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Working out in the breeze today

Newest addition to the Little Bird series! #Loon #CommonLoon #Bird #BirdLover #Nature #NatureArt #BirdArt #LisaDHickey

Trying to manifest spring… . #OilPainting #AbstractLandscape #Art #CanadianArt #Artist #Studio #WorkInProgress #SpringIsInTheAir #Green #Inspiration #lisadhickey

Ready to start the day in the studio after a walk with this little cutie ♥️ . #Schnauzer #AdoptADog #RescueDog #StudioMate #BestBuddy #CrankyFrankie #LisaDHickey

Saw the #weirdbirdwednesday hashtag on a post my photographer friend @loriryerson.ca made! Here’s my #puffin, the beautiful clown of the bird world. . #Artwork #OilPainting #BirdArt #PutABirdOnIt #CanadianArtist #LisaDHickey

Cardinal on the easel today. . #art #natureart #lisadhickey #artist

Hi! It’s a good day to buy some art from a local maker, bread from a local baker, coffee from your neighbourhood cafe, maybe a meal at your favourite small restaurant? Wondering, how does your $ stay in your community? #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #OntarioArt #OntarioArtist #ShopLocal #LisaDHickey

Put the finishing touches on this 5‘ x 1‘ long slow wander through the woods! . # #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #SupportCanadianArt #ShopLocal #ShopSmall #LisaDHickey

My two tondos all ready for the pi art squared exhibition! . #Art #Artist #CanadaGoose #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #OilPainting #LisaDHickey #piartsquarex

Cosy corner of my studio. Inspiration everywhere! . #Art #Artist #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #Puffin #OilPainting #LisaDHickey

This is a work in progress for the upcoming Pi Art Squared art exhibition, created @katetaylorart.bsky.social . I thought I’d go with a #Canadian theme, so what better than the iconic #CanadaGoose? . . #Art #Artist #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #PiArtSquared #CanadaGoose #Goose #LisaDHickey

Shoveling is in my future! How are you sourcing this snow day?! . #Storm #Storm #Snowstorm #CanadianWinter #Snow #Snowstorm #LisaDHickey

Really enjoying working out some new ideas on these smaller 12 x 12 canvases. I can’t wait to go big! #Art #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #ByCanadian #OilPainting #AbstractLandscape #LookUpThroughTheLeaves #Brushstroke #Artist.

I keep trying to tell her, “you don’t really want to go out in this… “ . #Dog #FunnyDog #Schnauzer #CrankyFrankieSchnauzer #StudioDog #DogsInSnow #CanadianWinter #CanadianStorm #Snow #Snowstorm #LisaDHickey #Art #Artist #ArtStudio #StudioDog

Canada. Goose. . Part deux. . Oil on birch ply, 5” x 7”, available . #Canada #CanadaGoose #Goose #FierceBird #Art #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #LisaDHickey

Canada. Goose. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 . . #Canada #Goose #Goose #Art #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #LisaDHickey

Work in progress . #Art #OilPainting #OriginalArt #LookUp # #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #LisaDHickey

Studio friend . #Schnauzer #StudioDog #CrankyFrankie #Artist #Studio #LisaDHickey

I never get tired of painting birds! First duck. . #Art #OriginalArt #Wildlife #WildArt #Duck #DuckArt #Mallard #LisaDHickey #CanadianArtist #Artist

Frankie knows how to keep it cozy on a chilly Friday in the studio… . #Schnauzer #StudioDog #CrankyFrankieSchnauzer #Artist #ArtStudio #LisaDHickey

Do you ever just have to walk away from something on your easel because you can’t even see it any more? Walking away from this one for a while… #Art #OilPainting #CanadianArtist #LisaDHickey #LisaDHickeyArt

On the easel right now. #Art #OilPainting #WorkInProgress #CanadianArt #CanadianArtist #LisaDHickey

That was a very beautiful snowstorm. #TiffanyFalls #OntarioStorm #WinterStorm #Snow #Ice #LisaDHickey

Shifting light inside and growing wind outside. Volume up to hear what it sounds like inside the little studio today. . #Art #Artwork #OilPainting #AbstractLandscape #CanadianArt #TorontoArt #HamiltonArtist #CanadianArtist #LisaDHickey

Artist: @lisadhickeyart.bsky.social #canadianart #artist #painting #art #artbsky #artcollector #canadianpainter #Toronto #Vancouver

Trying to work through a pretty bad case of the old painters block by working on a particularly beautiful scene from last week’s snowshoeing adventure. The sun was so bright and the sky and the shadows on the snow both so blue. I’m using a palette knife instead of my usual brush.

Put a Bird on it . #art #artist #studio #puffin #nuthatch #chickadee #lisadhickey

Never lonely in the studio… . . . #RescueDog #AdoptADog #Schnauzer #CrankyFrankieSchnauzer #Artist #ArtStudio #StudioBuddy #WorkInProgress #LisaDHickey

Early stages of an idea starting to take shape… . . #Artist #Art #NewArt #LisaDHickey #HamiltonArtist #TorontoArtist #CanadianArtist #CanadianArt #OilPainting #LandscapeArt #OriginalArt

Ready for the polar vortex…

Well hello there 💛

The cutest perch for these little birds!

Delivered some paintings yesterday and had a chance to see some of my work out in the wild! . It’s awesome getting a chance to see where your Art ends up living! .

“Home Again” is ready to come off my easel and hang out on your wall! It’s 24”x24”, oil on canvas. . Did you know that if you live within a reasonable distance of my studio, basically anywhere in the GTHA, I’ll happily drop off a painting for you to try out in your space!

So much like stars filling the dark trees… Mary Oliver . Oil on canvas, 60“ x 36“ . Available! . . . #Art #Artwork #OilPainting #MaryOliver #LisaDHickey

So what do you all think? Will Blue Sky be different from its meta cousins? I know I’m craving a kinder, more creative space.

Excited to be here, and very happy that this will be my studio for a couple of weeks in February!