"Livingstone & Cavell"

A great spot in Calgary to 

sit and have coffee outside. 

There are two coffee shops and 

the best little toy store in the world. 

Watercolour, 19 x 16. 

Sold. 

"Ford Country"

A whimsical watercolour of a make believe

village alley, somewhere in Canada. 

Watercolour under wax. 15 X 21

Available. 

"Jiminy Cricket"s Birthday Surprise"

This is our wee rescue dog Jiminy. 

His story is being included in a new book
being published by a group in Kansas City. 

It is a book about animal rescue and is going to be full of stories about animals 

who went from brokenness to forever homes. 

There will be before and after pictures along with their story,
 and a painting of course! 

I am so excited to be able to participate in this worthwhile project. 

This painting is watercolour and is 10" X 13". 

"Miss Natalie's Mis-Adventure"

My poor wife and our two dogs ran into a threesome of skunks 

on the way to the dog park behind our house. 

The dogs wanted to play with them, very roughly of course. 

The wee skunks had no interest in any of that and told them so. 

But alas the pups enthusiasm combined with the skunks impatience 

resulted in the inevitable. The three of them got it good. 

Boy does that smell! 

Worst of all the, cat saw the whole thing enjoying it immensely. 

Watercolor in a sketchbook. With ink i might add! :)

"Queen Street"

A wee watercolour based on a drawing i had in my sketchbook of Victoria Street 

in Nelson B.C. 

I've used this scene several times but like to re-visit a painting from time to time 

and improve upon it or add things i thought should have been there 

the first time. 

Each time i do one new ideas come to mind 

and i make a note of them and to do another new painting down the road. 

While doing this one i thought a gas station would be fun to do

with rocking chairs out front and a dog or two. 

In a lake side community and of course there would be ice to skate on 

or a summer scene with diving platform and swimmers. 

Such fun, this art business. 

Watercolour on Arches 300 lb. CP paper. 15" X 19".

"Duffy's Pond" Merry Christmas!

One more before Christmas. 

This is a commission for a young lady who wanted to 

have her son and two dogs in a painting. 

Her son is #19. 

I had fun with this one. 

It had been a long time since doing a watercolour 

and very much enjoyed working with this medium again. 

This painting is off to Kamloops B.C 

to be placed under someone's tree. 

12X20 on Arches CP paper. 

"Hockey Night in Canada"

I forgot to take a picture of this without frame. It works so much better when i do. 

This is one of my entries in the "Oh Canada" show this weekend at the 

Ruberto Ostberg, Galleries in Calgary. 

It is what i feel represents Canada and that is a good old fashioned street 

hockey game on your typical street anywhere in rural Canada. 

This scene is based on "Victoria Street" in Nelson B.C. 

I love to do the villages and will often rely on my sketchbook 

for inspiration. Sometimes summers are spent wandering and sketching. 

This is watercolour on my Arches paper. 

"Alexis & Ivan"

One more puppy before Christmas. 

This is a commission 12" X 14". Watercolour on Arches 300lb. CP paper.

It looks like they are having a wonderful time. 

I love the Boxer because they enjoy so much 

being with their people and playing. 

They actually think they are human. 

We won't tell them otherwise. :)
Shhhh!!

"Victoria Street:

I spent part of October last year in Nelson B.C. taking care of someone's home and had some pleasant moments sketching in and around town. This painting is from a sketch i did of Victoria Street in Nelson. Nelson is a picturesque little town in the Kootenays. A beautiful spot to visit if in the area. Some great local restaurants too! I was house sitting for a lady who had a cattery. 

There were 19 of the little critters. 

An uncommon breed called "Siberians' because they originate from Siberia and resemble small lions. Some good sketching was had with them as well! 

This is watercolour on Arches C/P paper.   

20 X 27" .

"Our Town II"

Wahoo! This one fought me tooth and nail. Sometimes they can be a wee bit unruly but perseverance pays off in the end. So often i wanted to quit and start over again. I had an idea for this one which wasn't quite working. The values were all wonky with background things being too warm and pushing forward etc. After much adjusting i think it works okay. This is our great city of Calgary with a little whimsy thrown in. Watercolor on 300 lb. Arches CP paper. 22" X 30".