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The White House...

8/12/2022

Love doing this study of a white house...
Car parked right in front of my view...
Had to finish off in the middle of the road..
No worries....just lifted my easel and walk to the side of the road each time a car came by..
So grateful for the peace I live in...
Must not forget about Ukraine... 🥰🇺🇦💛💙🕊

Painting with the differently abled...

7/26/2022

Painting with differently abled individuals..
Painting ice cream cones on a hot day to cool off...
Taylor: " I am so glad I came today..I so love painting!"
It was so good to hear:
During the process, they would say they didn't know how to do it...
But they all pulled it off in the end..😊🦋🙏🏼
#icecreamcones #differentlyabled #paintingfun #mentalhealthmatter

Day 1 : Adirondacks Invitational Plein Air Painting Event

6/25/2022

Day 1 Adirondacks Invitational plein air event..
Arrived earlier abd did a painting before evening orientation..
Was feeling proud of myself for having driven for the first time for 7 hrs by my little self across the US border..
Relishing feet on the ground feeling the wind playing with my hair..
My eyes resting on placid waters…
Making sure I don’t inadvertently roll over the edge 😆
#adirondackmountains #pleinairpainter #pleinairmag #passionlovejoy #mentalhealthart

Salute to the Queen....

6/7/2022

Delivering my painting:
“Salute to the Queen “
The Queen Bee that is…
Although we’re also thinking of the Queen”s Jubilee celebration 🎉
It”s been accepted into the juried show “Beauty of the Bees “‘ exhibit as part of the Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival…
Highlighting the need to preserve our bees on this planet…
Which would not thrive without the intriguing activity of our bees …The centre of which is Her Royal Highness herself…🐝 😄
May you beesily enjoy a bee-tiful day with the bees in your garden, dear friends 🌻💙💛☀️🙏🏽🐝🐝🐝
#beesofinstagram #streetsville #breadandhoneyfestival
#streetsville #b&h #breadandhoney #mississaugaartists #streetsvillebreadandhoney #summer #summerfestival #happymess #nature #beesclub #bees #beespreservation #nectarcollector #beescollection #naturelove #environment

Here comes the sun...

6/7/2022

Ha ha. .. it was all overcast when I started…
The sun decided to drop by just as I was finishing up…
Well! Hello! Where have you been all day!
#pleinairmag #pleinairmagazine #canadianart #mentalhealth #azaleas #azaleaspainting
#canadianartists🇨🇦 #paintingsofontario #passionlovejoy #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #landscapepainter #canadianartist #ontarioart

Painting these before they disappear ...

6/1/2022

Was supposed to be packing for a trip…
But had to squeeze a painting in…
For these would be all gone by the time I get back… 😆
A trip for leisure and for pleasure…
Not one to run from war…
So good to hear that many Ukrainians have landed in Canada…
May they be able to let their guard down and smile with the flowers..
Whilst their hearts’ strings continue to be tugged by news of the ongoing attacks by Putin 😢💛💙🇺🇦🌻

#pleinairmag #pleinairmagazine #canadianart #mentalhealth #springfloweringtrees #tulipseason
#canadianartists #gairlochgardens
#🇨🇦 #paintingsofontario #passionlovejoy #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #woodspainting #landscapepainter #canadianartist #ontarioart

Tulips splendour..

5/27/2022

Testing out my little thumbnail box to see if I would like to use it for my future travels...
Needed shade and the only place was in the car... 😆
By the time I get back from my little trip, these tulips would be gone...
Sigh....aren't these tulip colors just so beautiful!? 😍🙏🌻🌹🇺🇦
#tulipsseason #pleinairmagazine #pleinairmag #paintingonlocation #tulipsgalore #ontarioartist

Astounding Azaleas....

5/23/2022

Someone said during my distress centre shift as a volunteer:
‘I wasn’t lying.. it’s just that I didn’t know what the truth was…’
She was not being facetious , in actual fact, was being sincere & honest…

I wondered how this statement could be applicable somewhere else as well..

Here I was going to tell you I painted rhododendrons but in actual fact, they were azaleas..
I wasn’t lying.. just that I didn’t know the truth … 😅
This is a benign example how I can use this statement…
I will use it another time to my advantage 😁
Saw these little girls dressed in pretty pink frocks to match the pretty flowers…
May all children emerge from the horrors of war and frolic freely in the loving presence of nature…🙏🏽🌻💙💛🕊
#pleinairmag #pleinairmagazine #canadianart #mentalhealth #whitetrillium #azaleas #azaleaspainting
#canadianartists🇨🇦 #paintingsofontario #passionlovejoy #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #woodspainting #landscapepainter #canadianartist #ontarioart

Apple blossoms...

5/22/2022

Was so enamoured by this bunch of blossoming crab apple trees…
Might have to tame the blossoms a bit in my painting …😆
May parks and profusely blooming trees replace the devastation wrought by the ravages of war by Putin..
May freedom and peace prevail 🙏🏽💛💙🕊🌻
#springgardens #springgardenpainting #paintingonlocation #pleinairartist #pleinairmag #passionlovejoy #gardenpaintings #crabappletrees #pleinairartists #pinkblossoms #saveukraine

Spring Tree in its element...

5/19/2022

Had painted a study of this white flowering tree..
Then wanted to paint it in all its glory in its natural setting..
Trees communicate with trees…
Humans have to learn to do the same… 😂

Breaks my heart to see that Spring has arrived in Ukraine…
But the beauty of spring flowers is a stark contrast to the mangled mess left by the ravages of war…
May peace return to replace greed 🙏🏽💙💛🇺🇦🌻

#springpainting #springgardens #cherrylblossom #springgardenpainting #paintingonlocation #pleinairartist #pleinairmag #passionlovejoy #gardenpaintings #whitefloweringtree #saveukraine