Another House Portrait

18 x 14", oil on canvas

A Cat Portrait

11 x 14" oil on canvas.

Georgia House Portrait

14 x 18" oil on canvas

Pippa's Teddy Bear Tea Party

10 x 8", oil on canvas board

Another House Portrait

14 x 18" oil on canvas

Sweet Little Dog

A quick sketch in oils on canvas board, 10 x 8"

My Latest House Portrait

18 x 14 inches, oil on canvas

Okotoks Dogs

11 x 14" oil on canvas

An Adorable Poodle

Ontario Farmhouse

24 x 20 inches, oil on canvas.

The Bow Bridge, Central Park

24 x 30 inches, oil on canvas.

McNeill Bay

On top of the world ...

This says childhood to me.

Lucy, Reading

8 x 10 inches, oil on canvas board

Our Garden

Alberta High Summer

28 x 24 inches, oil on canvas.

Lucy with Apple Blossoms

8 x 10 inches, oil on canvas.

Beach Portrait

20  24 inches, oil on canvas.

Prospect Park

14 x 18 inches, "Prospect Park, Brooklyn"

Rocky Mountains

 20 x 24, oil on canvas.

Baby Aaron

8 x 10 inches, oil on canvas. A portrait of my cousin's little boy.

Snowing

8 x 10"oil on canvas.   Inspired by a snowy evening in New York.

Portrait of Francie

A small, 8 x 10 inch portrait, in oils on canvas board. The setting is a marvellous mid-century modern house in La Jolla, California. Beautiful light and colour.

Alice in Wonderland

Inspired by Alice in Wonderland. 24 x 20 inches, oil on canvas.

This is actually a reworked painting of a Moscow park. I've always thought it needed something extra added to it ... and the other day, I decided to paint my daughter Francie into the corner of the landscape.

Alberta Foothills

64 x 34 inches.

Orchestra, Revisited

I reworked the painting, lightening up the background. I think this improved the piece.

Orchestra

30 x 40 inches. A commissioned painting of an orchestra. This painting took a while to do ... lots of detail and layers to build up.

A close-up.

Portrait Photographs

Two shots of my daughters that I took thinking I would use the photos as reference for future paintings. But I've decided that I like them just as photographs. 

My latest portrait

28 x 26 inches, oil on canvas.

I'd love to turn this into a painting

(photo credit: Madeleine Di Gangi)

What type of photo makes a great painting?

I am thinking about using this photo for a portrait of my daughter.  It has everything I like in a study for a painting - great natural light, a relaxed but still serious pose, good colour and an appealing expression. Not to mention a beautiful background (fabulous La Jolla, California)