Let’s Paint Together

We all need a little time to relax and create right now. Here’s a step by step acrylic painting video. I’m offering it in the hopes that you’ll find a little joy in your day during these trying times. Paint by yourself, paint with your children or...

Turning Ugly into Pretty

Sometimes it just happens. Actually, often it happens, that I pull the first layer of a print and either need to discard it or rethink it. I’m currently working on a series of 6×6” monoprints, creating a monochromatic textured background with a dark colour then...

Multi-Layered Monoprint

Behind my studio there’s a forest. And I use that forest as inspiration for so many of my prints and paintings. This five colour, multi-layer print started as a photograph I took one morning as the sun raked across the trees. I wanted to show the complexity of the...

Painting Techniques Video

A short demo video using acrylics on Yupo paper. Yupo allows for some sgraffito work, which I used for the tree. I used a bamboo skewer to scratch but you could also use a toothpick for skinnier...

New Online Monoprint Class

I’ve been quiet for a while but I just wanted to let you know I’ve set up a new online class. It’s all about using a limited palette for your gel print monoprints. I”ve used three colors plus black and white in the Golden Open Acrylics line...