"Homestand" 

Acrylic on canvas, 

22" X 28".

I used a photo from Flickr member, Carol Von Canon

for reference. 

I love doing the backgrounds now. 

Once upon a time they were intimidating as it was always a challenge 

to figure out what to do in them. 

Now i see them as a Playground in which we 

can experiment and play with colours. 

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"Lunenburg - Almost"

Watercolour on Arches 300 lb. Cold Pressed paper. 22" X 22".

My take on Lunenburg N.S..

I love doing these whimsical village scenes. 

Boats and colour my passion. 

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"Watercolour paper soaking tray"

I finally built a watercolour paper soaking tray after 10 years of using the bathtub. Ugggh! 

All it took was a piece of 1/2" plywood 24" X 36",  6' of 1X6 Spruce board, "Goop" plumbers adhesive, "Dap, Kwik Seal", 1" finishing nails, a few 1X6 wood screws, acrylic primer, 

and a quart of marine paint. 

I first cut the 1X6 spruce into 2" wide strips. The left over pieces were about 1.5" wide 

which i ripped in half and used on the underside of the plywood for a nailing strip. 

These were glued on and nailed. 

The 2" strips were then attached to the sides with adhesive, nails 

and a few wood screws to keep them snug. 

The next step was primer followed by one coat of marine paint. 

When this dried, (24 hours drying time) 

i caulked all the joints in the well with the Dap followed by a final coat of marine paint 

applied quite thick. 

Voila! A soaking tray which will handle a standard size watercolour  sheet

22" X 30". 

Can't wait to try it. 

"Polly's Dairy"

Polly's Dairy is a wee watercolour sketch.

It is approximately 8 X 11. 

The sketches such as this will often end up as larger pieces 

in one form or another. A summer version would be fun as well. 

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"Coffee Cove"

Watercolour, 22" X 22" on paper. 

Another in a series. 

Love to work the colours in these. 

Hope to get another license for a puzzle. 

Will most likely re-do them all as a winter scene. 

Add some hockey players and skaters. 

Fun to be an artist i think. :)

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"Porpoise Cove"

A brand new watercolour. 22" X 22".

I have not painted in water-colour for some time now having 

found such freedom with acrylics. 

It was sure great to get back to this medium which i love so much. 

The whimsical villages are moving down to the seaside now. 

I have several completed and though doing them in winter would be a good idea too! 

Skaters, bon fire, hot chocolate and starry, starry night is all good. 

This one is sold but there are others!
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"Password Please"

Acrylic on canvas. 24 X 24

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