One of my favourite photos from our week in the Muskokas. Here's 14-year-old Angus, a sweet little Westie, checking out one of the Mottl...

Richard and I spent a relaxing week in the Muskokas at his sister's cottage. Most of my time was spent sketching, reading, eating, and g...

Isn't this sunflower amazing? It's actually one plant but it has many blooms. It was a surprise when it came up in my vegetable gard...

This fantastic Scotch thistle plant is about six feet tall and just going to seed, to the delight of the American Goldfinches (who eat the t...

I love growing these magnificent flowers. They're so pretty, they almost look edible. These are sort of the colour of black cherry froze...

I did these artist trading cards a few years back and still love them. A friend was cleaning out a house and had a pile of trash (which I of...

These drawings are from a series I did of Nutmeg asleep. She's the perfect model as she can hold a pose for hours at a time. Maybe next ...

I love watching my cats take a bath...here's Nutmeg performing her ritual. Does this mean we are going to have visitors? Nutmeg's re...

I've been doing a lot of visiting and making lots of desserts. These gorgeous, blushing Ontario peaches were made into a fantastic peach...

It's finally ready! ATC Quarterly has been printed and is ready to roll. It's a really good issue (if I say so myself), full of int...

My friend Kate Strickland who writes Art Vein blog has started "Tool Tuesday" where she asks artists to post their favourite art ...

I went for a nice, brisk walk along our busy road yesterday and on my way back, noticed a dead Monarch butterfly on the shoulder. I picked i...

I hadn't painted kitties for a while and was inspired to do them on this unusual, cube-shaped creamer and sugar set. While I was on a ca...

I've made friends with several chipmunks around my house this summer... ...and they love being fed peanuts. Looks like this little guy i...