Ink & Watercolour
"The Lakeside Carousel" 30"x 22", 1500.00 ***SOLD*** This carousel has been a beloved part of Port Dalhousie, Ontario, since 1921. For over a century, this historic treasure has brought joy to generations- and it still does to this day.
adding ink to the" Fratie band organ". Stunning detail on this antique music machine
Inking is coming along on the carousel horses
Ready to add colour
applying first layer of colour to the organ
Continuing to add layers of colours
"Lock and Key" 7"x 10" ,325.00 ***SOLD*** A crow perches atop a wooden chest with a key in its beak. The chest holds secrets-of the beyond, of the unseen, of the soul. The crow becomes both guardian and guide, offering access to what is hidden within.
Design sketched out and ready for ink.
All detail and shading finished, now ready for watercolour.
"The Messenger" 7"x 10" (framed), 295.00 This piece draws on the crow's deep spiritual symbolism as a bearer of insight and transformation. The crow holds an ink dipped quill ready to pass along messages not yet spoken, stories not yet written.
Adding the ink. All details and shading starting to develop.
All details and shading completed. Ready to add watercolour.
"Hidden Treasures" 9"x 9" (framed), 275.00 This lighthearted piece has a play on words.. Among the Magpie's shiny jewels lie the real treasures- its baby birds, tucked safely in the nest.
Starting to add detail and shading with ink.
All details and shading completed. Ready to start the watercolour.
"Roots and Wings" 11"x 11", 325.00 This piece reflects the journey of finding strength in where we come from, while embracing the courage to soar beyond it. At it's core is the heart of home, a place of love and belonging no matter how far one may venture.
"Mending Harp", Ink & Watercolour, 30"x 22" 1050.00 (framed) My focus was the harp and the true magnificence of this instrument. The illustrated songbirds are working together to mend its strings, hoping it will once again fill the air with its sweet melody.
Song birds inked
Black and White "Mending Harp"
Adding watercolour to the flowers
Colour is coming along..
"Messages and Reflections" 11"x 14" (framed) 450.00 This piece explores transformation and awareness through a gathering of crows in an old tree. Mother Nature extends a glass sphere, revealing-prompting them to confront, learn, and grow from the past.
After I've sketched out the design I then begin to add detail with ink.
Adding shading and details by using a .003 and .005 tip micron pen.
"The Time Keeper" 11"x 14", 450.00***SOLD*** This piece is a quiet rebellion against the everyday rush. By taking flight with the clocks hands, the crow becomes the guardian of presence-a reminder to live fully in the now.
Adding detailed ink work now that the design has been sketched out.
Time to add colour
"There's Always Hope" "7x 10", 225.00, Even in the darkest moments, there is hope. We've all felt despair-lost, consumed by a darkness that seems endless. But a small spark- a voice, a song, a breeze- can break through the pain and remind you: you're not alone.
Starting to add details by using ink.
Ink has been completed. Ready for watercolour
"Moth to a Flame", 9"x 12" (framed) 275.00 There's a fine line between a flame that lights our path and one that consumes us. This is the duality of desire: it can elevate or destroy. We don't always know which until we're too close.
"Spilling the Tea with These Three" 11" x 11", Original not for sale. Prints available upon request.
"Baltimore Oriole" 9.5" x 7", 275.00 ***SOLD***
"Water to Sky", 375.00***SOLD***This piece illustrates the remarkable metamorphosis of a dragonfly: as the larva bravely leaves the water, endures a challenging transformation, and emerges as delicate, winged creature, ready to soar the sky.
"Dragonfly" 7"x 10" (12.5"x 15.5" framed) Watercolour and Ink. **SOLD** Dragonflies represent agility, courage, playfulness, rebirth, transformation, illusion and spiritual awakening.
"Dragonfly" "7x 10" (12.5"x 15.5" framed) Master of illusion.
"Gone But Never Forgotten" ***SOLD*** Ink & Watercolour, 14"x 17" (unframed) This piece represents our forever connection to the loved ones who have passed. Though they feel gone they are still with us through our deep rooted memories.
"Ancestral Wisdom" ***SOLD*** Ink & Watercolour, 14"x 17" (unframed) Full of symbolism! From seed to old oak, we see the different generations connected by their ancestral roots thus causing a sense of love, unity and sustenance.
"The Mentor" ***SOLD*** Ink & Watercolour, 6.5"x 11" (unframed) The wise old tree drops her seed of wisdom. By nurturing it, teaching it and guiding it the young seedling is able to carry this wisdom throughout it's cycle of growth. A now strong, well rooted tree, she is ready to drop her own seed of wisdom and mentor the generation to come.
"Clover" ***NFS*** Ink & Watercolour, 9.5"x 11" Commission piece. In loving memory of Clover. A wee little angel, looking over her family from above. This piece is full of symbolism that represents her and her loved ones.
"Clover" Watercolour
The swan is a symbol they gave Clover while she stayed at the hospital.
"Clover" Wearing clovers and feathers. A sweet little angel. The butterflies represent her family always circling her with love.