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Some drawings, paintings and photos. Some old, some new.
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Light cast from the back lane. #LightAndShadow for #BlueSkyArtShow #artyear #photography

Farmyard gossips #sketch #artyear #drawing

After nearly three years hidden from view by hoarding and scaffolds the Palm House at Allan Gardens is finally open to the public again. Some salmon swam by for a look-see. #Toronto

Imaginary landscape charcoal drawing. #artyear #sketch

Sun Betrayed. Quick sketch from Sense8. #artyear #sketchbooks #drawing #sketching #dailysketch #inkdrawing #ink

Late Winter sunlight, Metropolitan United Church in downtown Toronto. #blueskyartshow #sunlight #ArtYear #photography #toronto

Bone dry. Day 10 of #MarchIntoLandscapes #arid #artyear #photography

A loose pen sketch #sketch #drawing #artyear #februarty

We had a lot of snow in Toronto this week. This is the building across the street, drawn from my lobby. #urbansketching #artyear #watercolor

This is funny. A 15th century version of cut and paste. I'm going to have to find a way to bootleg this idea. #graphicdesign #typography

Gotta be this tall to ride - #BlueSkyArtShow Sat theme #Monochrome #photography #blackandwhite #artyear

HIgh heels stepping out. #FebruArty #shoes #photography

Saturday #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Light. Late night street food, Toronto. Are the ghosts in the window hungry, or are they trying to warn them? #photography #Toronto #FebruArty #streetfood #muchmusic

Last prompt for #JanuArty is: angle Banker's hours downtown Toronto #Angle #CityScape #photography #toronto

Thursday #PortraitChallenge reference: Self portrait, painted in 1947 by Raymond Sheppard #artyear #penandink #illustration #dailysketch

#BirdWhisperer art project for January - Common loon. Pencil on paper 9x12

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEvents The Roundup #photography #ranching

#JanuArty Day 29: Curve - Citadelle de Québec #photography #QuebecCity

Gentleman farmer. Pencil drawing 7"x10" #artyear #pencil #dailysketch

Hmm... Good trouble or bad trouble? Bit of both? #sketchbooks #drawing #sketching #dailysketch #inkdrawing #ink

#Januarty Day 19: liquid Ripples of ancient waves being slowly eroded by the waves of today.

#JanuArty - Day 20: Primary This is from a photo that I took last year of tulips in a city planter with the low sun hitting from behind. Obviously with a "small" digital assist to pull up the blues. I kind of like it.

Muskoka chairs in the snow. Definitely not designed with old knees in mind. IYKYN. #JanuArty2025 #photography Day 17: furniture

#Januarty Day 16: Clothing - 80s style Pencil on paper, 9x12 #illustration

Dry summer, rain coming in. Day 15 of #Januarty #Januarty2025 : Animal. #photography

After the rain #JanuArty Day 14: plant

TBH this is not where I expected to go with this. It started as a of study an elder gentleman in a nice overcoat, and I blew it, so just decided to do whatever with it. Illustrator at heart. #artyear #sketchbook #inkdrawing #adrawingaday #sketchdaily #lineandwash #illustration

#JanuArty Day 11: Triangle #januarty2025 false shamrock, really easy to grow on a window sill, they just keep popping up. 9x7" oil on canvas.

#Januarty #Januarty2025 Day 10: Blue Summer shower passing to the west of Star Island, BIg Rideau Lake, Ontario.

#JanuArty #JanuArty2025 #Artyear Day 9 - Texture

Hills on the South Saskatchewan River #JanuArty #JanuArty2025 Day 8: tone #photography #Artyear