Sitting at a patio in the Distillery region of Toronto listening to some live music. Not a bad way to put in time before our flight home tomorrow

Been enjoying this guys’ antics on a rainy Sunday. He seems like such a clumsy little thing.

Sat outside for a bit this afternoon and here are some of the feathery friends who stopped by for a visit. Might need to look into a camera so I can take my own photos. #birds

Chores are done for today and now we enjoy some sunshine on the patio.

Noticed this little fella having a snack on my azaleas today. Happy to catch him in action. #hummingbirds

Can’t keep a house plant alive if my life depended on it. But I do ok with veggies. Picked some asparagus today.

Out building a cucumber trellis and checking on my garden (peas and beets are up!) when it starts to hail!! Seriously?!?

Bird lovers: are Cardinals more plentiful in Fredericton this year? Or am I just more observant? I’ve been seeing them everywhere this year.

Do other professions practice new techniques as we optometrists do? Listen to what the product offers (very exciting stuff btw), watch a quick how to video and sent off with a partner to practice on each other. I am pleased to say no eyes were harmed during today’s session 🤭

Finished this piece today. Another lesson from A Year of Light taught by Karen Poole. Acrylic on mixed media paper. I had no idea bubbles were so easy. I’ve never been able to get them to look right before. This might get framed and hung in a bathroom. #painting #art

Winter time at the beach offers the best lighting. So dramatic. Miscou Island, New Brunswick #stunday #scapes #landscape

Don’t love snow this time of year. But it’s probably good for the vegetation and IS quite pretty.

A self portrait with my fur babies. Watercolor on paper. #art

Midway through the Creative Awakening challenge- creating 20 mins a day, choosing what you like. Found myself on a path of exploring flowers with Brusho. Love the vibrancy these powders allow. #art, #Brusho, #watercolor, #mixedmedia

@andrewofyfc.bsky.social and I took the dogs for a walk downtown. A sweet child came up, excited, and wanted to pet the dogs. Then she gave us a valentine ❤️. Spread love, not hate.

Morning sun on icicles. Beauty can be found in the most unusual places #photography #art

Downtown Fredericton was very lively tonight. The Galley Hop was pleasantly busy with lots of smiling faces. Skating rink was grooving with the live DJ. Restaurants looked to be busy ❤️

Joined a “Creative Awakening” challenge. Hosted by Art 2 Life, Nicholas Wilton. 20 mins a day of art for 30 days. Simple right? Here’s to a new journey. Day 1. #art,

Vieux Montréal in the blistering cold can still be beautiful #blueskyartshow #cold #photography #neutralpallette

TIL: Freddy the Nude Dude has an actual name: Putto with fish. Huh.

Dancing into the New Year with my first watercolor piece of the year. # watercolor #artbc

Silly Lily: she has a dog bed and blanket set up in backseat of van to sprawl out on; but insist on squishing between front console to rest her snout on my leg.

My 2025 in books. Nothing special. I just liked how all the colorful book covers looked arranged all together. Reviewing now, it’s a very eclectic list 😁

This is a piece I did at the and of last year. Seeing a hummingbird often symbolizes joy, love, resilience, and good luck. Here’s to a fabulous New Year. Watercolor, JD cake layers, TH inks and stencils for the flowers #artadventcalendar day 24

This meditative girl is perfect for this time of the year. It’s the last hoorah before Christmas, take a minute and breathe. Molding paste, stamps with fluid acrylics, random tickets, watercolor and pencil crayons. #artadventcalendar day 23

I carved some time for myself on the weekend to just play. This is a Geli print background in my new art journal. Then for the face I used Acrylic paint, eye shadow (less expensive alternative to pan pastels FYI) and pencil crayons. #Artadventcalendar day 22

This was a fun, bright lesson from A Year of Light. Acrylics, Pitt markers and paint markers in a journal page. #ArtAdventCalendar day 21

How cool is this?

This is another of my originals. I always have a journal near by to smear left over paint. This one page screamed a face- so I went with it. #artadventcalendar day 20

Another lesson from A Year of Light. I love this one. I feel like she’s struggling with the darkness of life but looking for the good. Acrylics on paper #artadventcalendar day 19

Teaching our daughter how to hem pants. An exercise in patience. And a necessary skill with our genetics 🤭

This was a labor of love. A Life Book lesson from 2024 Acrylics on mixed media paper #ArtAdventCalendar day 18

This was my “I can art” piece. My “aha” moment. My drawings always looked like child’s art. And then I discovered Tam and her LifeBook lessons in 2022. This piece was mid way through the year and I realized I can do this. Spray inks, acrylics, collage on mixed media paper. #ArtAdventCalendar day 17

A watercolor piece in a Jane Davenport journal. #ArtAdventCalendar day 16

This was a lesson from A Year of Lignt- it’s watered down acrylic paint on paper #ArtAdventCalendar day 15

Another of my originals this year. An angry little diva. It’s a true mixed media piece: masking tape, spray inks, stamps, acrylics, gelatos, Pitt markers and posca marker with a few stickers in an art journal. #ArtAdventCalendar day 14

Was gifted some lobster this week. So ran out and got some scallops, shrimp and haddock to make a seafood chowder 😋 Kid #1 is super excited.

A messy sketch using Stabilo all, watercolor and pens on a piece of cardboard. I love using Stabilo all as my base sketch. #ArtAdventCalendar day 13

Having fun with #artadventcalendar - so many talented pieces floating around the interwebs. This is a LifeBook lesson completed in 2024. Acrylics on mixed media paper.

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- this is acrylics on mixed media paper. #ArtAdventCalendar day 11

This is one of my original pieces. Inspiration is from Pinterest. It’s a mixed media piece using Watercolor, pencil crayons, stamps and posca pens on paper. I had a lot of fun with this. #artadventcalendar day 10

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- one of the most technical pieces I have ever attempted. So many ugly phases before the beauty came out. Acrylics and glazing medium on canvas. #ArtAdventCalendar day 9

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- fluid acrylic inks, black gesso, metallic water color, gold leaf, Pitt markers and posca on water color paper #ArtAdventCalendar day 8

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. My first attempt at drawing a man’s face. This is a lesson from A LifeBook class- this is watercolor, and posca pen on paper #ArtAdventCalendar day 7

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- this is watercolor, and posca pen on paper #ArtAdventCalendar day 6

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from Karen Campbell and her Hamburger recipe. It’s a true mixed media piece: book pages collaged on canvas, acrylic paint, stamps, matte medium, pencil crayons and Pitt markers for shadows and depth. #ArtAdventCalendar day 5

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- this is watercolor, salt for texture, and collage on paper #ArtAdventCalendar day 4

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- this is watercolor on paper with a tiny bit of white acrylics #ArtAdventCalendar day 3

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- monochromatic watercolor, and posca pens on watercolor paper #ArtAdventCalendar

I take online courses to learn new techniques and skills. This is a lesson from A Year of Light class- watercolor, pencil crayons and posca pens on watercolor paper #ArtAdventCalendar