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VWinter has arrived big time in Ontario. It's been snowing all night, followed by rain and some good strong winds. What to do? Paint a dramatic moody sky of course complete with stars, clouds and a little drama. This original acrylic with mica flake stars was created with many layers, just like the varied weather we've been experiencing. There's nothing like painting during a storm in my cozy studio with form of my favourite tunes playing.  

The Highs and Lows of Mary Loos - theHumm December 2023 By Sally Hansen Art… and Soul Let There Be Light Loos gets high on light. It is her inspiration. Her canvases glow with sunlight and moonlight and starlight, illuminating landscapes, waterscapes, cloudscapes and most frequently, treescapes. Her email address is mary.paintstrees@gmail.com . Her paintings are, literally, testaments to her love and need of light. She is a sky watcher, both day and night. Her art provides a reliable bright spot in her life, a way to re-energize her spirits and cope with past sorrows and present concerns. Mary describes it as a...

Perivale Gallery visited me in Merrickville this week and hand chose some of my work for their Gallery in Spring Bay Manitoulin Island. It's always exciting to see what will be hung in the popular destination. The gallery will be open from mid May to mid September.  www.perivalegallery.com

  New post! I enjoyed painting this very much and am very pleased with it. I've added Gamblin galkyd lite to the oil paint as I worked on this and it added a little gloss to the finished piece adding to the interest in the water. Now it's a waiting game to see when it's ready to go. It has some curing time left but I couldn't wait to post it. 

It's funny when I want to explore something new in paint I grab a large canvas instead of trying things out on a small. I tend to jump in with both feet and like the room to move the paint around when I experiment. What I've noticed lately is that I'm zooming in on the completed piece to small areas I like and thinking these little area would make a beautiful large painting. Like this little pictured area from a very large piece. I'd like to try to make the micro macro. I'll wait until tomorrow and see what the...