Trackside

Emotions are difficult to disguise when one bets on the horses.
This is my take on this week’s Illustration Friday theme “disguise”.


(Watercolour and ink – 18cm x 24cm. Referenced from a photo by J. Lehmann)

Die trying!

Also hung on the wall over the fridge of the cabin was a model of a bush plane. It had lost a wing during an unfortunate landing and had been retired to the kitchen. The plane added even more intrigue to the already fascinating decor of the cabin.

Heads and tails.

I recently stayed with friends at their log cabin in the Chilcotin district of central B.C. Hunting is very popular in this region. Hung between the front room windows of the cabin was a fine example of a caribou. He must have been a magnificent specimen when he was alive.

Des autres appartements sur la rue Racine est, Chicoutimi.

Rue Ste. Famille juste avant un orage.

Des appartements sur la rue Racine est à Chicoutimi, Québec.

St. Fulgence, en face de Chicoutimi, Québec.

La vue de Québec juste avant le couche du soleil.

Les champs de bataille à Québec.

Rue Parent à Chicoutimi, Québec.

L’hôtel des postes à Chicoutimi, Québec.

La petite maison blanche à Chicoutimi, Québec.

Chez nous.

Une autre journée brillante dans le jardin. Je suis très contente que l’été arrive. L'hiver passé était trop long!

(L'aquarelle et encre sur carnet à croquis – 20 cm x 12 cm)

Merci à ma conjointe!

As you may have guessed, I’m very much enjoying the potted plants this spring, merci à ma conjointe.

Also, I am testing out my new water brush. For those of you (including myself until recently) who are unfamiliar with this gadget - it’s a brush with a built-in water reservoir. Great for water colour sketching ‘in the field’. It eliminates the need for open containers of water. Just a squeeze of the handle wets the brush. Marvellous!

(Water colours on sketch book – 20cm x 14cm)

"June is a bustin' out all over!"

At last, summer is here after weeks of cold wet weather. The garden is verdant and all the plants are lush and shining with new growth.

(Water colour and a dab of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel on sketch book - 20cm x 14cm)

It's a doozie!

Outrageously expensive and completely over the top in every aspect, the 1933 Duesenberg “Twenty Grand” was an extravagant mode of transportation during the Great Depression.

(Colour pencil on black illustration board – 20cm x 38cm)

Surf’s up on the Island of The Tortured Soul.

(Oil pastel on paper - 20cm x 30cm)

Les Amants

(Pastels d'huille sur papier - 23cm x 23cm)

Persuasion of the Takers

(Oil pastels on paper - 23cm x 30cm)

Bell and keys.

(Oil pastels on paper - 23cm x 30cm)