Puffins at Latrabjarg cliffs, an acrylic painting inspired by a visit earlier this year to Iceland. #ArtAdventCalendar day 12. #iceland #birds #nature

Whilst doing a scuba dive compression stop in the Mediterranean Sea a curious red octopus tapped me on the hand. We exchanged looks until my 5 minutes was up and I had to surface. Acrylic on 5”x3” wood panel. #ArtAdventCalendar #nature #art #octopus #acrylicpainting

I made this shortly after George Floyd was killed. All of these are stamps from colonies, mostly British, but not all. I call it Punching Up. #ArtAdventCalendar

Acrylic on 12”x12” wood panel. This year I visited Iceland. This shows the day we had a long picnic on a beach whilst seals basked on rocks and played in the water very nearby. #ArtAdventCalendar #iceland #natureart #seals #canadianart

View from the porch of the snowed in barn, frozen pond, and southern Adirondacks. Acrylic on 6”x4” wood panel, painted #pleinair whilst staying with family during Christmas. Day 9 of the wonderful #ArtAdventCalendar #humanart #canartist

A Barred Owl I met whilst hiking this fall in Frontenac. Acrylic painting on 16”x20” canvas. Day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar #naturepainting #birds #hiking #traditionalart

‘Waterfall at sunset, in Yosemite’, for day 7 of the #ArtAdventCalendar It’s an acrylic painting on 5”x7” board, based on a woodcut by the Japanese American artist Chiura Obata. #traditionalart #artbyhumans #painting

Blue Heron returning to Canada in spring. Acrylic on 14x36” canvas. I painted this after wondering what spring migration would look like from a birds perspective, as they approach the Point Pelee peninsula. #ArtAdventCalendar #birds #canadianart #nature

Lovely work ❤️ Brings back nice memories, most of my days up until I was 5 years old were spent with a Collie like this. #ArtAdventCalendar

‘Lake Oseetah, Adirondacks’. Acrylic on paper. I canoed this lily-filled lake daily when I stayed near Saranac Lake for 2 weeks. Beautiful area. Day 5 of the #ArtAdventCalendar #pleinair #adirondacks #canartist

Really like this one! 👏 #ArtAdventCalendar

‘Village scene, Hombori’. Acrylic on 9x14” canvas, using reference photos I took whilst hiking in Mali, West Africa. Day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar #art #africa #humanmade

#ArtAdventCalendar day 3 🎨 Harbor Seals at Hopkins Beach My watercolor painting is inspired by walks along the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. Always nice to see the harbor seals of Pacific Grove. #art #watercolor #nature #Monterey #California #coast 1-elizabeth-kennen.pixels.com

‘Monarch Migration at Point Pelee’, acrylic on 16x20” canvas. Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar #butterflies #canadianart

Lovely work 👏 #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 2 of the #ArtAdventCalendar has been great. I particularly like this piece.

Fresh snow by the pond, Upstate New York. Acrylic painting on wood panel. Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar #pleinair #landscapepainting #naturelover

For the first day of #ArtAdventCalendar an acrylic painting of a pruning beaver that I encountered earlier this year at Point Pelee NP, when visiting for the excellent Festival of Birds. #nature #pointpelee #canadianart

‘9 pinholes of Egypt’. Created in Egypt with a handmade wooden box camera, using photo paper rather than film. #pinhole #longexposure #photography #analogue #rawart #art #illford

‘Bombs and Prayers’. Plant based acrylic paint on found birchbark. #art #outsiderart #thoughtsandprayers #endapartheid #freepalestine

‘Sri Lankan Scene’; pinhole photo on elephant dung paper, overlaid with acrylic paint. All created in Sri Lanka. #pinhole #photography #srilanka #naturelover #outsiderart #art

House Finch studies, made in the back garden (using binoculars). The red tint is made from sumac berries I gathered in nearby woods. #art #birds #canartist #nature #pleinair

‘Blue Monkey’, a memory from #srilanka #art #nature #painting #canadianart #travel

Chickpea and veg loaf with mushroom gravy, veg, and sweet potato fries, for Saturday night dinner. #vegan #healthyfood #homemade

Green banana peanut stew for dinner! I was talking to a friend from Congo last week about it and that prompted me to make it. Healthy, cheap, and tasty. Boil the bananas for 20 mins, peel, then add to your peanut and tomato base. #vegan #healthylifestyle #wfpb

#jackkerouac #poetry #literature #art #creativity

‘Colony’, a new piece inspired by a visit to Iceland, and the experience of viewing fragmented ancient frescos in Egyptian tombs. I made a video about it if you’d like to know more, it’s on YouTube, the link to it is in my bio. #iceland #puffins #nature #birds #canadianartist

Turmeric Chili Polenta with Mushroom Miso Sauce for dinner. Broccoli sprouts grown on the windowsill add extra nutrition! #vegan #canadianvegan

Here’s a really nice article on Plein Air painting #pleinair

‘The Sun Also Rises’; a 4 month pinhole solargraph of the sun rising over Cedarvale, where #Hemingway used to enjoy walking whilst living in #Toronto #solargraphy #pinhole #canadianart #longexposure #nature #lowfi #photography

Excellent Speech 👏👏👏

‘Little Hardy Lake, from camp’. I painted most of it as dark fell and finished off the details when the sun came up. Am happy with the subtlety, usually I paint too vibrantly at sunset, when it’s tricky to see well, but this went ok. #pleinair #camping #acrylicpainting #canadianart

Tofu and spinach Moussaka I made for dinner. Tasted like a treat and was super healthy 💚 #vegan #veganfood

View from my camp in Frontenac. Acrylic on 5”x7” canvas. #pleinair #acrylicpainting #camping #canadianart

A nice moment in the woods whilst out #hiking #nature #canadiannature #animallover #ontario

Fall at Little Clear Lake; #pleinair #acrylicpainting made at my #camping place in Frontenac Park #ontario during a multi-day #hike last month.

Fox in Algonquin. #divisionism #canadianpainter #torontoart #algonquin #natureartist #art

#Marathon memory from #SriLanka. It was the #colombo marathon today, first time since Covid. I used to be an ambassador for the event, loved it. Beautiful people, and country ❤️ 100% recommend a visit. #veganrunner #marathonrunner

BREAKING: Over a thousand people gather in Trafalgar Square to oppose genocide and the Palestine Action ban. Police have already started arresting peaceful protestors under the Terrorism Act for silently holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

View from 3rd camp during my #hiking #camping and #art trip last week here in #ontario. Finished #pleinair #painting and prep sketch. #canadianpainter #canadianart

Last year, we were lucky enough to welcome Dr Jane Goodall to the Greenpeace stage at Glastonbury, where she shared this beautiful message of HOPE in tough times. Rest in peace, Jane. Thank you so much for all the hope you gave to us all. 💚💚

Another #pleinair #acrylic #painting from last weeks #camping #backpacking trip to #frontenac. I passed this abandoned truck en route to camp 1. #art #history

🚨 ALL EYES on the Sumud Flotilla 🚨⁣ ⁣ As the Sumud Flotilla nears Israel’s illegally designated and enforced yellow zone demarking a maritime siege of Gaza, we repeat our call upon the international community to ensure the safety and success of the peaceful people’s aid mission.⁣

Spent last week #hiking , #camping , and making #art in #frontenac park in #ontario. This is a #pleinair #acrylic #painting of the view from my 3rd camp.

Excellent speech 👏👏👏

“You can’t bomb the truth away” My full speech at Wembley Arena tonight, in London, to 12,000 people at the Together for Palestine concert, paying tribute to murdered Palestinian journalists and their bravery, and calling out the silence and complicity of Western media.

Hobblebush, painted #pleinair by my #campsite in #algonquin after finished with #hiking for the day. The leaves turn a lovely purple in the fall, and traditionally the #firstnations used them as a cure for migraine.

Whilst painting #pleinair at camp, a huge moose emerged from the forest, about 100 metres away across the lake. It was 7pm and getting dark when I got the photo of it so the quality isn’t great but it does give an idea; what a beauty! #hiking #camping #naturelover

On a week long #pleinair painting #hiking tour of the #backcountry. 35km trail, 7,000ft of climbing, 4 camps. Here’s me sketching sundown at camp 1. #nature #canadianartist

Protesting against genocide is not terrorism.