Studio

Spring Beauty — Collected in Issaquah
Spring Beauty — Collected in Issaquah
I’m pleased to share that Spring Beauty has been collected in Issaquah, Washington through Saatchi Art. The work reflects a quiet shift in color and atmosphere, shaped through layering and an... Read more...
Helping Special Needs Kids Express Themselves Through Art: A Practical Guide
Helping Special Needs Kids Express Themselves Through Art: A Practical Guide
Guest post by Shirley Martin Parents of special needs children often want arts participation to feel joyful, yet it can turn stressful fast when sensory needs, communication differences, or motor... Read more...
April Sky — In Progress
April Sky — In Progress
A look at the early layers of April Sky and how its surface evolves through movement, accumulation, and process—alongside the beginning of a related Residual Fields painting. Read more...
April Sky — Process Video
April Sky — Process Video
A short video capturing the evolving surface of April Sky, showing how layered movement and structure develop within the GeoFlora series. Read more...
April Sky — GeoFlora
April Sky — GeoFlora
A quiet horizon of soft blue and layered botanical energy, April Sky evokes early spring light over a coastal field. Part of the GeoFlora series, it explores where landscape dissolves... Read more...
How Artists Can Manage Their Business Without Losing Creative Spark
How Artists Can Manage Their Business Without Losing Creative Spark
Guest post by Shirley Martin Canadian painters and other creative professionals selling original work to local collectors often hit the same wall: balancing art and business can start to feel... Read more...
Solar Bloom - Now Available!
Solar Bloom - Now Available!
I’m happy to share that Solar Bloom is now available on my website. Read more...
Why Residual Fields Exists
Why Residual Fields Exists
Residual Fields began quietly, without plan or expectation. They exist alongside larger paintings not as preliminary studies, but as companions. Read more...
New large-scale work in progress in the studio
New large-scale work in progress in the studio
There’s a new large-scale work in progress in the studio, 36 x 60 x 1.5 inches, and it’s slowly finding its place within the GeoFlora series. This one began in... Read more...
How to Use Creative Art Practices to Manage Stress and Find Calm
How to Use Creative Art Practices to Manage Stress and Find Calm
Stress doesn't have to crowd out your love of art. Discover six beginner-friendly creative practices, from abstract painting to collage, that calm the nervous system, build emotional resilience, and turn... Read more...
Three Works Placed with a Montreal Gallery
Three Works Placed with a Montreal Gallery
Three paintings from the studio are now with Galerie NuEdge in Montreal. Read more...
New Work Release — Five Small Residual Fields
New Work Release — Five Small Residual Fields
Five new 5×5-inch Residual Fields have quietly arrived. Small in scale but rich in gesture, these latest works continue the series’ exploration of surface, movement, and spatial balance. Intimate and... Read more...