The Joanal

I was inspired to paint this oil painting after seeing a brilliant photograph of this Italian door taken by Webshots Member, ‘terrytigger’. Having lived in Italy for over 6 months, I fell in love with its art and history . I saw many of these doors during my visit to this beautiful country and have [...]

It was a family tradition when I was growing up to attend the Canadian Forces annual air shows. I had looked forward each year to see all the planes on display and, gasped in amazement at the dramatic aerobatic feats performed by the talented and brave pilots and their planes. Needless to say it was [...]

In the summer of 2005 I took a driving trip from Alberta to Ontario. . .(what a long drive that was!!!). On the return trip to my hometown, driving through the United States, I made an impromptu stop to stroll the beaches of Lake Superior. It was cool, windy and overcast. With my little canine [...]

A great big shout out to all my followers and lovers of my paintings. I finally decided to create a blog especially for showing off my art creations, particularly my paintings. This blog is not a venue to sell my works but if you see a work of art you like and would like to [...]