Cabin (1994) Watercolour 9″ x 12″
This piece was inspired by a workshop given by the late Toni Onley at Hollyhock on Cortes Island. Toni was a brilliant artist, and one of the lessons I learned from him was to use more white in my paintings. Watercolours are a great way of “seeing” what’s before me, and I’m very taken with the medium when I travel (it’s also easy to travel with!).
Fish (1993) Watercolour 16″ x 32″
Soon after I began taking watercolour classes from Vancouver artist Margaret King, I painted an extensive series of imaginary fish. This is one of them.
Shrimp (1995) Watercolour 14″ x 21″
And when I tired of fish, I moved on to shrimp! Again, all imaginary. And full of colour and special effects, courtesy of the salt shaker that was never far from my side.
West Coast Storm (1994) Watercolour 12″ x 16″