The Dictionary of Drink and Drinking

Still Life

The painting is named after the red book on the left. The turquoise colour of the dresser, in the embroidered cloth and in the covers of some of the books combined with the red in the books, the apples and some of the embroidery in the cloth makes this a striking and...

Dolls

Canadian, Still Life

The five dolls were an intrinsic part of Laura’s early life. Her older brother Danny invented stories using the dolls as characters. One of the dolls was placed in the linen closet, supposedly on its way to Boston by train. Strangely, it stayed in Boston. SIZE:...

Peacock Feathers – pencil drawing

Drawings, Still Life

Preparatory pencil sketch for the oil painting of the same name. It’s interesting that despite the fact the subject matter is identical, the feel of the painting is so different to the drawing because of the painting’s intense colours. SIZE: 13″ X...

Gadabout

Still Life

This creepy doll was rented from the fascinating vintage shop, “Gadabout” in Queen Street E. Toronto, hence the name of the painting. SIZE: 15″ X 12″ MEDIUM: oil ORIGINAL SOLD

Parrot and Connaught Rangers Bowl

Still Life

The plastic parrot was the subject of several paintings. Where it once must have had legs, only holes were left, so the artist used pencils in the holes to compensate for the lost legs to enable it to stand. The silver “Connaught Rangers Bowl” was a sailing trophy won...