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Blog stories & adventures

Westcoast Figurative Exhibition Jan 12 – Feb 5

Alert Bay plein air painting trip

Merry Christmas!

Art Crawl 2015 – Sunday, Roberts Creek to Gibsons

Art Crawl 2015 – Sechelt to Roberts Creek

Brought my sketchbook along on camping trip

Peter George d’Angelino Tap, fabulous wearable art from Utrecht, Netherlands

Good-bye to South Africa

South Africa letter 3, Cape Town art & family

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Detail. Recent session of digital life drawing on Detail. Recent session of digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart #lifedrawing #drawingfromlife
Detail. Recent session of digital life drawing on Detail. Recent session of digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart #lifedrawing #drawingfromlife
Detail. Recent session of digital life drawing on Detail. Recent session of digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart #lifedrawing #drawingfromlife
20 minute pose, watch the process. Digital life dr 20 minute pose, watch the process. Digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #procreate #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart
20 minute pose. So fortunate to draw under natural 20 minute pose. So fortunate to draw under natural daylight at life drawing in Sechelt. Digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart
Five minute pose. So fortunate to draw under natur Five minute pose. So fortunate to draw under natural daylight at life drawing in Sechelt. Digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart
Final thirty minute pose of our three hour sesion. Final thirty minute pose of our three hour sesion. Digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart
In each session, I try to limit myself to some kin In each session, I try to limit myself to some kind of colour scheme consistency and approach, quite subtle this time. Thirty minutes. Digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart
We had a great turnout today at life drawing in Se We had a great turnout today at life drawing in Sechelt, old faces and new ones. Five minute drawing, digital life drawing on iPad with Procreate app in Sechelt, BC. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart
I am thrilled that this pair of figurative dance p I am thrilled that this pair of figurative dance paintings from 2008 have been bought by the family of this young model. She was about 10 when I photographed her for these and she’s now studying law in Ottawa. Very happy that the pre-blizzard shipping went well too! 24x36, acrylics on canvas. #figurativepainting #dancepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart #VancouverArtist #sunshinecoastbc #canadianartist #westcoastart #painting #art #modernpainting #expressionistart #originalartwork #artiststudio
I am thrilled that this pair of figurative dance p I am thrilled that this pair of figurative dance paintings from 2008 have been bought by the family of this young model. She was about 10 when I photographed her for these and she’s now studying law in Ottawa. Very happy that the pre-blizzard shipping went well too! 24x36, acrylics on canvas. #figurativepainting #dancepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart #VancouverArtist #sunshinecoastbc #canadianartist #westcoastart #painting #art #modernpainting #expressionistart #originalartwork #artiststudio
I am delighted that this handsome figurative paint I am delighted that this handsome figurative painting from 2015 has found a new home in Sechelt. Here it is near the Christmas stockings. Woman with Red Hair, Rijksmuseum, 20x16, oils on canvas. #figurativepainting #figurativeart #figurepainting #artfiguratif #fineart #figuredrawing #figureart #figuresketch #figurestudy #drawing #art #artist #figurative #figurativeart #artmodel #art #artist #artwork #fineart #contemporaryart #VancouverArtist #sunshinecoastbc #canadianartist #westcoastart #painting #art #modernpainting #expressionistart #originalartwork #artiststudio
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