I found this very beautiful painting of a Native American warhorse, the red, blue and white war paint dotted and circled the horses face. It’s mane braided with eagle feathers. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. And I wanted to paint one of my girls just like that. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. With paint on her face and feathers on her hair. But as so often happens in my painting journeys, the original vision for the painting transformed. While … Continue reading The Warrior Beneath
Mermaids have always been a favourite of mine to paint. When I was little SPLASH with Darryl Hannah and Tom Hanks was my favourite movie. I cannot tell you how many times I watched that movie (but I could quote it line for line!) My sister and cousin would play 'splash' for hours in the summer in my grandparents pool, swimming like mermaids, making that high pitched 'eeeeeee' noise that Maddison did. And when winter … Continue reading The Mermies are in da house!
I have an unbelievable amount of new art work to share with you and although I really want to share with you some of the newer paintings that I have done and adore, I feel I should start from the beginning! Last year a friend approached me about painting a mixed media canvas for her daughter who was celebrating her 21st birthday and she new she wanted a painting similar to my 'Blossom' painting but … Continue reading Izzy and her Cat
