are now available for purchase.
