Spring Into Summer

This has been a record cold spring on Vancouver Island.  I am still planting out my tomato seedlings.

However, that has meant I have had more time to work on some art.  It seems that my art focus has been changing and I am now interested in marine art. Surprise!  Here is my very first wave painting done just for fun and to experiment with the colours.  I used a photo reference from a trip to Tofino a few years ago.

Let's hope for some warm and sunny summer weather soon.

Coloured Pencil Demonstration Mill Bay, BC

As part of our Escape Artists exhibition at the Loft Gallery in Mill Bay, BC, I will be doing a Coloured Pencil demonstration on Saturday March 26th from 2-3 PM.  One of my pencil portraits that is on display and for sale is of this Border Collie pictured above entitled,
The Black Rose.
Do come in to see the demonstration on Saturday.  The Art Show and Sale will be on until the morning of April 1st.  Be sure to sign our book!

Escape Artists Show and Sale

Our local art club, the ESCAPE ARTISTS, opened its show this past Saturday, March 5, 2011 in Mill Bay, BC.  It is in the Loft Gallery in the Mill Bay Centre and it runs until the first Saturday in April.  This gallery is above Valley Vines to Wines.  http://www.valleyvinestowines.com/

We have 3 upcoming free demonstrations, each on a Saturday afternoon. The first two are by Betty Cavin and are Watercolour cards,  March 12th and March 19th from 2-4 PM.  I am doing a Coloured Pencil demonstration on March 26th from 2-3 PM.

 If you are coming to Mill Bay this month, do stop in and have a look.

Seedy Saturdays

February is the time of year when the season's first Seedy Saturdays occur in Canada.  To find one in your area, go to:   www.seeds.ca

As the Vancouver Island Representative of Seeds of Diversity Canada, I will be at both the Victoria and Cobble Hill events. Be sure to stop by my display to say hello if you can attend either one.
Here is a photograph from last year's Victoria event.  I will have one of our brand new banners on display this year.