“Life is a gift and the giver is good.” ⁣ -Housefires ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #studiotime #outdoorartist #expressive #creativeart #paintmixing #artistic_share #galleries #spotlightonartists #artcollectors #studios #studioflow #mixedmediaart #artist_sharing #thankfulheart #vancouverartist #creative_instaarts #instartpics #art_realisme #letlovein #proartists #sharingart #worldofartists
I forced myself to take the time and get out to my nearest forest. With a blanket in hand, I set up an “artist picnic” and started to play with colour and form. Its something essential to my practice: to find things nearby that are beautiful, full of story and soul. Once I started to look for this, I have never been able to see things as flat and characterless. We live in a beautiful world. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #emergingartist #intuitiveart #canadianart #artisticprocess #emergingart #contemporaryartist #vancouverartist #galleries #artcollectors #worldofartists #expressive #contemporarypainting #artistic_share #artcontemporain #spotlightonartists #paintmixing #creativeart #instartpics #art_realisme #artist_sharing #sharingart #proartists #landscapepainting #creative_instaarts
Painting on the deck...⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #yegartist #studiotime #intuitiveart #artistmom #canadianart #artstagram #yvrartist #yegarts #emergingart #artisticprocess #iloveart #studiosession #producing #paintmixing #expressive #vancouverartist #artist_sharing #myartwork #studioflow #instaartwork #artistic_share #artcollectors #spotlightonartists #inthestudio #galleries #artistslife #sunnymornings
“We need to approach our state of mind with curiosity and open wonder. That curious listening to life is a joy—-no matter what the mood of our life is.” ⁣ -Charlotte Joko Beck ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #emergingartist #yegartist #studiotime #intuitiveart #canadianart #yegarts #artistic_share #vancouverartist #producing #studios #spotlightonartists #studiosession #expressive #westcoastbestcoast #paintmixing #galleries #artcollectors #acrylicart #acryliconcanvas #artistshouts #inthestudio #creative_instaarts #artist_sharing #lifeandart #proartists #travelbc #bcartist #sharingart #worldofartists
“I am not I⁣ I am this one⁣ Walking beside me whom I do not see,⁣ Whom at times I manage to visit⁣ And at other times I forget.”⁣ -Juan Ramón Jiménez⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #emergingartist #studiotime #intuitiveart #artistmom #canadianart #yvrartist #emergingart #artisticprocess #contemporaryartist #paintpaintpaint #intuitiveartist #storytelling #rawart #paintmixing #doitfortheprocess #thoughtoftheday #artcollectors #artcontemporain #expressive #whoami #iami #selflove #artistic_share #storyteller #artfeaturedaily #proartists
I have to believe this is true, because, to be honest, everything (and I mean everything, family, marriage, Children’s home, art, the whole meal deal) in the past six months has been super unstraightforward. I am just not sure what to think anymore. Do you ever feel like suddenly everything you try that has worked in the past is just not panning out? I like results. I like success. I hate it when things don’t go the way I think they should. Is this ok to say on social media? Aren’t I supposed to sound strong? It’s just not that important to me to keep up a facade. Life is a multiple choice test and don’t know the answers. And to finish the thought of this quote, if you are willing to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist...I am just going to say, that if you do try something that doesn’t work, that means you have tried and “failed” (in quotations because it is always up for debate). “Failure” is a non negotiable part of existence. Period. So I guess that means we are all artists. Because just getting through life requires creativity and the willingness to fail. No matter what line of work. Do you feel like you have sort of the opposite of a Midas touch? Everything you touch turns to...not gold? I hear ya. I am your girl. Let’s stick together, us risk-trying, sometimes failing, life-living kind of humans ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
It was nice to have some of these tiny pieces get claimed so quickly. I feel happy that I just get to capture the beauty of my life, things just within my own sights, and when I share that, it’s a little visual story that resonates. That makes me really happy. It’s a great feeling. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #yegartist #emergingartist #studiotime #artstagram #intuitiveart #artistmom #canadianart #emergingart #artisticprocess #contemporaryartist #paintpaintpaint #homestudio #artiste #artist_sharing #artcollectors #expressive #studiosession #studioflow #myartwork #galleries #art_spotlight #paintmixing #expressionism #creativeart #instaartwork #worldofartists #artistic_share #iloveart #vancouverartist
Fun tiny paintings while enjoying some long weekend sunshine ☀️ ❤️ 🌴 ⛴ 🌊 . . . . . . . . #emergingartiststories #tinyart #acrylicart #instaarting #artistwoman #westcoastbestcoast #westcoastartist #longweekendfun #metime #artexploration #oceanartwork #westcoastbestcoast #yvrartist #keeppainting #paintmixing #sheexplores
Stealing away a day or two on Vancouver island with my loves. My heart and mind is full of dreamy forest scenes to re-create. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #canadianartist #paintmixing #artcollectors #galleries #expressive #artistic_share #vancouverartist #creativeart #creative_instaarts #sharingart #arts_gallery #instartpics #worldofartists #creativeminds #proartists #creativeprocess #art_worldly #shepaints #keeppainting #creativelife #creativelifehappylife #doitfortheprocess #dailyarts #createeveryday
“Developing a language of one’s own, with distinct colors and nuances, with maps and charts and images that voice the self, takes a long time. It is a writer’s lifelong work.” -Burghild Nina Holzer. Of course, it is also an artist’s lifelong work. I have, for years, compared the images that come into the world through my hands, to the ones that flash in my mind. Image upon image, sometimes like a storm, one after the other, for hours in the night. I used to feel compelled to get up and try to capture them all, until I realized that I won’t be able to in my lifetime. But I wont stop trying, and blissfully failing. After all, these images are my voice, my thoughts, my words, my heart. After all, I have something to say. So do you. Peace and love to you as you find your way, and find your voice, no matter the medium. . . . . . . . . #doitfortheprocess #studiotime #artofig #intuitiveart #paintmixing #homestudio #studioscenes #spotlightonartists #expressive #artcollectors #handsandhustle #studiosession #galleries #createeveryday #canadianartist #creativeprocess #vancouverartist #calledtobecreative #inthestudio #ihavethisthingwithcolor #wearethemakers #carveouttimeforart #producing #colorventures #studioflow #creativityfound #artistshouts #sharingart #artistic_share
I’ve had this piece in my studio for a year and a half. The bottom third was bare bones. A friend suggested adding some wildflowers. Anyone who loves hiking the north shore mountains knows those wildflowers are flaunting what they’ve got like nobody’s business. They are glorious and I am more than happy to celebrate them though this work. This is part of my biggest painting ever, 3 ft by 8 ft. I usually work in abstract style but working in an impressionist style every so often helps inform that I am doing the rest of the year.It also helps keep my eyes and heart open to the glorious life all around me. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #canadianartist #yegartist #emergingartist #picoftheday #studiotime #artstagram #intuitiveart #canadianart #artsy #yvrartist #emergingart #contemporaryartist #artisticprocess #paintpaintpaint #intuitiveartist #storytelling #artofig #artforsale #paintmixing #doitfortheprocess #thoughtoftheday #studentoflife #abstractexpressionism #creativelife #travellingartist #creativeprocess #mycreativelife #creativeminds #originalart #art_spotlight
“Colors in painting are as allurements for persuading the eyes, as the sweetness of meter is in poetry.” -Nicolas Poussin ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #abstractart #canadianartist #yegartist #picoftheday #wip #artgallery #expressive #process #vancouverartist #abstractogram #expressionism #artcollector #abstractartist #flaming_abstracts #creativeart #acrylicpainting #artistic_share #workinprogress #spotlightonartists #galleries #artcollectors #paintmixing #doitfortheprocess #artstudio
Open for business at @pacific_arts_market 😃. I’m thankful for the chance to show my work for the next few weeks. I’m also super thankful to my partner for building me this gorgeous stand just for this occasion 😍 ❤ ❤ ❤ .
Summer glory has officially invaded my psyche 😬 ⁣ #sorrynotsorry ⁣ #comevisitme⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #summer2019 #canadiansummer #artistlife #liveinthemoment #summervibes🌴 #emergingartist #keepitfresh #growsomething #emergingartiststories #pl
Just playing and having fun these days. I hope my next pieces express how much I love the beautiful place where I call home 😍 ❤️ . . . . . . #westcoastbestcoast #happyartistlife #creativeprocess #yvrartist #acrylicartist #emergingartiststories #yvrartscene #newestminsterartist #paintingeveryday #keeppainting #paintmixing #artandnature #contemporaryartist #comtemporaryintuitiveartist #keepitfresh #playwithpaint #exploringandcreating #metime #studtiotime #amtrying #artstory #canadianartist
#detail of this big beauty, now finishing it up as a commission. Listening to #cbcafterdark and seriously I must ask...is there anything better??? 😍 . . . . . . #musicandart #keeppainting #makesomething #bringittolife #besttimes #shepaints #paintmixing #studiotimes #happyartist #mycreativelife #keepitgreen #acrylicartist #emergingartiststories #painteveryday #artcollector #somuchyes #allthefeelings
It’s by happy accident that my little paper pieces fit into the shelf space of my new display, currently at @pacific_arts_market in #yvr. Because the works are named through a form of found text, they make a poem, that can be rearranged for fun. Maybe you want to visit the stand and try it too. I’ll see your poetic genius next time I’m in. This is the current poem: “Theirstory Coexistence Turn and return Signs of the times What it takes to be brave Footpath-less roads” . . . . . . . . . . #artandwords #emergingartiststories #intuitiveartist #yvrartscene #yvrartist #canadianart #canadianartist #contemporaryartists #artcollector #artondisplay #artshow #happymonday😊 #artfortoday #poetryandart #foundtextpoem #mycreativelife #newwestminsterartists
Summer glory has officially invaded my psyche 😬 #sorrynotsorry #comevisitme . . . . . . . . #summer2019 #canadiansummer #artistlife #liveinthemoment #summervibes🌴 #emergingartist #keepitfresh #growsomething #emergingartiststories #playingwithpaint #colorcolorlovers #vibrantart #artcollectors #intuitiveart #dowhatyoulove #paintmixing #summerlovinghadmeablast #awaketobeauty #brightart #yvrartist #yegartist #canadianartist #artinthemaking #keeppainting #sunnydays🌞