Today I had the pleasure of teaching 102 twelve-year-olds the basics of doodle art. They were totally into it, and it did my soul a lot of good to hang out and make art with them. Can’t wait to show them my colouring technique next week! #doodleart #yegartist #artistinresidence

This doodle makes me think of tropical adventures, so of course it’s called Margaritaville. #doodle #doodleart #yegart #yegartist #zendoodle

A wee little test of some new Stonehenge paper and some gold leaf. Love the way the colours pop on this 100% cotton rag, but I didn’t get the smooth gradients I get on my regular Arches paper. SUPER shiny gold leaf, but I did find it a bit tedious to do. Must work on my technique! #doodleartist #yeg

I listened to Sir David Attenborough’s life story while drawing this one, and it’s a good thing he’s had such a long and eventful life, as this one is big, and took a long time! Excited to dive into colour now. Stay tuned for greens, blues, yellows and corals, unless I change my mind in the process!

The opposite of a restrained palette! This Rainbow Connection was challenging to do, but I’m thrilled with the effect. I hope it brightens your Good Friday! #doodleart #doodleartist #rainbowart #abstractbotanical #zendoodle #colouredpencil

New piece, a more restrained palette than usual! #yegart #doodleart #zendoodle #colouredpencils #polychromos

Pen and paper and my imagination. Wonderful companions for a Saturday afternoon. #Doodleart #doodle #doodleartist #zendoodle #yegart #yegartist #yegarts

In the pink on this sunny spring day! #doodleart #yegarts #yegartist #colouredpencilart

Cute and colourful for spring — belying the fact there’s still almost a foot of snow on the ground where I am! #Yeg #yegarts #yegartist #doodleart #doodle #abstractbotanical #botanical #colouredpencil

My mother-in-law’s name was Violet Rose. We lost her a couple of days ago, so I drew this little flower garden in her honour. If you think of a flower today, please do so for her. #artheals #abstractbotanical

It’s #ThirdWinter here in my #WinterCity, with a foot of snow falling in the last 24 hours, but we know that spring is just around the corner. This little flower garden is a helpful reminder… #yeg #yegwx #yegwinter #WinterCityYeg #yegarts #yegart #doodleart #doodleartis #zendoodle

Another finished baby! I started this one at the Night of Artists Art Walk, and it was exciting to see it come together. The smoky blue worried me at first, but now it’s my favourite part! #yegarts #yegartists #doodleart #doodle #zendoodle

A new doodle. I can’t wait to colour this one! Not sure what palette I’ll use, but figuring it out is the best part! #yegarts #doodleartist #doodle #zendoodle #yegartist #handdrawn

Day 2 at Night of Artists Gallery Art Walk! Come to Bonnie Doon Mall in #yeg for a visit!

If you’re in #yeg, there’s still time to swing by the Night of Artists Art Walk at Bonnie Doon Mall. I’ll be here tonight until 8, and all weekend long!

I made these last night, inspired by President Zelenskyy’s courage in the face of a bully. They’ll be for sale at the Night of Artists Art Walk (March 14-16) in #yeg, and all proceeds will go to Ukrainian relief efforts. It’s not much, but it’s something. #artheals #Ukraine

New to me colours on this one! I normally choose colours that are bright and clear, but I decided to play with muted tones. I found it challenging to bring in the light, and halfway through, I was ready to chuck it. But happy with it now, after some metallic ink and canary yellow! #doodleart #art

I was worried about this one half way through the process. But my motto is “Draw until you like it.” So I did, and now I do!

What a difference paper makes! I’m working on a giant doodle on Strathmore mixed media, and it’s giving me no end of trouble. So, I jumped into a wee piece as a refresh, and used glorious Arches hot press watercolour paper. This paper is a DREAM to work with and takes colour so beautifully!

My big 18x24 doodle is ready for colour! One guess what I’m doing today?! #doodleart #abstractbotanical #Art #artist

Hey friends, I need your vote! My piece, Life is a Flower, is in the running to be on the cover of an art magazine. If you like this piece, can you please spare a like for it? All you need to do is click the link and give it a heart. So many thanks! m.shortstack.page/sbBrb4?sre=X...

Big drawing day yesterday! I’m hoping to *maybe* finish today?! Then comes colour — my favourite part! #doodleart #zendoodle #abstractbotanical

Working on a BIG 18x24 piece of paper. In progress — I won’t stop until it’s covered, but I’m happy with how it’s going. This is about 8 hours in…

The biggest piece of this style that I’ve done. It was a big challenge, mostly because of early errors I made, in both the composition and colour choices. I had to compensate for them over the whole piece, which made my life harder than it needed to be. But I am happy with the final result!

New year, new drawing, new colour palette. Excited to see this one come to life! #Doodleart

“Her Name Was Lola…” This one gives definite showgirl vibes. The colours make me happy!

The #ArtAdventCalendar may be over, but there are still millions of great reasons to fill this platform with art. So, here’s my snowy doodle, now coloured!

#Day25Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. A #GoldenDoodle. 🐕

#Day24Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. A snowflake doodle for Christmas Eve!

#Day23Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. Tendrils.

#Day22Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. How I colour my drawings, at super speed!

#Day21Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. To me, this one looks like a mound of grim reapers, which for some reason, makes me chuckle.

#Day20Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. A much earlier doodle, before I had found my style. I still like this one, even though it’s quite different from what I do now.

#Day19Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. Another layered doodle. This one has a doodle drawn on paper at the back, with several layers of alcohol ink on plexiglass in front. It’s built, diorama-like, with a depth of about an inch in the frame.

#Day18Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalender. A sweet little blue bouquet for a very wintry day.

#Day17Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. This was a pattern challenge I was invited to participate in on Instagram. I enjoy working in minute detail, but I learned I’m not a fan of regular patterns — I much prefer organic shapes. But it was fun to try, and I loved working with the colours.

#Day16Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. Just finished this one last night. Can’t wait to colour it!

#Day15Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. I learned in the making of this piece that I am not a mandala person. But I do like how this one turned out!

#Day14Doodle for #ArtAdventCalendar: Some paisleys and petals for you!

Lucky #Day13Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. A bit of a departure from my usual kind of doodle. This one is alcohol ink with doodles on several sheets of transparencies. It’s assembled like a diorama, and is about an inch thick in the frame. Reminds me of an Italian hill town on a winter night.

#Day12Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. This one was never meant to be a picture. I randomly drew some circles to practice shading spheres, but thanks to some encouragement on Instagram, I decided to finish it. I still don’t love the composition of this one, but I learned a lot doing it!

#Day11Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. Switched to a larger than usual pen nib on this one, and I like the effect!

#Day10Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar More blue.

#Day9Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar: A winter garden.

#Day8Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. Tree of life.

#Day7Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar. A fantasy flower garden.

#Day6Doodle for #ArtAdventCalendar. This one is hot off the presses — just finished drawing last night. Next comes colour — I’m thinking shades of blue to celebrate the beautiful winter light outside right now!

#Day5Doodle for the #ArtAdventCalendar: The vortex.

I have a fun downloadable holiday coloring book. I hand drew every image during one 12 hour Livestream marathon on My YouTube It was thrilling to do all the art live and terrifying at the same time! it’s on my Spring digital store deliberately-creative.creator-spring.com/digital Please share this

#DayFourDoodle for #ArtAdventCalendar. A few fantasy flowers to brighten up the dark days of December.