Hello friends, as I write this, the first leaves are falling from our neighbour’s walnut tree, temperatures are cooling and the kids are back to school. Welcome to September. Pour yourself a cup of something yummy and join me in this month’s story! “Still Waters” was created to be part of the Healing Gardens Exhibit in the spring of 2022. …
Every Painting Has a Story: July 2023 – “Spiritus”
Hello friends, here we are at the midpoint of 2023. The story for this month is a very special one with quite a journey. I hope you enjoy reading about it!
Every Painting Has a Story: April 2023 – “From Whom All Blessings Flow”
It’s April! This month’s painting is one of my more recent ones and I’m excited to share the story behind it! “From Whom All Blessings Flow” is a 16″x20″ acrylic painting that was commissioned to me by a client who wanted to thank their friends for many years of support. My client asked me if I could paint a scene …
Every Painting Has a Story: March 2023 – “The 40 Arts of Gratitude Project”
Hello friends, here we are in March. This month’s artwork is a little different as it’s a collection of small paintings instead of one larger one. The story behind these is quite special and I hope you enjoy reading about it (hint: it has to do with my 40th birthday)!
Every Painting Has a Story: January 2023 – “The Promise of Spring”
Hello friends and welcome to a new year! I am excited to be starting off this year with the painting, “The Promise of Spring.” For folks who are new to this blog series, I typically tell the story behind each month’s painting and include a section at the end for those with the Scripture version of my calendar where I …
Every Painting Has a Story: August 2022 – “Daily Grace”
The month of August, in my mind, is full of long, sunny days – the culmination of summer. And the image for this month’s painting gives me that feeling. This was a commissioned piece for a special friend of mine and I’m happy I can tell you the story behind it.
Every Painting Has a Story: July 2022 – “Irresistible Grace”
For the month of July, I chose to feature (what I think is) my best work from 2021. It is also the cover for my calendar this year. I painted it while taking a Sabbatical and it was a deeply personal project. “Irresistible Grace” is on a 3-feet by 5-feet large canvas and took about 24 hours of painting time …