My first art residency at Ballinglen Arts Foundation was an incredibly meaningful experience. I arrived in Ireland excited to immerse myself in my work, but I made a conscious decision not to place heavy expectations on myself. Instead of setting specific goals, I allowed my time there to remain open—to be shaped by the influences […]
How To Fall In Love With Ireland and Make Art All At Once Read Post »
Pretty soon I’ll be heading out to Ballinglen Art Foundation https://www.ballinglenartsfoundation.org/ in Ireland for my 5 week artist’s residency. I’m excited and almost packed. My intention is to write a post once a week as a journal with photos (but you know the old saying about roads paved with good intentions!). So if you aren’t
Ireland Is Calling – Art Inspiration on The Emerald Isle Read Post »
And last but not least The Central Island Studio Tour is happening Nov 22nd and 23rd this year. And I decided to register this year. I’m in my shared Studio space at Studio 211, #211-2270 Cliff Ave, Courtenay V9N 2L4. There are 4 other wonderful artists at Studio 211 with a variety of styles: Mary
Upcoming Comox Valley Art Shows in November 2025 Read Post »
September is a beautiful time of year here on Vancouver Island. There is a feeling of nostalgia in the sense of longing for the longer summer days and swimming in the river. But there is also a feeling of excitement. It’s on par with childhood memories of new school shoes and that fresh box of
My upcoming Artist Residency Adventure “May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow”…(Irish saying) Did I tell you that I will be traveling to Ireland? I’m excited and just starting to think ahead about my focus for while I’m there. I’ll be heading there in early 2026 to the Ballinglen Arts Foundation situated in Ballycastle,
My latest favourite class Recently I took a 2 day zoom class with Michael Shemchuk (goes by Shem). What a delight! Shem is a wonderful abstract artist who developed his process through inventing paint textures for walls. View his work here: https://www.mshem.com/works This is a change in style for me and I’ll have to see
Always Learning; An Artist’s Meandering Through A Creative Life Read Post »
Just a quick note to say Hi! I’m working on my new website after the other one was hacked and so the easiest way to manage that was to abandon it and start fresh! My web building knowledge is amateurish at best and all self-learned but with a shout-out to my brother Doug who patiently