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New Products & Holiday Workshop New items from PanPastel & Enkaustikos Do you like sparkle as much as I do? I have some tasty new products for you in the shop! New from PanPastel:Along with new extra colours, I have added some of the PanPastel mediums to the shop. In black or white (coarse or fine) these pastels in a pan add sparkle and sheen. To any painting. They are so easy to use. Just wipe on and gently fuse. Mix them with other colours to make a sparkly tint or share. Delicious!I now have Paynes Grey, Phthalo Blue, Bright Yellow...

What will it be? That is a surprise :) It maybe a Fayum Portrait magnet from my trip to the Royal Ontario Museum early this year. Perhaps it is a discount code for 10-50% off an order or an item. It might be free shipping on your next order. There could also be gifts of paint, painting cards, brushes, sponges, and more!You will have to wait and see....

Today is Cyber Monday when there are a ton of sales online, but I am asking you not to purchase anything from my shop today. Why? Isn't that a bit strange? Yes, maybe. But you see tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and I would much rather that you consider making a donation to your local not for profit instead.What is #GivingTuesday?It is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. This year it is on November, 29th. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share...

My latest piece for Waxing Poetic 2016 + Poem Stronger Together (they didn’t know we were seeds) I wanted to paint you a pretty picture but my heart was cut open wide by the  country of my birth from this we cannot hide   I wanted to paint you a pretty picture but the landscape was divided flowers wilted white cloaks out of hiding   Instead of a pretty picture I ask you to Do The Right Thing Stand UP for those who are weeping Stand Up for those who are shaking Stand Up for those being counted                 for...

I had an interesting conversation with someone at a recent art show opening about artists and the sale of paintings. I was very excited as many of my fellow artists were getting red dots next to their paintings. A red dot equals a sale. The person asked me why that was so important. "Why do artists need to sell their work? Don't they all just do it because they love it? Or is the main purpose of painting for the art to be sold?" Yes some lucky people are able to paint and create just because they love it and...