I am obsessed with graffiti and trains!! I spent a lot of last summer stalking train yards and railways – waiting and waiting for trains! I love the bright vibrant colours of the graffiti on the old railcars. Pretty sure these railcars are in some kind of graveyard – they are so rusted out and dilapidated that I think they’d crumble to dust if they were moved! and the contrast of the big bold graffiti makes for a pretty cool image!
Graffiti Crossing ~ 36″x48″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Last Summer I was sitting with my Grandpa in his backyard and he said ‘You should paint my poppies! They’re really nice!’ My Grandpa’s old army friend had given him the poppies years ago and they are still thriving! They are so pretty and have so much meaning. I told him I would paint them for him for Remembrance Day. Always Remember & Never Forget.
Poppies For My Papa Tom ~ 24″x24″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Finally time to share this new commission piece! Every summer my clients camp at the gorgeous little lake in Oliver, BC. What a view from the beach! And now they get to see it every day from home! The photo they had was a little dark and I was asked to make the painting brighter and not gloomy. This is why commissions are great, you can make the painting whatever you want! My clients live far away and the painting needed to be shipped. We pack it up really well and it arrived safe and sound!
Gallagher Lake ~24″x36″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Kootenay National Park had the most amazing fireweed I’ve ever seen this past summer! And it looked even more dramatic against the backdrop of old burnt out trees from the wildfires a few years ago. My son Charlie and I had a great day hiking and taking lots of pretty photos!
Simpson River Crossing ~ 24″x36″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
When you pass through the park gates in Radium Hotsprings there is a little parking lot on the side of the road with a set of stairs. They lead to a beautiful little hike down to the bottom of Sinclair Canyon and this amazing waterfall. You can almost feel the mist and smell the cedat trees!
Sinclair Falls ~ 24″x48″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Radium’s resident Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep are always somewhere around town. On the main strip, down by the park, up on the hills or just hanging out on the highway – you never need to look too far! These guys were spotted heading into Kootenay National Park just before the tunnel.
Ra(m)dium ~ 16″x40″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Along the Johnson – is another super beautiful biking and hiking trail in the Columbia Valley. This view is looking out across the hoodoos and down on the Toby Creek. Aren’t the hoodoos totally amazing?!?! They look like a little village down there!
Hoo(doo)ville ~ 36″x36″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Dreamy ~ 24″x36″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
One Morining a few years ago, we were leaving swimming lessons at Fairmont Hot Springs and we saw this commotion! There were three little trouble makers up a tree and one very annoyed mama bear at the bottom. She stood at the base of the tree and tried to coax them down, and eventually she gave up. She just sat down with her back against the tree, and waited for them to come down. It was on of the coolest and funniest bear sightings ever!
Triple Trouble 16″x40″ Acrylic On Gallery Wrapped Canvas
