"TOM'S SKETCH BOX"

10"x12.5" painted on a real sketch box.

Mixed Media

$380.00 

This was inspired by the "Northern River" painting and of course Tom.  Perhaps just coming in from a sketch or looking for where he might set up for one.

"JW Locking"

18"X24" Original Collage/Acrylic 

on Wood Panel

(Prints Available)

This is a portrait of my Grandfather who was a great tinker/inventer/business man.  He also had a passion for public speaking so its a portrait of many aspects of his life.

"MOM"

18"X24" Acrylic/Collage

This was of course a labour of love and it sits proudly above Mom's couch.  She was having a good day at someone's shower I believe (maybe mine).  Her Sister Jeanne took a photo which this painting is based from.

"Look About Bay"


Original Watercolour on  Arches 140 cold press paper
19"X14"  with 2 inch cream mat and foam core backing
$300.00 plus Shipping

This was a much warmer day than today.  I was having a good day Sketching and drinking in the rugged beauty of the "Bruce".

Christmas Day!

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Starting to cloud up, I think it will snow for Christmas.

I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a Peaceful and Healthy

New Year.  I hope to continue my 30 min walk a day and I encourage everyone to try it.  I would like to thank Sue Lewis for  inspiring me and  hooked me on to this .  She does a daily blog at walk30.blogspot.com.

Walk on Strong Sue & Dave!

Day 1

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

The sun came out to make this walk much more of  a pleasure.  A stiff south wind is keeping our big white stuff away.  But it will be nice to travel to Moms Christmas Day.  Hope your all having a Peaceful Christmas Eve and tucked  in your beds for a long winters nap.

day 2

Christmas photo Card Shoo

So wonderful to wake up to the snow.  Rode today at the stables 

so I only walked for about 20mins today.  It felt good, as I piled into the Christmas goodies.

  Always lovely to see the cards coming in the box!

As my friend Sue says walk on strong!

day 3

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

"Winter Solstice Sunrise"

this was a great site after all of yesterdays rain even 

though its behind a vale of thin cloud.  I walked down our ridge

road and felt so good I walked further then my 30 min walk.

Saw some crows and starlings on top of the hill welcoming the sun back.

DAY4

Christmas Card Shoot

"consumerism on steriods"

Took a walk with Uwe in the mall, which 

is rare for us, but its so dull and damp out we

needed the colour!

day 6

shopping at the swamp trail decor store.

DAY 7

This was on the first day of my 

shoot, sorry about it being out of order.  It was

a chilly day on the swamp trail, but as always

a delight.  Garrit is missed on my walks still, but am

looking forward to our new pup in January.

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Day 5

This is fun picking a new image for 7 days on

Walk 30(mins) Sue inspired me to do.

This one is a photo gone ary, but I like it.

The intention was to capture our new flood light installed in our bell tower of our church.

JAZZ II

(2)36"X60" Acrylic/Collage on Canvas

This was my first huge piece of work.  It took 

me a year and half (a lot of that time

was hiding it away cause I wasn't thinking

it was much of anything).   But I am so glad when I pulled it 

out and started it again and would work away for a few months being helped along by intuition. 

 The friends that bought this piece, threw a Christmas get together and the painting was kind of one of the guests in the room as it is quite a big painting.  I felt a little shy with the attention but at the same time proud that I did the work.  The favourable response to the piece was worth the big leap.  This piece was inspired by the Journey of Louis Armstrong.

LADY WITH HAT

original

11"x13" Acrylic on thick black paper