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Denise in Uniform

At the Second Cup.

that new raincoat

Flowers

Sometimes you want to sit down and draw. If you're lucky, there's something good in front of you. Other times, you have to draw flowers.

These ones were on the side table, so I drew them.

after the day

man about town

Drawn from life with a brush marker at the Arts Project on Dundas St., in London, Ontario.

Tarragon

An old portrait of Tarragon, painted with acrylics on a spare piece of furniture (hence the peg holes). I made this back in my students days, when I was always looking for inexpensive materials.

It's suffered a lot of scratches and chips over the years:

at the cafe in summer

A quick sketch done with a small felt pen:

Victoria Park

Waiting for Emily to get home so we could look at this view from her balcony. I brought wine. She had Aperol.

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Caroline says

she knows better

After a day at Kew

Kew Gardens. Beautiful. From the moment they ask for your £17 entry fee, this place never ceases to amaze me.

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Laura

Amy in repose