This drawing was done for the Cat's Meow show in March 2010 at the Intolerant Gallery. 

I was inspired by my cat Monet to do this painting of him as a kitten playing with a piece of ribbon.   At the time my camera was not advancing properly and was creating these wonderful accidents of two pictures in the same frame. 

I was inspired to do this painting by a picture I took during my 1992 trip to France and the chateaus of the Loire Valley.   One such Chateau still had these hounds for hunting.  This piece was purchased by Patty Kelly.

I was inspired to do this painting by pictures I took of butterflies at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory.  Its 8 X 10 inches.

I was inspired to do this painting by pictures I took of this chicken in the Acadian Village in New Brunswick hence the title.  Its 8 X 10 inches.

In the 90?s I went through a cow phase and would stop to take pictures of cows on my bike rides to use in my paintings.  From one of those pictures I did this painting on porcelain glued to a White Rose store bought wooden frame in the shape of a kettle.  I was inspired by the TV show Hee Haw to add the Minnie Pearl tag.   I also printed on the kettle from a stamp several images of a fly. 

In the 90?s I went through a cow phase and would stop to take pictures of cows on my bike rides to use in my paintings.  This transfer art work was a collection of images of cows from my pictures where I used the bondex transfer technique to remove the toner onto these pieces of jean patches with glue on one side.  I collaged them on board and added some oil paints.  This work sold at an art auction.

In 1990 I was approached by the City of St. Catharines through the St. Catharines Art Association to organize a painting project to repaint the Port Dalhousie Carousel.  I called in my friend Pat to help organize the project with her daughter Jill creating a video of our project.  I painted about 5 animals including the Lion.   I also did a couple of paintings from pictures taken during this project.  This one here was purchased by one of the artist involved in this project through Rodman Hall Art Rental and Sale.

In 1990 I was approached by the City of St. Catharines through the St. Catharines Art Association to organize a painting project to repaint the Port Dalhousie Carousel.  I called in my friend Pat to help organize the project with her daughter Jill creating a video of our project.  I painted about 5 animals including the Lion.   The Lakeside Park Carousel in Port Dalhousie is a Charles Looff original, carved between 1898 and 1905 in Brooklyn, New York. The carousel came to St. Catharines in 1921, from its earlier home in Hanlan?s Point, Scarborough Beach in Toronto.  It was purchased to be a part of the amusement park flourishing in Port Dalhousie, and was one of 58 attractions in the park.  The Lakeside Park Carousel has 68 animals, in 4 rows.

In 1990 I was approached by the City of St. Catharines through the St. Catharines Art Association to organize a painting project to repaint the Port Dalhousie Carousel.  I called in my friend Pat to help organize the project with her daughter Jill creating a video of our project.  I painted about 5 animals including the Lion.   The Lakeside Park Carousel in Port Dalhousie is a Charles Looff original, carved between 1898 and 1905 in Brooklyn, New York. The carousel came to St. Catharines in 1921, from its earlier home in Hanlan?s Point, Scarborough Beach in Toronto.  It was purchased to be a part of the amusement park flourishing in Port Dalhousie, and was one of 58 attractions in the park.  The Lakeside Park Carousel has 68 animals, in 4 rows.

In 1990 I was approached by the City of St. Catharines through the St. Catharines Art Association to organize a painting project to repaint the Port Dalhousie Carousel.  I called in my friend Pat to help organize the project with her daughter Jill creating a video of our project.  I painted about 5 animals including the Lion.   The Lakeside Park Carousel in Port Dalhousie is a Charles Looff original, carved between 1898 and 1905 in Brooklyn, New York. The carousel came to St. Catharines in 1921, from its earlier home in Hanlan?s Point, Scarborough Beach in Toronto.  It was purchased to be a part of the amusement park flourishing in Port Dalhousie, and was one of 58 attractions in the park.  The Lakeside Park Carousel has 68 animals, in 4 rows.

I was inspired by my sister?s in-laws? black lab to do this expressive drawing.   I was by the water throwing water in the air from a cup that this friendly dog kept chumping at the water in the air.  It was a game to him.  I thought he look interesting and tried to take photos of him jumping for this water.  This painting was sold to the daughter of an art friend of mine who put this work beside her piano.

This painting was done from a picture of cows taken at the Toronto Exhibition.   It was part of my cow phase.   This painting was sold at an art action.

My friends and insurance broker from ?Hunter, Wilson & Kelly Ltd.? commissioned me to do a painting of their two dogs from their photos.   I created a composition of two pictures one that had the dogs by the pool side and another which had the dogs lying on the couch but I used my artistic license and made it look like they were resting by the pool side.  Later Patty Kelly advised me that she had a small four year old visitor ask her where the other two dogs were!