Banff – 2011

Join me in my experience as an Artist in Residence of the Leighton Artists’ Colony at the Banff Centre in Alberta from Sept. 12 to Oct. 28, 2011. I am… READ MORE

Imagine a “campus” filled with extraordinary and creative people from all disciplines pursuing their artistic goals…and then have dinner with them looking over the Rockies…and then as you walk to… READ MORE

oday I hiked up a mountain – it was glorious. But that was only the beginning. I was given a tour of the Banff Centre (how can everyone be so… READ MORE

In Banff Centre-speak, it’s all about envisioning your “process” and then producing the work. I have always thought of myself as a realist painter since the basic drawing of the… READ MORE

A few nights ago, I shared a dining room table with an Australian Aboriginal author of 26 books, some of which were written to educate about the true history of… READ MORE

Somehow I have found myself tucked away in my studio in the forest, hours flying by, with no interruption.  Not even music.  I hear the breeze rustling through the trees,… READ MORE

This is what one young artist told me his “project” was. I think I am already living artfully, so why am I working so hard? Because it’s heaven in this… READ MORE

It’s all happening so fast!!  But aside from the long hours in my heavenly studio, surreptitious moments occur – wandering on a trail just outside Banff by myself and coming… READ MORE

Who knew that listening to such talented performers of the piano and cello playing Beethoven could be so enthralling? They were beyond professional in my eyes (and ears) and their… READ MORE

All Posts  And so began my wonderful adventure of a canoe trip along Bow River, “putting in” at Castle Mountain, running the Red Earth Creek rapids, and “taking out” at… READ MORE

All Posts I went to Calgary yesterday to see a wonderful gallery, came back just in time for “Country and Western Hour” sung by the Icelanders with a bit of… READ MORE

All Posts It’s a great accomplishment for me (28 paintings and drawings) but next to Jane Goodall’s presentation Friday night, I feel quite small.  What an inspiration she is and… READ MORE

I would say it was the time of my life. I had experiences I never would have had otherwise, met people who touched my heart, and came to look at… READ MORE