Panther River, Ya Ha TInda - (Salt Licks) Alberta

There is something about the Alberta rivers that have this wonderful coolness that when you are near it, you can breathe it in and you feel so refreshed - without even a drink of water from it. We stayed at this camp site right near the Panther River. Apparently, the mountain goats come here to lick the rocks as they are full of natural sodium deposits. It was a warm wonderful summer day, the sky full of mostly cerulean blue but with a few fluffy clouds. The sound of the river was soothing and meditative. My daughter skipped rocks and chatted to me about all the colored pebbles she was finding. She wants to start painting with me next season! So I am looking forward to having a little painting buddy.

San Blas, Mexico - Painting Trip

I will need to add more pictures up here for this trip as soon as I can download them off my old iPhone... funny how technology can be so helpful sometimes but if you have photos that aren't backed up on the "cloud" they are floating somewhere in a digital purgatory. Enough of my phone rant! This was a wonderful painting trip that I got to go on with a wonderful group of ladies, an artist retreat in San Blas, Mexico about 3 hours away from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We ate like royalty, swam in the pool and painted during the coolest parts of the day! More pictures coming soon...

Nose Hill Park - Calgary, Alberta

Nose Hill in the fall is a beautiful sight! You can see the cadmium yellow leaves glow like little lit flames in the golden sunshine, spectacular against the green and straw tinted grass. I found a cozy spot to put my blanket down and paint watching out for those nasty ant hills that seemed to be everywhere! I noticed a lonely tree on it's own up at the top of the hill. It looked like a little character with a fluffy wild mane of sparkling leaves lightly moving in the slight breeze. The paths seemed to twist and wind up the hill in an interesting pattern. A wonderful fall day at Nose Hill.

Num Ti Jah Spring 2017

There was so much snow in May of 2017 at Bow Lakes! The show literally was as tall as the first floor of the Num Ti Jah hotel. I was there with a wonderful painter friend of mine. We each did snow paintings. We also made sure to drink plenty of tea to stay warm! It's amazing out there any season of the year. I love it there so very much with all it's wonderful historical charm and history. It's as if time stands still there and you are transported back to an era of rustic charm and survival in the wilderness. We were able to stay at the hotel before it opened to the public as we did a mini artist in residence there and got to eat with the staff for meals. The taxidermy heads of the animal watched us as we took each bite. I thought I saw the buffalo blink it's eyes and wink at me!