The Creative Touch

Gardening with creativity

I live in the cold north!!  The Ottawa Valley in Ontario.  Funny part of that is, that we have been warmer here this spring than some parts of southern USA.  Spring has been much earlier that I ever remember it being.  My hyacinths, daffodils and scilla are all in bloom.  We…(continue reading)

Where have you been...?

It has been a while since I have posted a blog but decided now is the time to start again...  Part of my dilemma is that I have other things to blog about besides my art.  That is why I have changed my blog title to The Creative Touch.  It can cover a multitiude of creative endeavours.  …(continue reading)

ACEO thoughts

I have recently begun creating ACEO cards.  These are quite quick to do since they are so small.  They can be done quite easily while waiting in a doctor's office, riding a bus, on a lunch break.  The series I am creating, I am calling Noah's Ark.  It is not because I am particularly…(continue reading)

Almost Complete

This painting is almost complete.  A bit more refinement and smoothing of color and I will have it finished.Now that the drawing is complete, what do I do with it next?  These are the steps that I take to finish a painting in colored pencil for framing:sign the paintingfix it with a spray fixative…(continue reading)

Another colored pencil painting in progress

Here is another coloured pencil painting in progress.  It is a small village in France again from my recent visit there.  There was just so much inspiration.  I am planning another painting tour again next summer. As you can see, this one is done without an under drawing of…(continue reading)