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I am an artist and my goal with this project is to become a keener observer of life and things around me. I also want to become a better photographer.
#1 365/365
22 streak
#334
Day 334
Three Santas
#morning #thursday #wood #red #holidays #december #santa #carvings #christams #theme-yuletide
#82
Day 82
Intent gaze
A painting I did of my cat. I usually struggle with any sort of abstract painting but this one turned out well. #morning #thursday #cat #p...
#102
Day 102
Pulmonaria in bloom
Pulmonaria is unusual in that it blooms in two colours on the same plant. As a medicinal it is used to treat lungs. The spotted le...
#189
Day 189
Blanket Flower
Gallardia in our garden. It is a native plant in our region. #afternoon #saturday #green #red #garden #yellow #flower #july #blanket-fl...
#226
Day 226
Owl
A recent painting of mine. It is mixed media - acrylic and dry media. #afternoon #monday #art #owl #painting #pastel #charcoal #september #acrylic
#240
Day 240
Intensity study
A study I did in varying the intensity of a colour. Here it is the colour green. As it got darker (red added to green), it came out a...
#176
Day 176
Yellow flower
It got this plant years ago from a friend but I don't know what it is called. It grows about 6' tall. #afternoon #green #sunday #yellow...
#139
Day 139
Snow in summer
This plant gets completely covered with white flowers in early summer - hence its name Snow in summer - Cerastium tomentosum. #friday #...
#174
Day 174
Fig leaf hollyhock after the rain
Alcea ficifolia - Before this flowered I did not think it was a hollyhock. The leaves don't look anything like the l...
#136
Day 136
Peony
Pink peony in late afternoon sun. #afternoon #evening #tuesday #pink #june #peony
#169
Day 169
Fuschsia
Fuschsia flowers and buds #afternoon #green #sunday #flower #pink #purple #buds #july #fuschsia
#246
Day 246
Sunrise
Sunrise on my street. It was so beautiful this morning. #morning #sunday #yellow #sunrise #pink #september #theme-gradients
#198
Day 198
Corpus Christi Church
This roof acts as a landmark for the area. You can see it at some distance. #afternoon #monday #church #architecture #august #th...
#27
Day 27
gas meter
dials on gas meter #morning #friday #february #theme-numbers #gas-meter
#106
Day 106
Naptime under the lilacs
Our cat likes to nestle in the foliage under the lilacs for a nap. #afternoon #sunday #cat #may #foliage #catnap
#144
Day 144
Heirloom
A family heirloom. Doors are decorated as well as top and bottom. The first set of drawers are wavy. #morning #wednesday #june #heirloom #the...
#34
Day 34
Brushes
watercolour brushes in a mug. #friday #afternoon #mug #still-life #brushes #february
#147
Day 147
Picturesque
A beautiful little home in Olds AB. #morning #saturday #green #house #red #june #theme-door #weeping-birch
#173
Day 173
Plastic glasses
Picture of three plastic glasses standing next to each other. You can see various things through the glasses which creates the colour...
#244
Day 244
Signs of Fall
Bergenia - otherwise known as elephant ears - leaves turning - the partly turn red for the fall and winter and then green up again in th...
#276
Day 276
Juvenile Harris's sparrow
This little guy showed up on my porch today. I was having trouble identifying him so I asked an expert in town. He told me i...
#166
Day 166
Timer
A pic of our kitchen timer. #thursday #evening #july #theme-time #eight #digital-timer
#168
Day 168
Piglets
Piglets sleeping in a stall at the Calgary Stampede. #afternoon #saturday #straw #july #pigs #pigs-sleeping #calgary-stampede
#211
Day 211
Deer
Deer in wetland area on St. Patrick's Island in Calgary. #afternoon #green #sunday #deer #wetland #august #rushes #st #patricks-island