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November 10th, 2019

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We recently returned from a 32-day jaunt around Italy, travelling to seven...

August 22nd, 2019

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A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to take a four-day workshop with...

July 31st, 2019

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When in Parrsboro on the recent sketching weekend, another participant had the...

July 31st, 2019

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The weekend of July 20th - 21st I attended a two day sketching workshop at...

July 30th, 2019

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I recently had the privilege of taking part in the 33rd edition...

The 34 artists of Symposium de peinture de Baie-Comeau 2019
November 29th, 2018

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On a recent trip to Quebec I dropped into Omer Deserres art store and happened upon...

October 30th, 2018

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I had so much fun working on these little paintings! They are only small, between 2...

August 29th, 2018

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I wanted to take advantage of an online sale...

August 19th, 2018

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The still life of my great grandfather's fishing wallet is coming along... I love...

August 14th, 2018

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My great grandfather, Francis William Whitney Doane, was an avid fly fisherman...

Fly wallet Grocery list
July 29th, 2018

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The white peony is slowly taking shape... one petal at a time! 

There...

July 25th, 2018

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It seems that the days just fly by...

The Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the...

June 19th, 2018

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It has been a busy couple of months, what with family upheavals and a bit of...

April 16th, 2018

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My new piece featuring some old records and keys is well underway.

After...

April 10th, 2018

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A while back I found a pile of dusty old records and the person in charge of the...

April 5th, 2018

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Since January I have been painting with the group "Crossroad Artists", a...

January 16th, 2017

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Christmas is well behind me now, and the last of the decorations have been packed...

December 13th, 2016

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So happy to finally have this web site up and...

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