Create, Sketch, Live

AO Wheeler Hut A bit of an adventure. We headed out from Calgary on Tuesday morning intending to spend 2 nights at the hut, but the highway between Golden and Revelstoke was closed for avalanche control, so we stayed in Golden and got to the hut on Wednesday. At the Roger’s Pass Discovery Centre we learned all about the hut and surrounding area #alpineclubofcanada #snowy #watercolour #vacation https://www.instagram.com/p/CodcqILPaeo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

20$ plus shipping for limited edition prints of sketches from Elizabeth Parker Hut. DM me for more info. Have your own favourite photo from your back-country camping experience? I’m happy to sketch your experience too! Love watercolour? Me too! Doing some colourful additions to this sketch tomorrow #elizabethparkerhut #crosscountryskiing #blankwalls #needsomeart https://www.instagram.com/p/ClK5DL-Oc4y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Weekend cross-country ski trek into Lake O’Hara. Stayed at Elizabeth Parker Hut with Sean Thomas and his brother in law Richard. Met a bunch of terrific folks, saw some wildlife. Favourite moment was standing outside the cabin at night just before the moon rise and staring up into the vast star filled sky on a cold evening. (at Elizabeth Parker hut) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck7ozn3OxqT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Horacio at the Sunscape Akumal resort. Our favourite bar tender took great care of us all week. A bit rushed on the drawing, but the picture of it turned out pretty fun. Good memories. Lots more to draw when we get home. (at Hotel Sunscape Akumal Restaurante Mediterráneo Olive Branch) https://www.instagram.com/p/CilKP1ouW6P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Married! To @kbdawson In front of family, friends, and a colourful backdrop. Will get back to posting more art soon, but sometimes life events take precedence. Looking forward to Inktober 2022 and drawing daily for a while. https://www.instagram.com/p/CiM1L3HuNNF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Bottom left corner of the background painting for the wedding. Still a work in progress but I have 12 more days. https://www.instagram.com/p/ChoFGv7LwvQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Art Therapy. Another session of sitting down with the blank paper and not knowing what will come out. This one is titled “Emotion Shield”. Will get back to posting more regularly once all of the activity settles a bit. Summer included a 9 day canoe trip on the Bowron Lakes, tomorrow is a Red Deer River whitewater adventure, then our wedding in early September. #adventure #arttherapy https://www.instagram.com/p/ChMB6I1umo3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The first of a few drawings that I’m working on following our Bowron Lakes Canoe trip. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8TQj9uzgI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Green Stripe. A repaint was part of an assignment I did when I was in Art School at #grandeprairieregionalcollege we had to recreate a famous painting. This was originally painted by Henri Matisse. Before I went to college I had never taken an art course. After 5 years I achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts and had several art shows. This painting is oil on canvas. I am starting to add prices on my website. This one is for sale ($100). DM for more info. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdQ754zlgLL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Fairview Mountain View from the comfort of the second floor of #château lake Louise I get a week of relaxing, drawing, hiking while Kristen is volunteering at the Rise Conference #lakelouise #enneagramfour #calgaryartist #sketchdaily #oneaday #calgaryart #aesthetic #lefthandedartist #arttherapy #mixedmedia #mountain #railway #bestview (at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoL-wRv1rp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Jersey” #dog #artist #watercolorpainting the goal is to capture the character of this beloved pet. When anyone who knows Cory’s dog looked at the picture they say “yup, that’s Jersey!” https://www.instagram.com/p/CZdgANAr0AP/?utm_medium=tumblr

Finished product… an original… ready for shipping https://www.instagram.com/bobbomcd19art/p/CYA6y5tLsHm/?utm_medium=tumblr

Working on this one… a terrific late night sketch. Thanks to @darrenban for the photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CXzQaOGPgYI/?utm_medium=tumblr

Inktober 2021 Day 31 - Risk Risk to invest in space flight, risk to fly to space and potentially to Mars, risk to search for other habitable planets, and risk to do nothing. What a great age we live in where we can be pondering things like this. This is my final post for Inktober. Was a challenge to complete. I enjoyed the month and more of creativity and look forward to next year. #inktober #inktober2021 #missiontomars #risk #inkandwatecolor #yycartist #sketch #sketchbook #calgaryartist #sketchdaily #draweveryday #oneaday #calgaryart #lefthandedartist @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CW7hVFprE_K/?utm_medium=tumblr

Inktober 2021 Day 30 - Slither Only half a month late but I’ll still finish. This one from my own photo of a garter snake along the running path by the Calgary zoo. Had a great couple of visits to the Arts and Crafts fair in Calgary. It does not take much to inspire me as an artist. I enjoy (actually get immersed in) creating the art. The difficulty is being a salesperson. Some artists can do that very well. I am still learning. #inktober #inktober2021 #slither #inkandwatecolor #yycartist #sketch #sketchbook #calgaryartist #sketchdaily #draweveryday #oneaday #calgaryart #lefthandedartist @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CWhuW2ir9vw/?utm_medium=tumblr

Inktober 2021 Day 29 - Patch Had been stumped with this word. I know October is now long passed and I still have 3 entries to. Here is the first. I am passionate about a few things. Well, more than a few. One is watching good movies. Robin William’s portrayal of Patch Adams is amazingly funny, emotional and challenging. Worth watching. Changing the organization with kindness, laughter. I challenge myself to live a bit like that. Is there a different way we can approach a problem? Let’s try that! I know that Victoria will give me a bit of grief over another attempt at a portrait, but I can live with that 😉 #inktober #inktober2021 #patch #patchadams #robinwilliams #inkandwatecolor #yycartist #sketch #sketchbook #calgaryartist #sketchdaily #draweveryday #oneaday #calgaryart #lefthandedartist @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CWAIUn_rRo2/?utm_medium=tumblr

Inktober 2021 Day 28 - Crispy Yup. My favourite chocolate bar. Only 3 more days to go 😉 chocolate! #inktober #inktober2021 #crispy #chocolate #crispycrunch #inkandwatecolor #yycartist #sketch #sketchbook #calgaryartist #sketchdaily #draweveryday #oneaday #calgaryart #lefthandedartist @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CVyn46Ivrfb/?utm_medium=tumblr