The beauty of African Art
A few of the beautiful pieces of art and artifacts we have added to our Ibezimako Villa so far. Many were found at the Lekki Arts & Crafts Market, but we also found lots [Read more]
Artwork
The beauty and the birds of Witless Bay
Way back in 2018 -- oh, remember those glory days before corona -- I meant to share a bit about our adventure along the Atlantic Coast while we were road tripping through [Read more]
A new line of work
Hello friends! It's been a minute on here. That's because I started a new job last fall and I've been absorbed in it ever since. If you know me personally, you probably know I [Read more]
Pop goes the easel!
My watercolour painting career? It's been a minute. (Five years of minutes to be exact.) But with the time I've had over the past year, I started it back up. I mainly [Read more]
Like a kid in a crayon store
Remember when you were a kid and you got a new colouring book and immediately grabbed your crayons and had at it? Yeah, good memories, right? It didn't matter if you stayed in [Read more]
#GoMedia2014
Winnipeg just finished hosting GoMedia Marketplace -- the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)'s annual travel media marketplace that profiles Canadian tourism products to [Read more]
White Lilies
The Lily The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble sheep a threat'ning horn: While the Lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty [Read more]
A heart-filled day of work
A few days before Valentine's Day, I was asked to create a social media campaign that would somehow relate back to Travel Manitoba's new "Canada's Heart... Beats" brand.
The Lion
The Lion is my latest watercolour painting and I'm really happy with how it turned out. It didn't take a long time to complete, but I did have a few hairy moments (no pun [Read more]
Weathered and worn
When painting with watercolour, my biggest challenge is never the detail, it's those simple washes! I can't quite get 'em right -- always going a few brush strokes too far. [Read more]
Orchids
Whenever I see orchids I think of Georgia O'Keeffe and her sensual orchid paintings (and, of course, lady parts). Her work has always wowed me for it's smooth lines and [Read more]
Fossil fish fun
Sometimes you get to do something cool in your job, and for the last couple of weeks I did just that. I designed my very first infographic for Travel Manitoba and the CFDC. [Read more]
Bass Harbor Head
Autumn, that wonderful time of year when everything looks burnt, cracked, weathered and aged. Here's one of my favourite paintings that always makes me think of the sweetness [Read more]
Art portfolio
After a night of imbibing too much sangria with some good friends, I lazed in bed this morning and finished my first art portfolio book. This was the simplest Blurb book so [Read more]
White Orchid
For over a week I haven't had a clue what to paint next. I was thinking weathered tree knots or rocks on the beach; something with a lot of texture. Well, as you can see, what [Read more]
