"Burmis Lake" receives recognition...

Burmis Lake

36 x 36 in.

I just opened my latest e-issue of Canadian Brushstroke Magazine (www.brushstrokemagazine.com) and found that this painting had been chosen as a finalist in their Water theme competition. I rarely enter these kind of competitions, so it was fun to discover that this work had received this recognition. 

More Ravens...

"I've Got Your Back"

Mixed Waterbased Media

14 x 18 inches

I love painting ravens! This pair posed for my camera most obligingly, so I have lots of reference photos of them being ravens. The posture, with the fluffed-up head feathers and "baggy pants" is very expressive. It indicates territoriality and dominance. Ravens use body posture for very complex communication - which is one of the reasons they are so fun to watch - and to paint!