Swell

One of my favourite places on the Bay is in Indian Harbour at the site of the Swiss Air Memorial. It is a moving landscape in many ways. After a storm has passed there is often large swell crashing on the rocky shore even after the wind has calmed and the sun has come out.…

Poppies

Poppies have to be one of the most vibrantly coloured flowers in our garden. For the short period that they are in bloom they thrust their heads above their neighbours and pull focus. Sometimes they appear orange and other times red. Their foliage with it’s silver green colour and feathery leaves covered in fine hairs adds much…

Lupin

Lupin is a favourite wildflower that grows in the ditches and fields of the maritime provinces. As with many farmsteads, on Twelve Acre Hill lupin had been eradicated over the years as they are quite invasive and are often seen as weeds. We have reintroduced them in a contained “wild flower bed”. I love their complicated…

Lady Slipper

Lady’s slippers always seem to be rare and untouchable. Appearing in the woods in early summer they thrive in the shade of the trees at my parents’ cottage and then vanish until the following year. I enjoyed trying to capture their bulbous shapes and delicately veined petals with minimal brush strokes and blending of colour.…

In Hand

I can’t take credit for the source photo of this painting. That nod goes to my friend Brenda Juskow who has  wonderful skill as a photgrapher and captures exceptional images of birds. I love this image for many reasons and enjoyed playing with the mood of the scene by altering and emphasizing colour and light. “He’s…

Latch

This is the latch on the door of the Gallery at Twelve Acre Hill. This bright sunny day the door was wide open welcoming visitors. I hadn’t really noticed the rough piece of metal that lines the edge of the door until the slanting sun produced this complex shadow line. This style of latch is the…

End of Season

This is another in a series of studies of locks and latches on my favourite old buildings. This is the padlock that has secured my family cottage, very near Twelve Acre Hill, all of my life. It’s surface has been burnished to a beautiful soft shine that subtly reflects colour over a rich bronze patina. DETAILS 8″x8″ Acrylic…

Barn Button

One of my favourite subjects to paint is the barn here at Twelve Acre Hill. The faded shingles and trim work are beautiful shades of grey and sandstone, and areas have taken on a hue of subtle mossy green. The simple wood buttons that have held doors closed for so many years and have been…