Category: Travel
Family Bonding on the Sayward Lakes
March 1, 2022
We were faced with a few unknowns when we left for the Sayward Lakes Canoe Circuit this summer for a family trip. For instance, we had little previous experiences with canoeing that ...
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Rafting the Alsek River
September 15, 2020
This August I embarked on an adventure – a rafting trip on the upper Alsek River with Canadian River Expeditions. I had saved for this trip for a few years as a ...
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View
February 19, 2020
This painting is loosely based on a view of the Comox Valley, perhaps from Cumberland or somewhere in the Beaufort Mountains. It describes the place in a mountainbike ride or a hike you ...
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Windows Into the Past - Visiting the National Gallery
January 13, 2020
This December I had my dream experience of spending two days, mostly alone, at our National Gallery in Ottawa. I have been asked several times what my favourite piece was but I ...
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Sketching Outdoors
June 11, 2019
Sketches aren’t about making a perfect picture, it’s the act of looking that is important. By completely stopping to look and draw (a flower, a tree, person, building..) you start to ...
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Monarch Mountain
March 26, 2019
This painting called “Monarch Mountain” is inspired by a hike with a friend in Atlin, B.C. (near Whitehorse) last summer. Due to this being a south facing slope in a northern latitude ...
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New Painting: Commute
November 1, 2018
Spending time at our local ski hill, Mount Washington, is a welcome escape from winter grayness, (less expensive than a plane ticket) and also a great way to spend time outdoors.
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