Happy New Year and all good things for 2017! Chilly January days mean hunkering down in the studio and exploring new ideas and planning for the year to come. The gray rain and muted landscape are beautiful for winter photo shoots, but mainly they serve  an excuse to drink copious amounts of tea and be cozy in the studio.

I recently painted this little miniature as a nice reminder of warmer days and the sunshine colours of summer in BC.

“Birch Grove” (4 x 1.5 inches)