13/52 Abstracted Shoe Since the lockdown last March, I have made lot’s of little oil studies. It brings a feeling of joy and gratitude to examine small things. Occasionally, the emotions attached to the item make me do a further study, but that of the emotions, or thoughts that are rattling around my mind. This is my pre-COVID world way of painting. I felt those stirrings over the shoes (because who doesn’t have good feels over shoes??). While the last shoe painting was fresh

50/52 It’s a Winter wonderland outside today. I teased my kids this morning and told them it’s a snow day and they can stay home ALL day. I guess they got me back with saying that they don’t need to clear the drive for the rest of the year, because we won’t be going anywhere. 2020 - it’s the little things... #oiloncanvaspanel #oilpainting #allaprima #52in52weeks #weeklypainting #quarantinelife #quarantineart #quarantineartclub #thepractice #artchallenge2020 #fmj #womenartist

Day 18 #stradaeasel I have a craving for lemon pancakes (English pancakes), with sugar. I figured that if I finished this sketch before 1pm, I could treat myself to a lemon sugar pancake. It’s 12:30pm, SCORE!! #dailysketching #dailydrawing #quarantineart

100/100 Oh my, it’s the last one on the easel for the challenge. It’s an oil painting worked from one of Christine’s Connerly's bird photos. Moving forward, I still consider this my sabbatical year and I intend to continue exploring. I am giving myself free rein to try different mediums (that I have access to), styles and palettes. After a few days off in the sunny backyard, I will be back to posting. I definitely had times when I wanted to pack it in, so I appreciated the su

96/100 This time last year, I would not have thought that it was possible for me to complete a 100 day project. Part of that was because I was running a commercial studio and couldn’t have found the time if I tried. Mostly though, it would be because I didn’t have the confidence in myself to create 100 pieces. Even at back in art school when I was relatively prolific, I would go through long lean times. Most artists have blocks, so I am not unusual, but committing to a large

95/100 No matter where I head, stones and monoliths keep appearing right now. If I spent some time analyzing, I’m guessing it is related to the isolation this World is in right now. The cool thing about a 100 day project, is that you don’t have time to think and plan too much. It is very much like the early stages of a series, where you brain dump in sketchbooks, only it’s more freeing because you don’t have to make it a “collection”. Each item is a single entity that doesn’t

87/100 I am still working with some Alizarin Crimson, but some tinted Ultramarine Blue is working to balance out the palette. I have a passion fro the big granite rocks that surround the area and my default is to subconsciously bring them into a painting. We have been painting the shower room and bedroom in my art studio. The actual working area will probably be the last thing to come together, but we figured that if we have a bedroom then it’s a place to stay Like most peop

#45- Shoreline Happy May Day! I hope that everyone is dancing around Maypoles and cheering Morris Men. I have a Procreate digital drawing from St. Ives today. I can’t let go of my blue, but I’m pumping up the orange in the patchworks as a fun Spring colour. #52in52weeks #100dayproject #quarantineart

#24- Wealth, 8” x 10”, Oil on canvas panel. I cracked and got the oil paints out again. A little still life to celebrate buying a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. The foods that we took for granted a month ago, are often rare pleasures in the times that we now live in. Yummy Chooky eggs and toast soldiers. 😍 #52in52weeks #marchmediamadness #the100dayproject #quarantineart

#22-Leaves As we are all cooped up like chickens, I looked through my camera roll for some leaf inspiration. I found summer photos from a visit to Monet’s garden in Giverny. My piece obviously isn’t as good as the great master, but it was an awesome feeling to be able to paint the waterlily leaves and tree reflections that inspired his great works. I was aiming to get a sort of smoothed pastel look. I don't know if I got there, but I am learning a lot about this medium. #52in