Pugpillow Art

12/02/2025

Taking a brief online course on landscapes. Happy with the rocks. Less happy with the foliage.

06/27/2025

"Despair" - 9x12" oil on canvas on wood. Thanks to Inkhaven on PaintMyPhoto for the figural reference.

06/25/2025

"Like a Goose to Water" - oil on canvas on wood, 12x10". Will be included in Arts Quinte West "Celebrate Canada" showcase in Quinte West City Hall for the month of July (if I can get my son-in-law to shave off one side a bit). Available for purchase there or privately: $100 for original.

06/23/2025

A couple more little watercolour birds.

06/16/2025

A trio of watercolour birds 3.5 x 5.5" each - Blue Jay, Prothonotary Warbler and Cardinal. Thanks to Robert Pointer, Ederle and Rodney Campbell, photographer members of PaintMy Photo for their lovely and generous reference photos.

06/08/2025

Just finished 8x10 oil to be donated to the Quinte Symphony for their Silent Auction at their next concert.

06/06/2025

Proud to be a part of this initiative.

KIDS INCLUSION ART SHOW 2025 | JUNE 6 - JULY 30 💛

This year’s Kids Inclusion Art Show is a powerful celebration of creativity, unity, and inclusion through the eyes of children from across Quinte West.

🌈 2042 original art pieces created by kids of all abilities
🖼️ 581 featured works proudly on display at City Hall (7 Creswell Drive, Trenton)
➡️ More artwork is on display at various locations in Downtown Trenton.

🗓️ The exhibit runs from June 6 to July 30. Don’t miss it!

This event showcases the beauty of diverse voices and perspectives and reminds us that inclusion is art in motion.

🗓️ Opening night: Tomorrow - June 6
⏰ 4–8 p.m.
📍 Presented by these 4 walls

A special thanks to all of the partners:
🤝 City of Quinte West – Venue and sponsor
🎨 Mont Marte – Art supply
❤️ These 4 Walls Gallery – Host and lead organization

🔗 Learn more: these4wallsgallery.com

05/27/2025

"Quiet Nook" - 11 x 14 oil on canvas. I took the photo when visiting my friend Paulette for a plein air painting session.

05/19/2025

Another in my series of reflective still lifes. 8.5 x 11 oil on canvas.

05/17/2025

This was very difficult and the best I could do.(I'm looking forward to attending a one-week Portrait Painting course at the end of July.) I hope my friends like it. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary last week and we were honoured to be invited to their renewal of vows.

05/14/2025

SOLD!

Every once in a while I veer off into a different style. I took this photo while exploring the back roads of west Quinte near our old house a few autumns ago. Then I tinkered with it to give it an impressionistic feel. I did a grisaille underpainting in oil and then glazed over the top with transparent oils.

Quinte Back Road - approx 8x10" oil on canvas

05/04/2025

The next in my series of local scenes - a sailboat moored at Centennial Park, Trenton. 11 x 15" oil on canvas.