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We Series – because it’s all about family!

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Aren’t they pretty? I completed this series of illustrations late last year. They are available in both 5×7 inch (12,7cm by 17,7cm) and 8.5×11 inch (21,5cm by 27,8cm) sets.
The set is comprised of We Flourish, We Grow and We Reproduce.
I ponder life often during this time of year as the trees and flowers are all [...]

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The three little kittens they lost their mittens

This is almost vintage Jessica Doyle. I completed this illustration in 1995. It was drawn in pencil, painted with watercolour and highlighted with both ink and coloured pencil on Arches watercolour paper.
The original measures 12 by 12 inches / 30,5cm by 30,5cm
Three little kittens they lost their mittens, and they began to cry,
“Oh mother dear, [...]

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Harmony

Original Artwork Size – 3.5 by 2.5 inches / 8,8cm by 6,3cm
Date of creation – October 2008
Medium – Prismacolor lightfast Verithin colored pencils, Windsor & Newton watercolor and Pilot H-tec C pens on Arches Watercolor paper
The original is for sale here
Harmony is also available in two print sizes.
5×7 inch / 12,7cm by 17,8cm – here
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Lost at Sea – Series of four fab abstract fish

Lost at Sea… no.1

Lost at Sea… no.2

Lost at Sea… no.3

Lost at Sea… no.4

Each was created using a combination of Pilot Hi-tec C pens, Windsor and Newton Watercolour, Faber Castell India ink and/or gold flec ink on either Arches watercolour paper, flower petal textured paper or cream coloured heavy cardstock.
Size of each original illustration is 3.5 [...]

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Radiant Melana – NEW Illustration

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Melana was created with sepia hued India ink, Prismacolor Verithin lightfast coloured pencils and Windsor & Newton Watercolour on heavy gorgeously textured cream coloured card stock. She measures 5×7 inches (12,7cm by 17,8cm). The original illustration is for sale at $115 and prints are available for purchase at $15.
Matting is available here. Simply specify in [...]

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We Grow

Series – We Series of 3 illustrations
Title – We Grow
Medium – sepia india ink, watercolour and coloured pencil on watercolour paper
Size – 3.5×2.5 inches (*ACEO size)
I’ve been experimenting through scanning my miniature illustrations at extremely high resolutions, 1200 dpi to be exact, and printing them out at 8.5×11 inch size. They look wonderful. We Grow [...]

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Sexy Red Toes or Wiggle Those Toes!

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Original ink drawing painted with watercolor. I added the beige sand colored background digitally using photoshop.
The weather is warming although the evenings are still dipping down into the single digits. Last night it went down to 4˚C. Not to Spring like at all.
This image is available as an archival print in my shop.
xoxo

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Growing Beautiful in the Garden of Eden

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Drawn with professional Pilot pens and painted with Windsor and Newton Watercolor on very thick acid free textured cream colored stock. It is an ACEO which stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals.
Size – 2.5 by 3.5 inches
Update – The original has sold. Prints are available in 5×7 inch and ACEO mini print size in [...]

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Sunflowering Times

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An original created using Windsor and Newton watercolor, Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils and India ink on Arches cold press watercolor paper.
The original is for sale in my Art Shop. Prints are now available to!
Size of Original – 6″ by 8″ or 152mm by 203mm
Size of Print – 5″ by 7″ or 127mm by 177mm
This is [...]

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Spring

Size – 8″ by 8″
Medium – India ink and Windsor and Newton Watercolor on Arches Cold press watercolor paper.
Artist Statement – Ever wonder what a tree would look like without leaves or blossoms growing on one side? The new baby foliage on this tree faces the other way, giving good reason to believe the grass [...]

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The Indigo Sisters

Let me introduce Emma, Dorothy and Louise!
Title – The Indigo Sisters
Medium – Watercolor, India ink and colored pencil on Arches cold press watercolor paper.
Prints are available in my art shop.

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Enokitake Mushrooms – Miniature Illustration

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I drew this bunch of Enokitake Mushrooms using archival Micron pens and watercolored it using Windsor and Newton Watercolors. I used to cook with these Japanese mushrooms all the time while living in Vancouver. They were great added to stir fries or stews.
The paper is acid free 80lb Fox River Paper, confetti cover in Sand [...]

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Lopsided Pearls

Size – 8″ by 10″
This is an original creation drawn with a Pilot Gtec C4 Pen and painted with Windsor and Newton Watercolor. The collage paper is Acid free Ingris and Manila.
Much of my art is available in my Etsy Shop. Please see my Blog’s about page for the details.
Thank you.
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Artists Tip #12 – How to dry paint faster

For Nyssa who has been patiently waiting one week for this tip.
How to dry paint faster
When you needed it yesterday, use a hairdryer or LESS water.
I have tested this with watercolor and acrylic mediums on both paper and wood panel. If you don’t want your paint to dry to fast in fear of cracks especially [...]

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Red Abyss – miniature illustration

Actual Size in Reality – 2.5 by 3.5 inches. It is a miniature.
Materials – Red and Black Micron Pen with Windsor & Newton Watercolor on Crescent Hot Press All Media Board
Artist Statement – This is number 013 of 999 ACEO’s that I have begun illustrating. I love drawing, then painting these little cards. An ACEO [...]

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Conception

Drawn using a black Micron 005 pen
Painted with Stevenson Artists Watercolor
Acid Free light mauve Canson Paper
8 by 8 inches
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I turn 34 today and feel like laying around on green flowers just like this bug

Pollinate With a Bug measures 2.5 by 3.5 inches.

Pollinate with a Bug is the third ACEO I have created and pictured with a Canadian penny for size reference. It is signed, numbered (003) and dated on the back. The first miniature illustration, entitled 20000 Leaugues Under the Sea can be seen here and the [...]

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Rolling Closer with Artist Materials Used

Title – Rolling Closer
Materials – Windsor & Newton Watercolour and Sakura 005 Micron Pen on Moleskine Watercolour paper
Artist’s Statement – This is the first time I’ve used Watercolour in four years. Watercolour was laid down first followed
by pen. Notice the little blue birdies upper left center facing right.
The Story – One night while out clubbing [...]

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