"THIS IS MY COUNTRY. WHAT I WANT TO EXPRESS IS HERE AND I LOVE IT. AMEN" - EMILY CARR (MAY 1934)

Thursday 14 April 2011

ANVIL RANGE PAINTING

 This is an example of another small painting. My photographer friend, Nina Toeller
took a photo on a hike up behind the Faro mine and I made a painting from it.

Title: Anvil Range
Medium:  Watercolour and ink
Size: 4x6
(sold)

Wednesday 13 April 2011

THUMBNAIL - SPRING YUKON CROCUS

This weekend I am going for a hike to see if there are any on the South facing slope
across the highway.  I love to see a carpet of crocuses - Spring is really here!!

Title: Yukon Crocuses
Medium: Watercolour
Size: 4x6

Tuesday 12 April 2011

NEW PAINTINGS - VERY SMALL!

Title: Little Salmon Lake Sunset
Medium: Watercolour
Size:  4x6
(sold)
Title:  Fisheye Lake
Medium:  Watercolour
Size:  4x6
(sold)

I have painted hundreds of paintings this size. I usually do them with waterolour and 
use ink, pen, coloured pencil and oil pastel as well to enhance details.  


Saturday 9 April 2011

ROSE MOUNTAIN, FARO YUKON

More private collection works
Title:  Rose Mountain, Faro Yukon
Medium:  Acrylic
Size: 2ftx3ft
(sold)
This painting was one of my first acrylics .
The photo reference was taken by my husband and it was an incredibly beautiful fall day. 
Jeff took the photo from down the Pelly River after a bit of a hike in.
This work now has its home with fellow blogger, Heather Grantham.

Title: Sunshine Trail, Rose Mountain - Faro, Yukon
Medium:  Acrylic
Size: 20x24
(sold)
Yet another photo from my husband. 
This is from behind the mine. I had an artist demo at
the Anvil Range Art Gallery behind the Interpretive Centre in Faro  last summer and this was
the result. It belongs to Marlene Crellin in Faro now.

Friday 8 April 2011

PRIVATE COLLECTION WORKS


Title: Yukon Boreal Forest
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 20x20
(sold)
Title:  Swim Lakes Trail, Faro Yukon
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  16x20
(sold)
These two paintings were done a few years ago and are now sold. 
They have a home in my friend, Judy Freake's  B&B right here in Faro.(Valley B&B)
Incidentally this is a lovely place to stay - Clean, Friendly and Very comfortable.

I really like it when friends own my artwork and every now and then I get to see it again. 
Sometimes when I look at work of mine that I haven't seen in awhile it takes me by surprise. 
It is hard to get an objective perspective of your own art.
So when I see these "old friends"  I always feel happy.
I also see how my work has evolved and changed with different colours, mediums etc.

Wednesday 6 April 2011

LETTING IT ALL GO


"It is the act of creating, the process of creating... this is the reason , the why, the meaning of painting for me.  Once the creation is complete... it is out there "in the universe"  and what happens to it is really irrelevant."
Jackie Irvine

THE CHOCOLATE CLAIM IN WHITEHORSE

By the time my daughter Caitlin and I had hung all the pictures in The Claim
 I only got these two pics to show of our progress.
I felt exhausted because we could not get the pictures straight on the walls as we
had lost the level from our bag of tools.  Must of fell in the snow!!
As to letting it all go: 
Once the work is done and I put it out there my job is done this is the time to:
LET IT ALL GO!!