April Fool’s Day 2022

So, the other day I had the opportunity to give the gift of laughter. April 1st in Southern Ontario was an overcast day, gloomy and darkish. I set my clothes for work out the night before like I always do, to streamline my morning routine, when venturing into the actual office. I remembered to put

Drawdown Design Project on Ologies

Doing my part to spread the word about the positive impact we can all have on climate change, sustainability and gender equality… "When women get access to education – and we’re primarily talking about women in countries other than Western countries – they tend to rise into leadership roles and they just… They tend to

Henry — A Happy Story

I met Henry in July this year. He came to me with his brother and sister, Silas and Buffy, each one of them so small and spunky and trusting. They were part of the summer’s wave of kittens flooding the Burlington Humane Society’s open doors. I’ve been volunteering with BHS for about 5 years now.

Cherry Pound Cake

My intention for this blog was and is to write about art, my art, other inspiring creative projects. On family day this year I found myself thinking about my father and baking a cake. Cherry Pound Cake is the birthday treat I made for him for many years. Often, he said there weren’t enough cherries

Custom Content

I have very mixed feelings about customized/targeted marketing. The pinnacle of great marketing of late seems to be the ability to give customers exactly what they want without any barriers. In my day job, I hear discussions heralding the NetFlix and Amazon experience as the ultimate goal of any commercial service. Isn’t it fantastic that

History & Future in one deck of cards…

Happy 2021!

Well, that was certainly a year like no other. We have seen remarkable acts of humanity and inhumanity through 2020. I am so fortunate to work from home, to have a home, to have friends and family. As a Canadian, I found that in spite of restrictions, or even because of them, there were many

Beautiful creatures

The Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls is a fabulous place to practice with my favourite zoom lens. Still sorting out which ones are good but this is one of the best so far.

Freewill

From my sketchbook… a great line from a Rush song. This is a doodle, really, but I think the line and concept is worthy of more exploration.  

More Red Flowers

My first large-scale flower painting in a few years 60″ x 24″. Also the first time I haven’t sketched it out obsessively ahead of time. I dragged a canvas out of storage and with a photo of some pink roses on hand, I painted this composition freestyle, using crimson shades to complement my seasonal decor.