These are a few of my favourite watercolours, from the painting-a-day challenge I set for myself in September. With the word “pain” built right into painting, I decided to create a month-long series of fairly quick lunch-, dinner-, or break-time watercolours to mark international Pain Read More …
A fun art-related “on this date” memory from last year: I was quoted in an international art magazine, the very aptly named Artists Magazine, from The Artists’ Network! – pretty cool for an emerging (new) artist. And fantastic timing for today, the start of International Pain Awareness Month. Read More …
Last month I found out that several of my watercolour paintings would appear in upcoming issues of two different magazines, for two different features on how my art practice is intertwined with my chronic pain advocacy. One of these has just been published.When I first Read More …
After a cool and rainy start to spring here in Montréal, we had several spells of much warmer weather from late May into June. Too warm, in fact, as we’ve already broken several heat records. On June 1 “a 131 year old temperature record fell, Read More …
I’m truly honoured to have been selected as the Artist “Client of the Month” by a Montreal non-profit organization, in recognition of my intertwined art practice and patient advocacy. YES Montreal provides three different streams of programs and services; one for artists, another for employment Read More …
Last night was the Vernissage or opening night for the 128th Annual Art Show of the Women’s Art Society of Montréal (WASM), with two of my watercolour paintings on display. The WASM was established back in 1894, at a time when women weren’t yet permitted to join (men’s) Read More …
